AMD Threadripper Motherboards are Insane: TRX50 & WRX90 Board Round-Up

So, I can buy a Threadripper now, but can't buy a motherboard yet? Do we have any timelines on any these motherboards?

This may be a bit outdated, but gigabyte first had vision and aero, but aero was for creator oriented laptops. Now every creator thingy they make is consolidated under the aero moniker. That being said the display in has been a feature since z490 boards iirc. You connect your display tablet there. Vision link is the name of their tech.

Gigabyte has to be special or something

The JHL8540 thunderbolt controller to support video over thunderbolt would require the video source if not onboard video to provide the video. This is the reason for the DP input. Given intel attitudes on use of a separate cable, the port may lack thunderbolt markings, while the manual may be carefully crafted to imply non logo certified thunderbolt is in fact present.

Got my Threadripper today but no motherboards available?? WTF

Asus pushed power, been smoking the AM5, can't see why anyone would buy from them over how they handled that

Isn't this just encompassing the daisy-chain wiring in the plastic fan housing itself? Seems like a weak Patent imo.

The number and types of M.2's is important.

That DP in sounds to me like a video capture input. Maybe?

I want a threadripper motherboard where I can install 4 modern graphics cards. Two top of the line, and two mid-range.

..wow, that hair. It was like watching Jennifer Aniston with beard...

You forgot to mention which boards have a Thunderbolt header..

I wonder how prices and features will work out,
looking at ASUS Z790 ProArt vs ASUS WS W790 ACE, price difference isn't that huge for what extra you get

How much does AMD pay you?

Please change the highlights in the graphics from a translucent grey to a translucent red or green .. it can be very difficult to see (it's almost grey on "other"-grey" sometimes) and it's not like changing the color gradient costs anything. ☮

That ASUS WRX90 board. Jesus Christ. Been waiting on the sidelines to upgrade to the TR platform like Squidward.Looks like it’s time.

Count me in this generation!

Yea regarding Supermicro, I was shocked the other day when I found a pretty old board they made that was looking a lot like the Steele series. It actually could have been from the Steele series, I can't remember atm. I didn't think they made such visually appealing boards at all.

disaply port

As this was touched on this channel a little while back, will we ever be able to get Caselabs parts to switch our SMA8 cases over to the larger motherboard tray? You just can't stuff a bigger motherboard into a tray not designed for it with these cases as the tray is sunken down. At the same time, there is a lot of space in these cases, so some of us realized it was a bit foolhardy to get the smaller motherboard tray for future use a little too late. But still, nobody makes a case that can really do justice for the things this case can be used for.

which one would you go for in 2 years time if its just for a homeserver alongside a home assistant orange?

LOL! 5090 Cinder block..🤣

"RTX 5090 cinder block" ..... I've been laughing ... for 30 minutes!

Why hasn't AMD started to put in proper thunderbolt

There are no TRX50 boards with 8 RDIMM slots? So, I would need to invest into the WRX90 platform just to get 8 slots that even my old X399 board has.

I really wish these guys would realize that a server board doesn’t need audio or WiFi. I’d love to see one that focuses the available bandwidth purely on PCIe lanes and storage. Give it 6 USB, 10Gbit Ethernet and a SFP port. Put a power switch on the IO Plate. Now that’s a server mobo.

Supermicro's board names actually have very specific and clear meanings, it's just you need a decoder ring like AMD to understand them.

WRX90 WS EVO sounds like both a Subaru and a Mitsubishi at the same time.

Please move on to a full benchmark run of an AMD Epyc T9754. C'mon, you know that's the real threadripper.

See that Gigabyte board featured here?! Compare that (cough) 'excellent 3-PCIE slot PCIe 5 TR 7000' board with the 4 years old Asus Zenith II Extreme. Shocking isn't it - that Gigabyte has been literally stripped bare !!!
--> Expect EVERY TRX50 board to be stripped bare of many features found on TRX40. AMD sends their love....and laughter ;)

Isn't EVO better known to be a Mitsubishi than a Subaru?... anyway, well done :D

Mobo names will look like "e%5LDyuV:69@v6" in a few years.

Please test the Supermicro board and an other of the bling bling ones so we can see who does better.

Let's hope this TR is better than the last one. Some of the boards seem much better. Old TR had awful MBs.

EVO is probably from Mitshubishi Lancer not Subaru

It was the detailed board diagram and feature/component videos that originally caught me attention to this channel. Always glad to see this kind of content.

I imagine tech marketing execs see Steve in their nightmares.

Gotta say, these feel like server motherboards.

What happened to ASUS - fucking over customers and needing to be quelled? Have they suddenly deserved forgiveness? I swear as long as these corporations keep offering shit up to you kiddies you just hold out your arms and say thank you sir may I have another. Who's worse, the bastards doing wrong for money or the people who buy into the Bx without any care as to where the candy came from and who had to pay the price to get you that candy? Crack heads all.

Would you guys do a review on Starforge systems from the twitch streamers? I really don't give 2 shits about LTTs opinion.

Looking forward to userbenchmark saying that the 14000 series offered a better generational increase over the threadripper series

Asus QVL is a joke. The company is a joke. I have a WS board and the QVL is day one info and was never updated. Also it contradicts itself with the amount supported from the manual vs whats on their own website. Asus is junk..

akshually evo would be the mitsubishi lancer evolution which was a competitor to the subaru wrx impreza

Imagine how much power a heavily overclocked 7980X is going to draw? They want their board to be able to handle it. 1000W or more is very likely on LN.
Efficiency wise, I would say, no OC and undervolt can be very good for continious workstation load. You want lowest possible power/heat.
Undervoltet and underclocked I have managed one of my R9 3950X to use under 65W @fully loaded. And it still packs some compute performance. Only like 15-20% loss, at 50+% power cut. Also does wonders for longevity.

I want to see the workloads that would push a platform like this to it's limits.

"WRX90 Evo, sounds like a Subaru." Conflicted anger!!!!!! 🤬

AMD Threadripper platform is Insanely... priced
I'll never build a ProxMox server at this rate

If we can have 4 DIMMS in 2 channels for consumer platforms, and previous versions of threadripper supported 8 dimms across 4 channels, why did no board partners put 8 DIMM slots on a TRX50 board? Do you think AMD pressured them to trim them down to get more buyers for threadripper pro?