Friday, August 3rd 2018

Exposed: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, 2950X Get Unboxed

That didn't take long - from the moment we've put our eyes on AMD's premium packaging for their new Threadripper 2 lineup, we're getting images that slowly expose the workings and ritual of unboxing these feats of silicon, engineering, and human ingenuity. The original video has, in the meantime, been taken down, but of course, whatever hits the web, stays in the web, and screenshots abound that give us a taste of what to expect.
The unboxed processors are the 16-core Threadripper 2950X, and the sexier, 32-core Threadripper 2990WX. Reviewers received more than the average user ever will with the same dummy processors for display purposes that AMD sent alongside their first generation Threadripper silicon, a mean feat of PR. The Threadripper 2 CPU itself sits inside a plastic tray which looks like a high-tech shuttle from Mass Effect, with added stickers and other little whatnots. One thing is for sure: AMD does know how to pack these things.
Sources: Original YouTube Link, via Videocardz
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17 Comments on Exposed: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX, 2950X Get Unboxed

#1
Vayra86
So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

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#2
RejZoR
It's more mind blown when you open the box and it's empty :D
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#3
phill
Loving the new packaging :)
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#4
jsfitz54
Vayra86So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

Brilliant:
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#5
bug
Vayra86So basically you open the box, and there is a CPU in it.

Pretty much this. Say good bye to the world as you knew it :P
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#6
ironwolf
Has the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.
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#7
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
Until it's in our hands, speculation...
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#8
ThatPhatFatHat
Personally I really like that AMD are making an effort with the packaging.
Is it necessary? No of course not.
But does it add something special? Yes it does.
In no other industry could you possibly get away with selling a grands worth of product in a cheap see through plastic clam-shell, so why should cpu manufacturers think it's acceptable?
I'm waiting for the AMD Prestige Line before I buy one though, I expect mine delivered in a Bentley...
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#9
xorbe
ironwolfHas the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.
WX = weally extweme
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#11
Kohl Baas
ironwolfHas the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.
Workstation? What else could utilise 32 cores/64 threads than work? Not much game can benefit that...
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#12
AltCapwn
Kohl BaasWorkstation? What else could utilise 32 cores/64 threads than work? Not much game can benefit that...
With 32/64 cores you can run 32/64 instances of minecraft which is super useful.
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#13
HD64G
ironwolfHas the mystery of the "W" in the model # been solved yet? Can't say I have seen any answer yet, but I have not scoured the internet too much on it.
Me thinks that those 2 cpu models (2990 and 2970) will be able to use 8 channel memory if/when such motherboards are available later on the roadmap. For sure though some feature will disntinguish them from the models having lower number of cores.
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#14
Caring1
xorbeWX = weally extweme
Windows 10?
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#15
Aquinus
Resident Wat-man
xorbeWX = weally extweme
Wicked eXtreme?
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#17
phill
What an amazing CPU line up.. I can't wait :)
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