I’ve been eyeballing a threadripper build, and I know there are hardware issues and caveats in older builds, but I’m wondering if anyone has tried the new CPUs here yet?
I’m considering a build, but wondering if there are any early adopters here yet.
I did search the forum, but I didn’t see anything, feel free to point me to a thread if I missed it…
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This is the only article I’ve found so far, things are pretty new! As an early AM5 adopter, I had some issues for sure.
I am wondering if I should try to grab some previous gen discounts of course, but it seems like whenever I start a build, a new gen is either just out or about to be!
I am working on a build now. Have the 9985wx in hand just waiting on a few more things to arrive.
Memory is the last thing I need and narrowing it down is a few kits.
Interesting! What mobo are you using?
I am using the gigabyte TRX50 Ai top. With the pro cpu. So 8 memory channels.
I have a 9985WX build on order (I don’t dare do this stuff myself with this level of parts…)
I doubt I’m getting it for at least a month, I’ve ordered 768GB 6400 RAM.
I’m building it to run a good LLM, experiment with LLM related tools, and to learn how to make high quality short film without twiddling my thumbs too much.
…or basically anything else I can think of:)
That’s a beast of a board, but unique that it’s 8 channel? What sort of case will fit that?
That seems like a decent amount of ram, and a high speed!
I’m looking to replace/ augment a couple of Ryzen 16 core systems, and I’m hitting my limits on PCI lanes and such.
I can’t max out a build, but I do wonder if a 32/64 core ripper with about that much ram would be future proof for a while, or if it’s a buy once, cry once situation.
I’m really interested in some first adopter experiences, as it might be overkill for me to even use this generation.
8 channel memory would be a big boon though.
I did think about building based on this…AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, ASUS TRX50 Sage Pro WiFi sTR5, Kingston Fury Renegade Pro 128GB Quad Channel DDR5-5600 Kit, - Micro Center think that’s a pretty good deal and gets you solidly out of the limitations of the Ryzen class.
If I hadn’t decided to go big I may purchased that.
That does seem to be a pretty good deal!
I’m curious, what brand of ram did you order? It doesn’t look like a lot are on the QVL lists for mb like the AI TOP.
I couldn’t find 6400 v-color kits, but I did find this Nemix one: Amazon.com
If you have some time to build, wait for Zen 6 Epyc.
Zen 6 Epyc will have three times the memory bandwidth of Zen 5 Threadripper.
If the rumors about the planned clock speeds of Zen 6 are true, then you can also build a good workstation based on EPYC.
Hmm, too late!
Ran to the local spots and grabbed:
Time to see if it will post.
After a bit of waiting for the code 00 to disappear…
I checked the cooler and it turns out one of the AIO bracket bolts sheared off into the bracket!
Yes, I used the torque wench…
Luckily, I was able to easily get it out, but unfortunately I can’t play tonight.
Maybe I can grab another cooler tomorrow. Boo!
Scariest build I’ve ever done, and yikes I about $# my pants.
Meanwhile, I suppose I can post some pics of the build so far. I’ll try to exchange this AIO later today.
Okay, I have a new AIO in hand. I went ahead and turned this into a build log (though the label.)
Let me know if there is any other formatting I should follow.
Unfortunately, I’m still getting code 00.
I’ve inspected everything closely, reinstalled the CPU, removed every component including the ram…
I’ve waited over an hour, swapped sticks, tired to access the IPMI interface (with a patch cable and one liner dnamasq DNS+DHCP server, so results may vary.)
According to ASRock, it should take less than 10 minutes on first boot/cmos reset.
I’m thinking it might be this Samsung ram I bought to quickly get bootstraped. It could also be a short in the bottom side of the board, I suppose, but I don’t want to take it apart too many times before I check a new stick of ram.
