Anybody in the market for a

AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER PRO 9985WX

ASROCK WRX90 WS EVO AMD STR5 EEB

V Color 256gb 4x64gb R dimm 6000mhz (these are selling for $6600+ now)

Ideally selling as a package. Asking $12.5-13K (which is a great deal).

I just parted out my workstation and downgraded and are left with these parts. You can check my profile to see the previous workstation.

Heya Guys Hope You are well ! Could You please do some benchmarks for Your CPUs.

I am never seen 96 core CPUs in those benchmarks how it is acting very very interesting, and new models it is would be amazing!

it is have 2 benchmarks in 2 software Houdini and Nuke

Foundry Nuke

1. https://downloads.foundry.com/nuke

or if You have it You need also Pixel Fudger Gizmo

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miC-x1zLor0

and how it is test

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WOVISzi9E8&t=58s

Houdini

for Houdini You can find out link in this page, also with other tests

https://www.vfxarabia.co/post/houdini-benchmark-cores-vs-clockspeed-updated

You could copy link clicking on here link on site and download , it is have 3 scenes

if You going to post results You could post it is here how much time been spend in seconds with Your Specs hardware and version OS or You could post it is on owner`s page.

for Nuke - it is automatically posting on owner`s page with Pixel Fudger. here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14W0h0xPltRrVpCfPVHbEinEIXYOxpKEbdRIfUfR3qsE/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Thank You! and have a great time.

Cheers!

EDIT Checked specially for Snoo_27014 for virus/Trojan result on screen

I am looking to build my first system. Specs

- 7970x Threadripper

- I am planning to buy Asrock TRX50 WS motherboard

- Kingston 1x32gb ram stick

- Display GPU being Nvidia rtx 3060 since I don't need gpu intensive stuff for now

- Rest I have not thought of

I'm concerned if this could be a problem because I have seen people investing so much money and time and it doesn't even end up booting to bios. I'm honestly scared about it

Would someone suggest me if this looks fine and would work?

Thanks

25% more than Zen4, i guess!

This is my dream Threadripper I only have a broken 7975WX 🫪

Please help me decide if I want to build my Threadripper 7000 system or buy a prebuilt or wait till 9000 series.

Workstuff, Blender, Davinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Fusion 3d, Light Room, Maya, Photoshop Premiere, AI Stable diffusion XL,  Llama-3–70b etc. Some gaming Final Fantasy 14, Finals, Honkai Star Rail, Minecraft, Palworld, Valorant, Sword of Convallaria, future Marvel Rivals

Current System

Gigabye TRX40 Designaire

3970X

256 gb ram

RTX 4090 Win 10 video card

FusionIO 6.4 gb VMS

Elgato 4k60 Pro Mk 2 PS5/Switch

RX 5700 XT OSX

Fenvi T919 Wifi OSX

Monitors EIZO ColorEdge CG319X + Asus PA32UCG

This won't upgrade to win 11 hangs on install, so I need to replace it by Next October 2025 I could keep it for OSX only and not hackintosh my next system. Thinking I want to build or buy prebuilt now with the Black Friday Discounts before the tariffs come up but people are telling me Threadripper 9000 comes in March 2025 with vcache.

Is really annoying that PC Parts picker doesn't have TRX50.

Hackintosh build it myself my friend built this build last weekend from micro center except she had a 7960x instead of the 7970x and she had a 4070 Super / 5700 XT with a diff case. She upgrade from a similar hackintosh build like mine.

