ASUS' Threadripper PRO WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI is surprisingly affordable

[WYP]

This motherboard isn't much more expensive than premium TRX40/Threadripper (non-pro) motherboards.



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[looz]

Well that is a good looking motherboard! Not to mention the full array of PCI-E 16X slots.

 

[robbiec]

Probably the cheapest board in the world if you measure it by available / usable PCIe lanes
I reckon they see missing a 1 in front of the 8. This has dual 10GBe using Intel, dual U.2, nice array of USB, latest out of band Mgt and even threw in some WiFi and sound. The only wasted space is the SATA ports.

Have to see pricing of the TR Pro's but I have a feeling that I might have one of these before the year is out.

Want mem bandwidth? Check
Want PCIE lanes? Check
Want U.2 for real secondary storage? Check
No Bling? Check
Useful network connectivity? Check
Enough (just about) USB? Check
Sound? Check

Checking a lot of boxes.