ASUS X399-E Strix Gaming Review

[tinytomlogan]

If you've been excited by the Ryzen Threadripper CPUs then the ASUS Strix X399-E should be just the motherboard for you. We find it if it is.


ASUS X399-E Strix Gaming Review

 

[tolagarf]

I have to question Asus' motives these days. A gaming board for what is clearly meant as a workstation CPU (and small servers too I reckon), and this isn't the first of them. In fact they don't even make a workstation board for this CPU. I guess they expect only gamers to buy these CPU's, which seems strange to me.

 

[tinytomlogan]

I have to question Asus' motives these days. A gaming board for what is clearly meant as a workstation CPU (and small servers too I reckon), and this isn't the first of them. In fact they don't even make a workstation board for this CPU. I guess they expect only gamers to buy these CPU's, which seems strange to me.

I dont think they expect to sell many at all. Mainly because of TR rather than the board itself.

 

[AlienALX]

To be honest the only thing that looks uber about that board is the cover on the IO. Then you remove it and realise there's a pittance in there. Not enough phases either.

I am finding it hard to differentiate it too much from the B350 Strix. I know it has lanes and slots etc but what good is all that if the performance stinks?

Ed. I'm sorry, HOW MUCH?!?!?!?!

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asu...u2-dual-m2-3-way-sli-crossfire-gbe-wifi-usb-3

 

[robbiec]

Which Bios where you using - current available as far as I can see is 0402? Any chance that you had a Spectre microcode update applied and or MS patch? Would account for a bit of performance drop.

 

[sqpp]

Nevermind, just realized it is AMD

 

[tinytomlogan]

Which Bios where you using - current available as far as I can see is 0402? Any chance that you had a Spectre microcode update applied and or MS patch? Would account for a bit of performance drop.

Was tested last year. Spectre etc make no difference to normal desktop machines.