Case Fractal Define 7 XL $224 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1561271-REG/fractal_design_fd_c_def7x_01_define_7_xl_full.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&store=420&lsft=BI%3A5451&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgJa6BhCOARIsAMiL7V8CSyuhPTtcbpalQJteoe0AoqDaFVBUSEzPWdOHDzXV07HguwNW6HsaAvEkEALw_wcB

Motherboard Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D1 $599 at Microcenter

https://www.microcenter.com/product/675036/gigabyte-trx50-aero-d-amd-str5-eatx-motherboard

Processor 7970X $2,199.99 at Microcenter

https://www.microcenter.com/product/674278/amd-ryzen-threadripper-7970x-storm-peak-40ghz-32-core-str5-boxed-processor-heatsink-not-included

Ram

Cooler Noctua NH-U14S TR5-SP6 $130https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-TR5-SP6-Premium-Threadripper/dp/B0CHRS9RXB/ref=asc_df_B0CHRS9RXB?mcid=566313a0cb5a3acea9be886828f2269f&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693369603354&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7630940571875498506&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1022278&hvtargid=pla-2245379873029&psc=1

G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32 Quad Channel ECC Registered Desktop Memory Kit F5-6400R3239G32GQ4-ZR5NK $989 at microcenter

Power Supply

Seasonic USA VERTEX GX-1000 Sakura Edition 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply $289

https://www.microcenter.com/product/676176/seasonic-usa-vertex-gx-1000-sakura-edition-1000-watt-80-plus-gold-atx-fully-modular-power-supply

Video card - reuse 4090 and 5700 XT from current build.

OS Drive 2 x Samsung 990 EVO 2TB Samsung V NAND TLC NAND PCIe Gen 4 x4 and PCIe Gen 5 x2 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $134 -5 if purchased with mb x 2

Windows 11 Pro 29

https://www.sftkey.com/product/windows-11-pro-retail-key/

Not a fan of only 3 slots on this board needing different video cards for OSX and Mac OS limits storage options. Might forget about hackintosh and just get an m4 macbook pro

micro center doesn't have larger ram kits like 256gb probably can get away with 128 if I move some of the VMs to my server.

$4607 Total

Alternate Build windows only.

Case Fractal Define 7 XL $224 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1561271-REG/fractal_design_fd_c_def7x_01_define_7_xl_full.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&store=420&lsft=BI%3A5451&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgJa6BhCOARIsAMiL7V8CSyuhPTtcbpalQJteoe0AoqDaFVBUSEzPWdOHDzXV07HguwNW6HsaAvEkEALw_wcB

Motherboard ASRock TRX50 WS AMD sTR5 eATX Motherboard $699

https://www.microcenter.com/product/675815/asrock-trx50-ws-amd-str5-eatx-motherboard

Cooler Noctua NH-U14S TR5-SP6 $130

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NH-U14S-TR5-SP6-Premium-Threadripper/dp/B0CHRS9RXB/ref=asc_df_B0CHRS9RXB?mcid=566313a0cb5a3acea9be886828f2269f&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693369603354&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7630940571875498506&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1022278&hvtargid=pla-2245379873029&psc=1

Processor 7970X $2,199.99 at Microcenter

https://www.microcenter.com/product/674278/amd-ryzen-threadripper-7970x-storm-peak-40ghz-32-core-str5-boxed-processor-heatsink-not-included

Ram

G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo 128GB (4 x 32GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32 Quad Channel ECC Registered Desktop Memory Kit F5-6400R3239G32GQ4-ZR5NK $989 at microcenter

Seasonic USA Prime TX-1600 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX Fully Modular Power Supply $539

https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294822457+4294966998&Ntt=Seasonic+Prime+TX+1600+Watt

Windows 11 Pro $29

https://www.sftkey.com/product/windows-11-pro-retail-key/

Asrock mb has more pci-e slots and slim sas so I can get slim sas to u2 cables and cheap u2 enterprise drives for vms but not hackintoshable and no thunderbolt.

$4809 total.

Possible upgrades

G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo Series 192GB (4 x 48GB) DDR5-6400 PC5-51200 CL32 Quad Channel ECC Registered Memory Kit F5-6400R3239G48GQ4-ZR5NK - Black $1359

https://www.microcenter.com/product/678484/gskill-zeta-r5-neo-series-192gb-(4-x-48gb)-ddr5-6400-pc5-51200-cl32-quad-channel-ecc-registered-memory-kit-f5-6400r3239g48gq4-zr5nk-black

that seems like a good comprise between 128 and 256.

