Asus X399 ROG Zenith Extreme ThreadRipper Motherboard Debuts At Computex

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We take a close look at Asus' X399 ROG Zenith Extreme motherboard for AMD ThreadRipper processors.

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[the nerd 389]

Regarding U.2, the better question is why nobody is making anything other than SSDs for that connection. It's 4 lanes of PCIe on a cable. At the very least, there should be an adapter that lets you put an M.2 drive in a 2.5" bay for better cooling.

 

[jasonelmore]

i have to say none of the AMD boards have the flare and cool looks like the Intel Boards.

 

[InvalidError]

i have to say none of the AMD boards have the flare and cool looks like the Intel Boards.

Personally, I'm annoyed with how much manufacturers are putting so much emphasis on fluff on their high-end boards and would welcome boards that don't have $100 of RGB lighting built in.

 

[arneberg]

i rather see more u.2 than the m.2 slots (made for notebooks soon a to slow standard anyway) the next ssd s from intel will focus on U.2 and not pci-e slot .
M.2 takes to much space on the motherboards also.

 

[Virtual_Singularity]

Cleverly implemented ideas on this board. The pins. massive socket, lane amt, clever implementation of the Dimm.2 slot... It's a beautiful board. I'm guessing most ROG consumers wouldn't see having one U.2 slot on it as a disadvantage, just my $.02 re that.

 

[MRFS]

> there should be an adapter that lets you put an M.2 drive in a 2.5" bay for better cooling

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817801139&Tpk=N82E16817801139