3970X at a slight discount for the next few hours. $50 under MSRP with promo code EMCDGGH32 https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113618
3970X at a slight discount for the next few hours. $50 under MSRP with promo code EMCDGGH32 https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16819113618
Microcenter reducing AMD prices
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SaM (stoneageman) got his a few days ago. Not sure how he got it that early though. Maybe they released it early in UK?
Looking good so far. I can't get mine till Friday. Looks like it's gonna produce about 124k boinc points/day (868k WCG points). Temps and power draws also looking good.
~450 watts running MCM and cpu temps were around 66C. He was using the Cooler Master ML360 RGB TR4 AIO with an ambient of 25C. But the CPU clock only ran at 3ghz (he had it on auto)
From the screenshots, looks like the 3990X finish a MCM WU in 3.5 hours with all 128 threads running. My 3970X ran 2.5 hours/wu at 4ghz and draws almost the same wattages. (420)
Z, you're gonna get one?
The 3990X? Naw. I think I am good with CPU power for now. Also, the 3990X has that NUMA problem with windows.
Newegg finally has some limited stock of the 3990X, $3,989.99.
Ah, I forgot the other reason: max memory. IMO, 2gb per thread is a minimum for BOINC, so 256gb. The 3990X supports only eight unbuffered DIMMs. No registered or LR DIMMs. And the largest available currently are (slow) 32gb. That means 128gb of fast, or 256gb slow. And that is with 2 DIMMs per channel, which is not the best. I think the fast 32gb versions are due by Q2? We'll see. 4x64gb fast DIMMs would be best. Any ETA on those?
MicroCenter has a GSkill Neo kit 4x32GB 3200mhz for $660, but I didn't get it. I'll go with my Neo 3600mhz 64GB kit for now, if it doesn't work then i'll buy the other kit.
Newegg has some 32GB modules now too
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=g.skil...7611+601275376
Last edited by John P. Myers; 02-08-20 at 06:21 PM.
finally got it up and running Universe https://universeathome.pl/universe/s...?hostid=545169
Still have problem with bios, asus rog strix trx40-e gaming, DRAM can only run at 2133mhz. My kit is rated 3600mhz
For some stupid reason, Asus decided to pumped out a bios and lock DRAM speed at stock. They don't say it in the download page ... but if dig in more to CPU compatible list then there's a little note saying "Memory runs at stock settings" wtf?