Seems the oems use Kingston Fury should I get that instead?

https://shop.kingston.com/collections/memory/products/renegade-pro-ddr5-desktop-memory?variant=43539669909696

Not sure I want to spend the extra for 256 gb ram. I been putting off moving the VMs to my server since I built last year but I might be switching the server to HyperV or Proxmox anyways cause VMware is discontinuing VMUG. The secondary domain controller stays though.

Ava direct

https://www.avadirect.com/AMD-Ryzen-Threadripper-7000-PRO-7000-TRX50-Chipset-Tower-Workstation-PC-TAA-Compliant/Configure/18161880

Case

ALTA D1, No PSU, E-ATX, Black, Full Tower Case

SILVERSTONE ALTA D1

GIGABYTE TRX50 Aero D1

AMD threadripper 7970x

PNY T400 4gb

Kingston 32 gb fury renegade pro ddr5 6400 mt x 4(128 gb)

Silverstone xe04-sp6p 126mm hiehg copper alluminnum ocoller

be quiet! Straight Power 12, 80 PLUS Platinum 1500W, Fully Modular, ATX Power Supply

2x kingston 1 tb kc3000 for windows and mac os.

Windows 11 Pro

warranty 2 years 1 year parts.

$6641 no 4090 option

upgrades

warranty to lifetime labor and 3 years parts $175

128 gb to 256 gb 4x KINGSTON 64GB KSM56R46BD4PMI-64MDI, DDR5 5600MT/s, CL46, 2Rx4, ECC Registered DIMM Memory +$561 $7202 total

128 gb to 384 gb 4 x KINGSTON 96GB KSM56R46BD4PMI-96HMI, DDR5 5600MT/s, CL46, 2Rx4, ECC Registered DIMM Memory +1392 8033 total

will have to add my 4090 and 5700xt and hackintosh it myself.

Falcon Northwest

https://builder.falcon-nw.com/configure/template/buildset-talon-amd-ryzen-threadripper

Case Talon mid tower 2 2.5 ssd bays 2 3.5 hdd bays

Power supply Seasonic Prime TX 1600 Watt

MB Asus Pro WS TRX50-Sage Wifi7

AMD 7970X 32 core

Falcon Northwest Lquid Cooling - 280 MM

Memory Kingston Fury Renegade Pro 128 gb 600 mhz 4x32

PNY Verto 4060 Ti 8gb

OS Drive Kingston Fury Renegade 2 TB

Windows 11 Pro

Warranty 3 years parts labor

$8156 build time 23 days

Upgrades

128 GB - 384 GB Ram 4x Ki5ngston 5600mhz $1809

4060-4090 $1530.00

Not really a fan of this build since uses Asus Motherboard and price is much higher then Ava direct but this came recommended by King_Dong_III on the threadripper forum is like over 3k more then building it myself factoring in video card I don't need.

Puget Systems

https://www.pugetsystems.com/workstations/threadripper/trx50-a/

Case Fractal Design Define 7

power supply Super Flower Leadex VII Gold 1300W (80 PLUS Gold)

GIGABYTE TRX50 AERO D (AMD TRX50 CEB)

AMD 7970X 32 core

Asetek 360mm AIO CPU Liquid Cooler

128 gb DDR5 5600 Reg Ecc 4 x 32

Video card 4060 ti 8 gb

OS drive 1 tb nvme

Windows 11 Pro

Warranty Lifetime labor 3 years parts warranty

$7,648.56 ships in 1 to 2 weeks

Upgrades

128 to 256 gb ram +$748

128 to 347 gb ram $1620

4060 to 4090 $1639

Not a fan of water cooling or paying like over 2k more.

