So, while I'm mostly sure of the answer for this question, I'm making it just to have confirmation while Gigabyte takes their 7 business days to answer me.
AMD's site says that x399 is compatible with 1st and 2nd Gen, but doesn't say it isn't compatible with 3rd gen.
It also doesn't say, on it's site introducing 3rd Gen, that it isn't compatible with x399 either.
All the posts I see saying it wouldn't have backwards compatibility with x399 are from before its launch, none confirms it.
And to make things worse, Gigabyte's site about their x399 motherboard (Designare Ex) doesn't say anything about the generations, only say it supports ThreadRipper CPU's.
I'm fairly certain it needs a TRX40 chipset, but it isn't for me, it's for the research institute where I work, who got confused in the purchase, so I need a good confirmation so convince them and document it properly.
If you confirm it I can start disassembling it and putting back on the box while I wait for Gigabye's (or AMD's) answer.
AMD's site says that x399 is compatible with 1st and 2nd Gen, but doesn't say it isn't compatible with 3rd gen.
It also doesn't say, on it's site introducing 3rd Gen, that it isn't compatible with x399 either.
All the posts I see saying it wouldn't have backwards compatibility with x399 are from before its launch, none confirms it.
And to make things worse, Gigabyte's site about their x399 motherboard (Designare Ex) doesn't say anything about the generations, only say it supports ThreadRipper CPU's.
I'm fairly certain it needs a TRX40 chipset, but it isn't for me, it's for the research institute where I work, who got confused in the purchase, so I need a good confirmation so convince them and document it properly.
If you confirm it I can start disassembling it and putting back on the box while I wait for Gigabye's (or AMD's) answer.
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