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[jdwii]

Based on what i just read at DSOgaming(EDIT confirmed now) we are gonna probably see a price war soon. Good thing Amd is seeing great yields. I already see my CPU at lower prices same for the 1800X and 1700X.

 

[simon12]

Is it official at all that if I get a current AM4 board will it support the next gen of ryzen when it comes out?

 

[goldstone77]

SECRET ROOM UNBOXING - AMD 16 CORE "THREADRIPPER" MOTHERBOARD
Linus Tech Tips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nynBEGCtg90

 

[jaymc]

AMD at Computex:

https://youtu.be/WK9z6NO1qyU

 

[8350rocks]

Is it official at all that if I get a current AM4 board will it support the next gen of ryzen when it comes out?

Yes, for processors compatible with that board. X370 would work for next Ryzen 8 cores, etc. X399 for threadripper Gen 2 etc.

 

[goldstone77]

"Threadripper stepped out in public for the first time at Computex in Taipei, where AMD ran its 16-core Ryzen-based desktop chip through various benchmarks and games. Even better for AMD fans: The company showed off the highly anticipated monster CPU running two of the company’s Radeon RX Vega in CrossFire mode.

AMD also hit back at Intel after Tuesday's revelation of the Core i9. Sure, Intel's new high-end CPU will max out at 18 cores compared to Threadripper's 16. AMD's surprise: Threadripper would not have 44 PCIe lanes as previously rumored, but rather an insane 64 lanes of PCIe Gen 3.0.

Having access to a full 64 lanes on all Threadripper chips is a big deal. Typical consumer platforms such as the Ryzen 7 and Core i7-7700K top out at 16 lanes of PCIe. Intel’s new Core i9/X299 platform hikes that up to 44 lanes of PCIe, but only in the higher-end chips, creating artificial limitations on more modest versions.

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper/X399 platform takes I/O to a level never seen before in a consumer desktop machine. Most consumers won’t need that kind of speed, but anyone who piles on the storage options and multiple GPUs will welcome AMD’s 64 PCIe lanes."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3199013/computers/amds-threadripper-struts-onstage-with-radeon-rx-vega-and-a-big-surprise.html

Computex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeuamYdfU4w

 

[WyomingKnott]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nynBEGCtg90

I popped you a PM with a question about that - would you please have a look?

 

[jaymc]

AMD Ryzen 7 Prices Drop By Up To 23% Ahead Of Threadripper Launch:

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-prices-drop-ahead-of-threadripper-launch/

 

[warmon6]

AMD Ryzen 7 Prices Drop By Up To 23% Ahead Of Threadripper Launch:

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-prices-drop-ahead-of-threadripper-launch/

I dont know about wccftech when it comes to listing price drops..... Yeah prices have been down for the last month (around the 12th was when it really started) but..... it the same web site that tried using microcenter to say intel was dropping their cpu prices ahead of ryzen... Which microcenter always has discounts on cpu's...

And im pretty sure it's the retailers that are in a price war with each other than anything that has to do with threadripper about launch (still good news either way).

 

[jdwii]

AMD Ryzen 7 Prices Drop By Up To 23% Ahead Of Threadripper Launch:

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-prices-drop-ahead-of-threadripper-launch/

What Price sounds good when it comes to prices on threadripper i'm thinking if they can get the 16 core to 999.99$ that would be great, 16 core+board+memory for the price of a 18 core Intel.

NOT to gloat but i did guess the ryzen 7 prices pretty darn well haha before launch so did some others here.

Clock speeds on the top model is crazy high. 3.5Ghz 16 core?

 

[8350rocks]

AMD Ryzen 7 Prices Drop By Up To 23% Ahead Of Threadripper Launch:

http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-prices-drop-ahead-of-threadripper-launch/

What Price sounds good when it comes to prices on threadripper i'm thinking if they can get the 16 core to 999.99$ that would be great, 16 core+board+memory for the price of a 18 core Intel.