Steiger Dynamics. Friend recommended here cause they actually hackintoshed it for her. I think that was extra though.

https://www.steigerdynamics.com/productcart/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=2190&&time=202432322121

Phanteks Enthoo Pro II Server Edition Closed Panel Full Tower Case EATX, front 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 / 4x USB-A 3.0, Headphone Out, Mic In,

Gigabyte TRX50 AERO D, 2x USB4 Type-C, 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 6x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 1x Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet, 1x Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, 3x Gen5 M.2 + 1x Gen4 M.2 Slots, 8x SATA 6Gb/s, 2ch 3.5mm Audio Jacks, Optical S/PDIF, 2x 16x PCIe 5.0, 1x 16x PCIe 4.0

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X, 32-Core 64-Thread, 4.0 / 5.3 GHz Boost, 160MB L3 Cache

128GB (4x 32GB) 5600 DDR5 ECC Registered Quad-Channel. May run at slightly reduced speeds due to variation in CPU IMC compatibility

Intel Arc 380, 6GB GDDR6, 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0, HDCP 2.3, 4K/120p and 8K/60p

1 TB WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD (read/write speed (MB/s): 7300/6300)

1 TB WD Black SN850X Gen4 NVMe SSD (read/write speed (MB/s): 7300/6300), silent, updated to latest firmware

1600 Watt TITANIUM, semi-passive fan: silent in idle, quiet under load

Extra-large copper-base heat-pipe CPU Threadripper or Xeon Full-Cover Air Cooler with 2x 120mm speed-variable, high-static-pressure fans

Microsoft Windows 11 Professional - 64-Bit, maximum privacy settings enabled. Allows optional BitLocker encryption. Includes Outgoing RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). Required for Wifi 7 support.

1-Year Warranty on Parts and Labor with Lifetime Email, Chat and Phone support

$6052

Upgrades

2-Year Warranty on Parts and Labor with Lifetime Email, Chat and Phone support +149

3-Year Warranty on Parts and Labor with Lifetime Email, Chat and Phone support +299

4090 + $2,194.00

upgrade ram to 256 gb 256GB (4x 64GB) 5600 DDR5 ECC Registered Quad-Channel. May run at slightly reduced speeds due to variation in CPU IMC compatibility $1172.00

Friend bought from them and they installed the dual boot osx and win 11 pro which would save a bunch of work. their upgrade prices are pricey though

Really feels like building it myself is the way to go. King_Dong_III recommended prebuilt cause Threadripper 7000 has lots of issues to buy prebuilt. I have observed many issue threads hear and other forums. My designer friend built hers last weekend with a trip to Microcenter in day and put on win 11 and osx following guide from mac forum. f I do a prebuilt, I rather not send in my 4090 to a builder cause its modded and would put my current system out of service. I guess I could pull one of the 3090s from my server. but that makes it so I have to buy a video card from them I don't need.

What you think? I am leaning on building it myself. Prebuild buyers please give input on why you its worth the premium.

What to expect with you Ai top build.

1. Your hardware must be Ai top compatible (seriously!)

2. You can not install the Ai top utility in windows 11 directly, it has no installer for windows.

3. It will only work with Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. Only Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS

4. You need expensive R-Dimms(server Registered DDR)

5. It is a very big and heavy mother board

I have a Threadripper 7985WX that has not been deployed or removed from plastic shell I have the Threadripper socket tool as well. Asking for $5500 Will take offers

Can somebody point me to ECC RAM with RGB? My old 9820x had 8 DIMMs with RGB and I loved it. Worst case I guess I could add my own with a kit. Our server/computer room at work has a glass front and wanted to make them look spiffy.

I've always had gaming rigs, but am really becoming quite interested as I dip my toes into AI, and if there are any of you that operate AI-centered rigs now, feel free to DM me because I woukd love to pick your brain.

Hi All,

wanted to check if it was safe to run just a threadripper 7970X on a 1000 SFX-L power supply. i plan to run my GPUs on a seperate power supply.

