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  1. Macenstein

    Question Is there a way to get Thunderbolt working on an AMD motherboard?

    I am very interested in building a workstation with these new Threadrippers AMD announced today, but we use thunderbolt a lot in our current Mac setups, and I had heard Intel did not license Thuderbolt to AMD (despite claiming they would make Thunderbolt open source 2 years ago), so you can't...
  2. S

    Question Please can someone explain why the specs on the incoming 16 core 3rd gen TR seem worse than the current HEDT processors

    ok can someone explain this one. The new Threadripper 3rd gen processors coming in 'Hopefully this time' in November are suppose to be the Mutts nuts better than all etc etc. They are supposed to be superceeding the likes of the 2950x 16 core 3.5ghx regular to 4.4 turbo HEDT processor...
  3. P

    Question Gigabyte Xtreme X399 does not post

    Hi guys!I got problem with my motherboard. I purchased my motherboard 2 weeks ago and I did have threadripper 1950x which have been using for a while and want it to upgrade to better motherboard. I built it week ago everything was working fine, but I wanted to update bios and yesterday I did it...
  4. eaglez4

    [SOLVED] Will this build be compatible despite pcpartpicker's advice?

    So I'm helping a guy building his new Threadripper PC, but my question is, if the build is completely safe and full compatible? (Despite pcpartpicker) https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TXH729
  5. A

    Question Help choosing 128GB RAM for Threadripper

    Hi, I am getting a new built and I need to get 128GB of RAM, but I don't know which one is better or at least compatible My parts until now: Asus Zenith Extreme Alpha Threadripper 2950X+Liqtech II 360 Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB Firecuda 2TB 2080 Ti (still pending) Corsair AX1000 80 plus...
  6. Z

    Question 2950x running hot

    So I am completely stumped and I am hoping the Tom's Hardware community can help me figure this out. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed the temps on my CPU were really high. It would push 80 C sometimes and idle at 55-60. This is a new problem that suddenly appeared. It had always been idling...
  7. P

    Question New Threadripper Build Boot Troubleshooting

    SUMMARY: A new home workstation here, I can't get it to post, and I've troubleshooted a fair bit and I'm thinking its either the CPU and the motherboard. What can I do to figure out my next steps? First, here are the specs of the build, idea is its a small but punchy workstation that I can also...
  8. A

    Discussion AMD Drops Third-Gen Threadripper From Latest Roadmap

    It appears the consensus is that EPYC adoption rates are going to demand all RYZEN 3000 TR HEDT chiplets. This may be so but from perhaps another source entirely. You see both Amazon AWS and Microsoft AZURE are the two finalists for the $10BILLION DOD JEDI cloud services contract which...
  9. N

    Question Dual Xeon E5 2695 v2 vs Threadripper 1920x/2950x

    Hey guys can anyone help me out with decision. I am building my system for editing vfx stuff, so i need more core system. Now i was just looking up on Ebay there is E2695 v2 the old xeons are sale for approx $250 each and if i grab chinese mobo. it costs another $200, in total at cost of $700 i...
  10. J

    [SOLVED] Does Threadripper need both 4 and 8 pin power connectors on MoBo

    I have recently got a new Ryzen Threadripper 1920x and a x399 Aorus Gaming 7 TR4 in a bundle. My current PSU is just a year old EVGAGQ 1000w and is working fine but I lost some of the cables and now I'm left with one 4pin CPU power connector. The Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard has one 4pin and one...
  11. SecretSanta691

    Question Not getting the expected Performance!!!

    I recently built a pc with a threadripper 2950x , rtx 2080, 32gigs of dual channel ram ( 3000mhz). I saw on YouTube that people are getting much more fps in gaming than I am. Like i just saw a benchmark of rainbow six siege at 1080p ultra and the Average framerates are 300-330fps. But i only get...
  12. abryant

    News Arctic Teases Semi-Passive, Near-Silent Threadripper Cooler

    Arctic Cooling recently demonstrated a prototype of its upcoming passive cooler for Threadripper CPUs. Read more here. MATTHEW CONNATSER @Talpss177 Matthew Connatser is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers hardware component news.
  13. J

    Question Very odd boot behavior on three identical x399 Taichi/Threadripper 2990WX builds.

    This last week I built three identical builds. Threadripper 2990WX ASRock X399 Taichi sTR4 : 3.30 Bios G.SKILL Trident Z RGB (For AMD) 32GB F4-3200C14Q-32GTZRX: 3200 14-14-14-34 XMP EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 SAMSUNG 970 EVO Dual Nvidia Quadro P1000s in PCIe slots 1 and 4 (the 2 x16 slots) The odd...
  14. D

    [SOLVED] Extreme overheating

    Hey guys. I just bought a new PC. I chose the components and let the shop build it for me. They already installed the system there. I have AMD Ryzen 5 2600. In idle state, the processor has a temperature of 80°C. When I was playing "The Crew 2" (Ultra settings, full hd, stable 60 fps) the...
  15. V

    [SOLVED] Which type of SSD?

    Some time this summer, after the release of Zen2, I plan on building a system primarily for Adobe Lightroom and some occasional gaming. The plan for CPU is either the Ryzen 3700X or Intel 9700K...which ever provides the best performance. In either case I will be using a 500GB NVMe drive for W10...
  16. TechyInAZ

    Discussion AMD Ryzen MegaThread! FAQ and Resources

    Welcome to the Official AMD Ryzen MegaThread! This thread will be the main location for all Ryzen discussion and information! Note: This is a complete overhaul of the Ryzen Megathread. All information has been completely revamped as of 6/12/2019. This thread serves as the primary discussion...