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The article on Tom's Hardware states that AMD is not planning to replace the 7945WX Threadripper Pro but Wikipedia's AMD Ryzen Microprocessor page shows a 9945WX with 12 Cores and 4.7 base frequency.

Preface: I’m beginning planning for a new PC build. I never do any gaming, so I am not concerned about either CPU or GPU FPS rates. I have very simple productivity task with MS Office apps and Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. I also use Dragon Naturally Speaking. The PC will be an SFF form factor...

After reading and watching all of the Ryzen Zen 5 reviews (9950X, 9900X, 9700X & 9600X) on various sites such as Tom's Hardware, Anand, WCCFTech, Kitguru, GamersNexus, OC3D, etc., I can only think that Ralph Nader can now write a new book entitled "Underwhelmed at Any Speed".

A couple of months ago I update my Asus BIOS with v2022. It installed the Intel Profile Default. I activated it on my Z790-I Gaming Wifi motherboard with a 13900K CPU installed. Immediately, my temps running Cinebench R23 all cores dropped from TjMax 100 degrees to the mid- to high 80's. Today...

This is the 'Summer of Discontent'. First there is the worry that using Intel Raptor Lake could end with a fried CPU. Then Ryzen 5 is delayed, and, when the first four CPU's arrive, reviewers are dismayed by such varied test results between creativity and gaming tasks. Also, the new, more...

I've spent the last few days reading Puget Systems several reviews and testing results of Threadripper 7000 and Threadripper Pro 5000 CPU's. They also report results for Intel Xeon W-3400 CPU's for comparison. Ironically, they use an Asetek 836S--1M1 AIO Liquid Cooler on their TRX50 setup and a...

Even though Threadripper CPU's have been available since 2017, most AIO Liquid Cooler manufacturers don't seem to produce specific Threadripper coolers. Enermax has one but has been plagued with pump clog problems in the past. Cooler Master has one (MASTERLIQUID ML360 MIRROR TR4). However, none...

Thanks for all the input. I reset the RAID enclosure to non-RAID and both drives appeared individually. However, each time I tried to format the drive or delete volumes or partitions, I got error messages stating parameters were incorrect or partition was not created by Windows. I then installed...

View: https://imgur.com/jUxjfBs View: https://imgur.com/WvIANcR These are the links to screen shots of both drives (Drive 7 in Disk Manager)

I had two (2) Samsung 870 QVO 8TB SSD's that were installed in an Akitio Thunder3 Duo Pro set to RAID 0. I've removed them for installation in a new Terramaster DAS Thunderbolt duo enclosure. They need to be formatted before installation in the new enclosure. When I place them into an external...

Don't understand why chart in article lists socket as AM4. Shouldn't it be LGA1200?

I have had an AKiTiO Thunder3 Duo Pro enclosure since March 2017. It has physical settings of SPAN, JBOD, Raid 0, and Raid 1. I always set it to Raid 0. Initially, I installed two (2) Samsung 860 EVO 2TB drives and, after initializing via Control Panel>Admin Tools>Disk Management, I had 3.73...

Thanks. I've hesitated on 7820X because of thermal issues cited by many tech sites. I'm looking for more PCie lanes (presently have 8700K/Z370 rig). I have a Highpoint 7101A M.2 RAID card which needs PCIe X16 and an Intel Optane 900P SSD which needs PCIe X4. I also have Thunderbolt 3 drives...

Does anyone know when the Core i7 9800X will be released? All online sites show "Pre-Order".

Thanks for the added info. Much appreciated.