Notwithstanding the eATX size, the DIMM slots are very close to the huge sTRX4 socket and also nestle by the VRM heatsink, so much so that Asus bundles in a dual-purpose screwdriver to pop the DIMM holders due to a lack of space. And if you’re going to max out the full eight modules, we’d suggest going for an AIO liquid cooler instead of a hulking air heatsink.
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Gigabyte’s TRX40 Aorus Master is aiming to offer enthusiasts with a positive balance of features, high-performance cooling, and an eye-catching aesthetic design for their Threadripper system. Coming in at just below £500 in the UK, the TRX40 Aorus Master competes directly with ASUS’ TRX40-E Gaming but does many things in a very different manner.
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Gigabyte has decided not to add an SLI bridge – just like ASUS does with the Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi). Even if we repeat ourselves in this regard: The step is understandable because NVIDIAsince the RTX cards use the NVLink connection technology and thus two different technologies are used, so that an enclosed bridge could not be used for all constellations.
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ASRock’s TRX40 Creator motherboard is firmly positioned in the market to appeal to prosumer users looking to adopt the latest Threadripper platform. A few ways in which ASRock achieves that aim is by omitting onboard RGBs and fancy aesthetic shrouds in favour of 10Gb Ethernet and a quad-GPU slot layout.
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Afterall, quite literally my favourite board to date for the X570 chipset is the ASRock X570 Taichi, par none. However, not all of us are fortunate enough to have the means for such a board and the B series is where we must find our motherboard solutions. Fortunately, this isn’t just any B450 motherboard, it’s the ASRock B450M Steel Legend and legendary it very much is.
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Where Intel offers 28 cores, AMD offers 24 and 32 core parts for the high-end desktop, and to rub salt into the wound, there is now a 64 core offering. This CPU isn’t cheap: the Ryzen Threadripper 3990X costs $3990 at retail, more than any other high-end desktop processor in history, but with it AMD aims to provide the best single socket consumer processor money can buy.
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AMD laid the groundwork for the 3990X during TRX40’s design phase, so all existing motherboards can provide enough power to satiate the 280W TDP chip. As you would expect given the TDP, cooling will play a major role in how well the chip performs. AMD says you can use existing watercoolers for the 3990X, but as we’ll show on the next page, you should invest in a beefy model if you want the best performance.
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Therefore, it’s only fitting that the 30th anniversary of the company should be commemorated with an Intel CPU compatible motherboard like the ASUS Prime X299 Edition 30. I’ll be the first to say, this isn’t a motherboard for everyone.
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With the single thread performance of Zen 2 inching closer and closer to Intel’s, it is hard to argue with the value for the dollar presented by AMD’s Ryzen line up as top contenders for gaming and beyond. Last month, we looked at an entry-level motherboard from ASUS, the TUF Gaming X570-Plus, but today we are kicking things up a notch into the mid-range with the Prime X570-Pro from ASUS.
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The ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme is targeted at the top tier of TRX40 boards. Featuring no less than twenty 70 A power stages, active VRM cooling, a virtual cornucopia of extreme overclocking features, premium accessories, and even an OLED display, the ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme has all the bells and whistles. Of course, with a US$850 price tag it has a lot to live up to.
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