AMD Threadripper: Unboxing

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  • Kai Dowin
    *heavy breathing*
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  • InvalidError
    That's some awfully convoluted packaging, wonder how much it adds to the cost and how much of the target audience actually cares about it. If I was buying a workstation-class CPU, it would be to get work done, not gawk at its retail packaging.
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  • Kai Dowin
    @InvalidError

    I wouldn't say Threadripper is aimed at workstations. It might prove itself to be great in one, but it's clearly a HEDT product. Bells and whistles are an integral part of HEDT.
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  • Ncogneto
    20017140 said:
    That's some awfully convoluted packaging, wonder how much it adds to the cost and how much of the target audience actually cares about it. If I was buying a workstation-class CPU, it would be to get work done, not gawk at its retail packaging.

    Yawn......

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  • If i was to buy a new CPU, for me would be 8/16 version of Thread Ripper. A perfect CPU from Price/Performance point of view. What i like about it is 64 PCIe. AMD really did great here when Intel said that extra PCIe is not worth it, AMD went Opposite. 64 PCIe --> so many possibilities.
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  • FormatC
    Small teaser for you guys:

    Cool head:

    Let's chilling a bit...
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  • gdmaclew
    I'm impressed with that CPU mounting mechanism.
    Not only does it look secure but idiot-proof as well.
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  • AndrewJacksonZA
    "It'll sure look good on a Mantle"
    FTFY ;-)
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  • Randall_Lind
    I watch Paul Hardware the other day pretty need how you install it. it slip it in like a cpu holder then the holder comes down and screws in. You don't touch the socket itself.
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  • Paul Alcorn
    20017536 said:
    "It'll sure look good on a Mantle"
    FTFY ;-)

    The article is correct :)

    http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/mantel-or-mantle

    :P
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