System Name | Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480 |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R |
Motherboard | ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2 |
Memory | G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17 |
Video Card(s) | Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron |
Storage | Gigabyte M30 1TB|Sabrent Rocket 2TB| HDD: 10TB|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2 | WD SN700 1TB |
Display(s) | LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz | LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR | AUO 14" 1440p IPS |
Case | Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh | Lenowo T480 chassis |
Audio Device(s) | Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless |
Power Supply | Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie | 65W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless | Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305 |
Keyboard | Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow | T480 UK Lumi |
Software | Win11 Pro 23H2 UK |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr |
System Name | Everchanging |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero |
Cooling | Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm |
Memory | 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB |
Display(s) | 2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz |
Case | Fractal Meshify 2 XL |
Audio Device(s) | fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX 850w |
Mouse | Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB PRO |
Software | Windows 11 x64 |
System Name | Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad T480 |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael \ i7-8550U Kaby Lake-R |
Motherboard | ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 2.02 AMD AGESA 1.1.0.0 \ Lenowo 20L60036MX Bios 1.47 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo WN-2 |
Memory | G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17 |
Video Card(s) | Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC GPU: 2325-2355 MEM: 1462| Nvidia GeForce MX™ 150 2GB GDDR5 Micron |
Storage | Gigabyte M30 1TB|Sabrent Rocket 2TB| HDD: 10TB|1TB \ SKHynix 256GB 2242 3x2 | WD SN700 1TB |
Display(s) | LG UltraGear 27GP850-B 1440p@165Hz | LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR | AUO 14" 1440p IPS |
Case | Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh | Lenowo T480 chassis |
Audio Device(s) | Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless |
Power Supply | Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie | 65W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless | Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305 |
Keyboard | Akko 3108 DS Horizon V2 Cream Yellow | T480 UK Lumi |
Software | Win11 Pro 23H2 UK |
Benchmark Scores | 3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr |
Maybe check out the ASUS WS series, they have a Z390 or X570 for modern options, otherwise probably going industrial/server grade.
System Name | Everchanging |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero |
Cooling | Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm |
Memory | 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB |
Display(s) | 2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz |
Case | Fractal Meshify 2 XL |
Audio Device(s) | fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX 850w |
Mouse | Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB PRO |
Software | Windows 11 x64 |
You cannot compare HEDT platform (X58/X79/X99/X299) to customer platform that Z390/490 and X570 actually are.
System Name | Bruh |
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Processor | 10700K 5.3Ghz 1.35v| i7 7920HQ 3.6Ghz -180Mv | |
Motherboard | Z490 TUF Wifi | Apple QMS180 | |
Cooling | EVGA 360MM | Laptop HS | |
Memory | DDR4 32GB 3600Mhz CL16 | LPDDR3 16GB 2133Mhz CL20 | |
Video Card(s) | Asus ROG Strix 3080 (2100Mhz/18Ghz)|Radeon Pro 560 (1150Mhz/1655Mhz)| |
Storage | Many SSDs, ~24TB HDD/8TB SSD |
Display(s) | S2719DGF, HP Z27i, Z24n| 1800P 15.4" + ZR30W + iPad Pro 10.5 2017 |
Case | NR600 | MBP 2017 15" Silver | MSI GE62VR | Elite 120 Advanced |
Audio Device(s) | Lol imagine caring about audio |
Power Supply | 850GQ | Apple 87W USB-C | |
Mouse | Whatever I have on hand + trackpads (Lanchead TE) |
Keyboard | HyperX Origins Alloy idk |
Software | W10 20H2|W10 1903 LTSC/MacOS 11 |
Benchmark Scores | No. |
X79 is 40 lanes off the CPU, then 8 off the PCH (locked to x4 2.0 bandwidth). Modern Intel is 16 PCIE lanes off the CPU, then 24 off the chipset (locked to x4 3.0 bandwidth). Modern Ryzen is variable, but the mainstream chips have 20, a x16 link then a primary M.2 at x4, then an additional 16 off the chipset (locked to x8 3.0/x4 4.0 bandwidth).X79 is 8 PCIE lanes, CPUs for it were up to (not sure if all, and not going to check each) 40 lanes, for a total of 48, z390 plus CPU are 40 lanes. If I am understanding correctly, x580 and CPU are also 40 total lanes. When it comes to slots, would have to look more, but if he is only using 1-2 slots, either of those platforms will be more than sufficient. And for ports, goes the same, if hes using only the usual things, then once again both are fine.
