It is odd to me that ASUS has released X399 motherboards with only 4 PCIe 16 slots, for cpus that are designed to dedicate PCIe for up to 6 GPUs?
It is needless to say that even the 8 core version of Threadripper, would be a perfectly suitable CPU to run 6 GPU workstations, which these processors are designed for and for which most if NOT the bulk of clients have been waiting for a long time wanting to jump ship from Intel to AMD, to really unsatisfying Intel road map and beating ANY expectations of Intel Skylake Xeons and Xtreme processors.
Is it possible that ASUS has been too highly invested in Intel motherboards not expecting such a disastrous flop, and especially not being really conscious of what people have been wanting to buy AMD TR and EPYC chips for?!
AMD Threadripper basically put an end to xeon single and dual socket workstation market, for good, and is a way more compelling and scalable performance solution compared to Nvidias 4 GPU DGX 60k USD$ workstation and 8 GPU 160k USD$ DGX deep learning server.
Why is ASUS offering legacy Intel concept Motherboards for AMD superior CPUs?
It is very hard for Me to understand How come ASUS a market maker is voluntarily downgrading Ryzen line up.
Also another extremely highly suspicious detail, is that the x299 ROG extreme version which is basically same aesthetic design as the Zenith MOBO, comes with more led mounted armor (which I personally dont care about) and AMAZINGLY OFFERS 10 Gbit ethernet port on x299 Rear IO while for the zenith You have been given a module to occupy a PCIe slot instead of integrating it in the rear IO the same and adding at least 2 more 16 PCIe slots on the Zenith board OR 2 more M.2 ports that dont need a riser card so to be able to run raid 10 if necessary.
While I do think that both the Zenith and the x299 Extreme motherboards are really outstanding motherboards with a tons of really good and new features, I strongly suspect that at @ASUS they have voluntarily under featured and under designed X399 motherboard for also an aesthetic point of view, so to try to PUSH intel platform which is obviously predicted to be a big massive flop in HEDT and workstation segment and massive loss for who ever wants to deal with it.
I find it very naive to offer such products and limited choice to this segment clients who basically spend top dollar for their systems.
I really hope that @ASUS they have not started Nvidia like policy to always offer mid range stuff marketing it as High end at High end prices, just as it happens for xx80 Nvidia series that come priced at appalling numbers for extreme cut down versions of GPUs.
Why are ASUS and all the others now, offering cut down version motherboards for Threadripper capability?
It is needless to say that even the 8 core version of Threadripper, would be a perfectly suitable CPU to run 6 GPU workstations, which these processors are designed for and for which most if NOT the bulk of clients have been waiting for a long time wanting to jump ship from Intel to AMD, to really unsatisfying Intel road map and beating ANY expectations of Intel Skylake Xeons and Xtreme processors.
Is it possible that ASUS has been too highly invested in Intel motherboards not expecting such a disastrous flop, and especially not being really conscious of what people have been wanting to buy AMD TR and EPYC chips for?!
AMD Threadripper basically put an end to xeon single and dual socket workstation market, for good, and is a way more compelling and scalable performance solution compared to Nvidias 4 GPU DGX 60k USD$ workstation and 8 GPU 160k USD$ DGX deep learning server.
Why is ASUS offering legacy Intel concept Motherboards for AMD superior CPUs?
It is very hard for Me to understand How come ASUS a market maker is voluntarily downgrading Ryzen line up.
Also another extremely highly suspicious detail, is that the x299 ROG extreme version which is basically same aesthetic design as the Zenith MOBO, comes with more led mounted armor (which I personally dont care about) and AMAZINGLY OFFERS 10 Gbit ethernet port on x299 Rear IO while for the zenith You have been given a module to occupy a PCIe slot instead of integrating it in the rear IO the same and adding at least 2 more 16 PCIe slots on the Zenith board OR 2 more M.2 ports that dont need a riser card so to be able to run raid 10 if necessary.
While I do think that both the Zenith and the x299 Extreme motherboards are really outstanding motherboards with a tons of really good and new features, I strongly suspect that at @ASUS they have voluntarily under featured and under designed X399 motherboard for also an aesthetic point of view, so to try to PUSH intel platform which is obviously predicted to be a big massive flop in HEDT and workstation segment and massive loss for who ever wants to deal with it.
I find it very naive to offer such products and limited choice to this segment clients who basically spend top dollar for their systems.
I really hope that @ASUS they have not started Nvidia like policy to always offer mid range stuff marketing it as High end at High end prices, just as it happens for xx80 Nvidia series that come priced at appalling numbers for extreme cut down versions of GPUs.
Why are ASUS and all the others now, offering cut down version motherboards for Threadripper capability?