NOT to gloat but i did guess the ryzen 7 prices pretty darn well haha before launch so did some others here.

Clock speeds on the top model is crazy high. 3.5Ghz 16 core?

Some rumors on reddit are pointing to $999 for the 16 core top SKU, and $849 for the 16 core SKU below it.

 

[juanrga]

Clock speeds on the top model is crazy high. 3.5Ghz 16 core?

Link?

 

[Gon Freecss]

Clock speeds on the top model is crazy high. 3.5Ghz 16 core?

Link?

Wouldn't a 3.5GHz base clock on the 16C Threadripper drastically increase the TDP?

 

[nikoli707]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

 

[jdwii]

Clock speeds on the top model is crazy high. 3.5Ghz 16 core?

Link?

Guess it could be a rumor but i heard it from several tech tubers also i found this
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/57821/amd-prepares-9-models-threadripper-up-16c-32t/index.html

And rumored prices are lower then what i expected i still expect 999.99$ perhaps they will only price it at 849.99$?

With my own testing i noticed 3.3Ghz to be a nice sweet spot for Ryzen in terms of performance per watt that is what i was expecting from this 16 core.

 

[jdwii]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Nothing is more unlikely then getting even 4.5Ghz out of these chips with custom water cooling i wouldn't even count on 4.0 to be honest.

5Ghz maybe on one core with 1.65V and some crazy high-end cooling like liquid nitrogen.

Ryzen series so far is hard locked to 4.1-4.2 though i seen people hit 4.3-4.4 on the 1400-1500x but its VERY rare.

 

[gamerk316]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

 

[Gon Freecss]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

Skylake-X definitely will.

 

[salgado18]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

But those Blender renders, though...

 

[8350rocks]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

These are workstation class CPUs that can play games effectively. This is even more evident than with Ryzen 7.

The one thing these will be able to do better than anything else on the planet is some crazy Quad Crossfire setup.

 

[jdwii]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

These are workstation class CPUs that can play games effectively. This is even more evident than with Ryzen 7.

The one thing these will be able to do better than anything else on the planet is some crazy Quad Crossfire setup.

Aren't these for people who do real work on their PC haha, VM's encoding, rendering and what not.

 

[Nope 1151]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

These are workstation class CPUs that can play games effectively. This is even more evident than with Ryzen 7.

The one thing these will be able to do better than anything else on the planet is some crazy Quad Crossfire setup.

Aren't these for people who do real work on their PC haha, VM's encoding, rendering and what not.

I wonder if SLI will be impacted like it was in the R7 series.

 

[8350rocks]

wasn't asus bragging about getting threadripper to 5.0ghz? will this finally be the definitive enthusists gaming cpu? heck, 4.5ghz on 16 cores would be a gamers dream.

Even if it performs the same as a 7700k clocked at 4?

I'll say it again: These CPUs are going to offer next to zero performance benefit in games. They're showpieces, nothing more.

These are workstation class CPUs that can play games effectively. This is even more evident than with Ryzen 7.

The one thing these will be able to do better than anything else on the planet is some crazy Quad Crossfire setup.

Aren't these for people who do real work on their PC haha, VM's encoding, rendering and what not.

I wonder if SLI will be impacted like it was in the R7 series.

Not sure what you mean...? SLI is fine on R7

 

[8350rocks]

http://semiaccurate.com/2017/05/30/intel-announces-x-series-without-details/

S|A article about Intel's Computex offerings...(not casting them in a positive light...)

Based on this information, it seems Threadripper has Intel in full on panic.

 

[azpcru]

People reporting stable speed and timings

Confirm this.
My Ryzen 5 1500X 3.9 GHz, Crosshair VI Hero BIOS v 9945, Samsung C-die M378A1K43CB2-CRC 4x8 GB is stable at 3333 MHz 16-17-17-17-39-1T
SoC 1.15 V
DRAM 1.35 V
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYOluJ0ncCA