Processor | 5930K |
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Motherboard | MSI X99 SLI |
Cooling | WATER |
Memory | 16GB DDR4 2132 |
Video Card(s) | EVGAY 2070 SUPER |
Storage | SEVERAL SSD"S |
Display(s) | Catleap/Yamakasi 2560X1440 |
Case | D Frame MINI drilled out |
Audio Device(s) | onboard |
Power Supply | Corsair TX750 |
Mouse | DEATH ADDER |
Keyboard | Razer Black Widow Tournament |
Software | W10HB |
Benchmark Scores | PhIlLyChEeSeStEaK |
System Name | Everchanging |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero |
Cooling | Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm |
Memory | 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB |
Display(s) | 2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz |
Case | Fractal Meshify 2 XL |
Audio Device(s) | fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX 850w |
Mouse | Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB PRO |
Software | Windows 11 x64 |
Keep in mind that the Extreme11 board has two PLX-switches. So although many chips have more inherent lanes now, there are less options consumer/prosumer board wise that have 7 full slots on ATX/EATX and have the PCIe lanes available for use. The Extreme11 can do: 7 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5/PCIE6/PCIE7: x16/0/16/0/16/0/16 mode or x16/8/8/8/8/8/8 mode) (2 x PLX PEX8747 Bridges to support 4-Way SLI™ in Gen3 x16/16/16/16 mode). So that's the main difference. From what I've seen only a few EPIC boards have all 7 slots and x8 at least lanes or a few Intel server boards. And now most boards are giving up PCIe slots for M.2 ports in between. But I don't like this trend. In one x16 slot, I can add 4 NVMe drives. I don't mind NVMe M.2 slots in other parts of a board, near the PCH, near the DIMMs or even back. But it's rarer now to see ATX and EATX consumer HEDT boards really giving you full potential and when people discuss it, they just say SLI is dead, so what's the point. But I love all the slots, heck even almost bought 11 slot server boards because I love add-on cards. For SATA connectivity, the Extreme11 also has an LSI chip, for more drives. It's stuff like that makes it unique. I've looked a bit but haven't found anything yet to replace what I have board wise. I have two Extreme11s. CPU choice wise, there's so many amazing options now especially. But board wise, there are good boards but nothing quite there non-server wise (sadly I do love black PCBs). But then again, I haven't seen every board available out there. Maybe what I like it dead though and no one really wants that kind of board anymore. I love maxing out an EATX board though. The ultimate board for me but I wasn't able to get it was the EVGA X79 SR-X dual CPU board. I know ASUS has some interesting workstation boards but they're a few generations behind now, no?
System Name | Everchanging |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair Dark Hero |
Cooling | Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer 2 420mm |
Memory | 2x16GB Corsair DDR4 3600 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | eVGA RTX 3090 Ti FTW3 |
Storage | Samsung 980 Pro 256GB, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB |
Display(s) | 2xSamsung 28" 4k HDR 144Hz |
Case | Fractal Meshify 2 XL |
Audio Device(s) | fiio K9 to Hifiman Sundara's via 4.4mm balanced cable |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX 850w |
Mouse | Corsair Harpoon Wireless RGB |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB PRO |
Software | Windows 11 x64 |
Processor | AMD 5900x |
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Motherboard | Asus x570 Strix-E |
Cooling | Hardware Labs |
Memory | G.Skill 4000c17 2x16gb |
Video Card(s) | RTX 3090 |
Storage | Sabrent |
Display(s) | Samsung G9 |
Case | Phanteks 719 |
Audio Device(s) | Fiio K5 Pro |
Power Supply | EVGA 1000 P2 |
Mouse | Logitech G600 |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 |
Mostly curious but any boards come close to the connectivity (slots, lanes, ports), power and quality of my favorite board (that maybe isn't server grade)?
Keep in mind that the Extreme11 board has two PLX-switches. So although many chips have more inherent lanes now, there are less options consumer/prosumer board wise that have 7 full slots on ATX/EATX and have the PCIe lanes available for use. The Extreme11 can do: 7 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5/PCIE6/PCIE7: x16/0/16/0/16/0/16 mode or x16/8/8/8/8/8/8 mode) (2 x PLX PEX8747 Bridges to support 4-Way SLI™ in Gen3 x16/16/16/16 mode).
System Name | Bayou Phantom |
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Processor | Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v |
Motherboard | ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6 |
Cooling | All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler |
Memory | 2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc |
Storage | 1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA) |
Display(s) | HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440 |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed |
Audio Device(s) | Soundblaster Z |
Power Supply | Seasonic X-850 |
Mouse | Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!) |
Keyboard | Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches) |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed) |
I’m pretty sure the HEDT and mainstream boards utilize those lanes differently. IIRC, aren’t the X79 and the like using dedicated lanes, which allows for peripheral cards and what not to be used without cutting into the GPU lanes like can and does happen on the mainstreams boards. So no, not similar or comparative.X79 is 8 PCIE lanes, CPUs for it were up to (not sure if all, and not going to check each) 40 lanes, for a total of 48, z390 plus CPU are 40 lanes. If I am understanding correctly, x580 and CPU are also 40 total lanes. When it comes to slots, would have to look more, but if he is only using 1-2 slots, either of those platforms will be more than sufficient. And for ports, goes the same, if hes using only the usual things, then once again both are fine.