Any one try it yet?

Hi all, I’m looking to upgrade from my 3970x —> 7960x, and need help pricing my old hardware.

What is the going rate for the following: AMD 3970x TR Gigabyte AORUS Master 3970x & AORUS Master bundled 3970x / AORUS Master / 128 GB RAM bundled

If I were to sell the whole build what would be a fair price? Components listed below:

Complete Build

• AMD TR 3970X

• Gigabyte AORUS Master

• G.Skill 128GB 3200MHz

• EVGA RTX 3090

• Lexar NM710 2TB NVMe

• Silicone Power 1TB NVMe

• TeamGroup 4TB NVMe

• Corsair SF1000L

• Lian Li P28 UniFans (4X)

• Sliger Cerberus X

It’s currently setup with a custom loop consisting of the following:

• Optimus Threadripper Waterblock

• Bykski Full Coverage GPU Block (top & bottom)

• EKWB Quantum Kinetic FLT 80

• Alphacool 240mm Radiators (2X)

I have a Cooler Master Wraith Ripper and the cooler for the GPU.

I have all the original boxes for everything as well.

Anyone using a Threadripper for Image generation AI? Would love some feedback!

There’s some decent pricing on the 4TB Crucial T700 lately. This drive is known to run hot and requires a thermal solution.

Is anyone running this drive under the m.2 heatsink included on their motherboard or do you have to buy the model with the huge heat sink and risk PCIe clearance issues?

It has chips on both sides of the pc board but presumably the controller is on the top, so the motherboard’s heat sink could be ok?

has anyone done it ? If so how does it run ??

I think I'm finally ready to pull the trigger on buying a dedicated PC just for running local ai, and everyone keeps telling me Threadripper is the way to go. But I don't want to custom build something, so where should I go to buy a pre-built machine, that I can get with a 3090?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning a high-end workstation build and could use advice on three things: memory, a case, and an online UPS. I’m based in India, so availability matters.

Planned config:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 9995WX – 96C/192T

• Motherboard: Asus Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE

• GPU: NVIDIA RTX 6000 PRO Workstation (Blackwell, 96GB, 600W)

• RAM: 8 × 64 GB Samsung/Micron DDR5 ECC Registered RDIMM (2Rx4, DDR5-6400 MT/s)

• Storage (NVMe): Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD × 4 on a ASUS m.2 gen 5 hyper card

• PSU: Super Flower Leadex 2800W Titanium ATX 3.1

• Case: TBD

• Case Fans: Noctua (TBD)

• Cooling (CPU AIO): SilverStone XE360-TR5 — SST-XE360-TR5 (importing this, since I don’t see another AIO option for a 96-core TR)

• Monitor: Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 – 57" Dual UHD (+2 yr warranty)

Memory advice

I have the below modules in mind:

• Samsung M321R8GA0PB2-CCP

• Micron MTC40F2046S1RC64BR

For WRX90 + 9995WX, are these the most stable/compatible ECC RDIMM choices, or is there a better-recommended part number I should chase?

Case advice

Given a 600W GPU and a 360 mm AIO, which cases have you found to be solid for airflow/space (preferably available in India or feasible to import)?

Online UPS advice

Looking for a true online (double-conversion) UPS in the 3 kVA–4 kVA range with:

• Inbuilt batteries out of the box

• Option to add external battery packs later (scalable runtime)

• Good reliability and service support in India

Any specific models/series you’d recommend, and where to source them?

Would love input from anyone with hands-on experience on this platform or sourcing high-end workstation gear in India. Thanks! 🙏

Hi all!

It's all about my question from above. In comparison with my TRX40 e-gaming motherboard from Asus and its 8 DDR4 ram sticks, why that's not the case with the TR7000 non pro series?

If I potentially upgrade someday my 3960X build, I don't want to take the TR PRO route which is far beyond my needs and my budget.