ThreadRipper socket for coolers..

[Shotta06]

I'm coming back to the states in October been on business in Jamaica for almost a year ☹️. Anyway, made good money and will be spending ~3500 on my new PC.

Been waiting to order and since I see the Vegas won't match the 1080Ti I know the parts I want. Going top of the line which seems to be the Time still.


Question, with the TR how will we get a cooler specifically AIO to fit on that x399 socket? Will there be new cooler options available at launch?? I am worried because with the packaging doesn't seem to include a AIO like rumored.

As soon as TR is ready for pre-order I'm buying as I believe they will sell out quickly.

First time buying AMD in 15 years so I'm a bit nervous.

Thanks guys!

 

[Gingerbread]

Well we still don't know what the package will include. There were some rumors on the net that there will be packages with aftermarket liquid cooling. Also Noctua showcased both air coolers and water coolers already, so they will be available at launch pretty much.

 

[mdd1963]

Threadripper....probably great for tasks that use lots of cores...

But for gaming? (I'd personally wait for the first gaming related benchmarks to hit, because I predict....

I'd expect it to be matched by the stock i5-7500 at 1080P in most games....

Cause? Too many cores....and at moderate clockspeed....

 

[Shotta06]

How do you figure? It can go up to 4ghz boost clock right? I know it won't be a 7700K but should be on par with the 7900x which is close...

 

[Solarion]

Really don't see the appeal if the intent is primarily a gaming rig, but its your dime. You're certainly not likely to run out of PCIe lanes any time soon.

I believe arctic cooling is also supposed to have some AIO solutions ready for threadripper.

 

[Shotta06]

Really don't see the appeal if the intent is primarily a gaming rig, but its your dime. You're certainly not likely to run out of PCIe lanes any time soon.

I believe arctic cooling is also supposed to have some AIO solutions ready for threadripper

Didn't mention it being strictly for gaming. Will be for video editing, streaming, and yes gaming.

Thx for the input though

 

[mdd1963]

As an editing/streaming and 10% gaming rig, it should do fine. (Although an 1800 would likely do slightly better in gaming, still be great in streaming, and likley save enough money for a GTX1080Ti on the side!) but, perhaps when true gaming benchmarks are released, we'll know if the 'more cores are better'-mantra begins to fade after 6-8 cores, gaming-wise. (A single core turboing to 4.0 GHz will hardly be the mea culpa to high gaming performance...)

 

[mdd1963]

Rumor has it the assumptions of AMD including a cooling unit with Threadripper..might have been mistaken. (Nice of them to at least put it in a big box large enough to contain a sink/fan, however)

Hopefully Noctua made enough for demand...

 

[Solarion]

Yeah, no cooler included with threadripper, just an Asetek compatible adapter. Kind of a bummer, but at least there are some options out there since everyone and their mom has built an AIO based on the Asetek puck.

 

[g-unit1111]

Rumor has it the assumptions of AMD including a cooling unit with Threadripper..might have been mistaken. (Nice of them to at least put it in a big box large enough to contain a sink/fan, however)

Hopefully Noctua made enough for demand...

Considering how expensive Threadripper CPUs are going to be I think there probably will be enough to meet the demand, since AMD is going after the ultra high end here.