Processor | AMD 5900x |
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Motherboard | Asus x570 Strix-E |
Cooling | Hardware Labs |
Memory | G.Skill 4000c17 2x16gb |
Video Card(s) | RTX 3090 |
Storage | Sabrent |
Display(s) | Samsung G9 |
Case | Phanteks 719 |
Audio Device(s) | Fiio K5 Pro |
Power Supply | EVGA 1000 P2 |
Mouse | Logitech G600 |
Keyboard | Corsair K95 |
I understand and know that I was sharing lanes but it allowed me to use all 7 slots the way I wanted. I was never truly 100% hammering everything in a slot at the same time to hamper usage. I don't want just 4 x16 slots. I'm not just putting 4 x GPUs. Seems like the closest boards are the ones nicely linked, like the ASUS Sage variants. I get lots of drive ports, PCIe slots, and everything else. I'm always reading about what AMD has available and there are more REAL lanes, but seems like boards are straight up glorified mATX, even for Intel. True ATX/EATX for consumers looks to be dying. So yeah, I'm stuck in the past. I can get way more cores, for relatively cheap, I can get higher per core performance, more RAM, etc. But I don't just want a gaming board, I can easily get plenty, and I don't want a server board that's usually meant for a 1U or 2U chassis (lame heatsinks because they expect brute force screamer fans). People keep saying they're better quality, yatta yatta (they tend to work in IT and only know those), and some are, but they're damn basic in many ways, ugly and not as feature rich the way I want usually (I look at SuperMicro and Ryan boards too). I'm always on Reddit r/homelab and see them and always on ebay, I can get used enterprise gear for cheap anytime too, but don't want it. Most people aren't talking about or personally owning something awesome like this: https://www.asus.com/uk/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ESC8000-G4/
There as compromises, as usual. Guess I'm just old school and have to shell out for something maybe X299, so a bit better or around that or hope the DDR5, PCIe5 era brings something I like. Anyway, thanks for the responses.
System Name | Best AMD Computer |
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Processor | AMD 7900X3D |
Motherboard | Asus X670E E Strix |
Cooling | In Win SR36 |
Memory | GSKILL DDR5 32GB 5200 30 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Pulse 7900XT (Watercooled) |
Storage | Corsair MP 700, Seagate 530 2Tb, Adata SX8200 2TBx2, Kingston 2 TBx2, Micron 8 TB, WD AN 1500 |
Display(s) | GIGABYTE FV43U |
Case | Corsair 7000D Airflow |
Audio Device(s) | Corsair Void Pro, Logitch Z523 5.1 |
Power Supply | Deepcool 1000M |
Mouse | Logitech g7 gaming mouse |
Keyboard | Logitech G510 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro 64 Steam. GOG, Uplay, Origin |
Benchmark Scores | Firestrike: 46183 Time Spy: 25121 |
TRX40 has something crazy like 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes.I understand and know that I was sharing lanes but it allowed me to use all 7 slots the way I wanted. I was never truly 100% hammering everything in a slot at the same time to hamper usage. I don't want just 4 x16 slots. I'm not just putting 4 x GPUs. Seems like the closest boards are the ones nicely linked, like the ASUS Sage variants. I get lots of drive ports, PCIe slots, and everything else. I'm always reading about what AMD has available and there are more REAL lanes, but seems like boards are straight up glorified mATX, even for Intel. True ATX/EATX for consumers looks to be dying. So yeah, I'm stuck in the past. I can get way more cores, for relatively cheap, I can get higher per core performance, more RAM, etc. But I don't just want a gaming board, I can easily get plenty, and I don't want a server board that's usually meant for a 1U or 2U chassis (lame heatsinks because they expect brute force screamer fans). People keep saying they're better quality, yatta yatta (they tend to work in IT and only know those), and some are, but they're damn basic in many ways, ugly and not as feature rich the way I want usually (I look at SuperMicro and Ryan boards too). I'm always on Reddit r/homelab and see them and always on ebay, I can get used enterprise gear for cheap anytime too, but don't want it. Most people aren't talking about or personally owning something awesome like this: https://www.asus.com/uk/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/ESC8000-G4/
There as compromises, as usual. Guess I'm just old school and have to shell out for something maybe X299, so a bit better or around that or hope the DDR5, PCIe5 era brings something I like. Anyway, thanks for the responses.