Hey everyone,
I'm planning out a potential build centered around a Threadripper PRO 3995WX (listed with sWRX8 socket), which I found for ~$1200. I'm looking for advice on the best strategy to fit my budget of $1500-2000 for a CPU, motherboard, and RAM combo. Unfortunately, I missed out on a deal for the ASUS WRX80E-SAGE SE motherboard, and now I’m left weighing my options. Here’s what I’ve found so far for WRX80 motherboards:
A bit about my use case: I compile large codebases (e.g., Chromium), run multiple VMs and containers, and require high uptime on some of these workloads. I’ve also got some Optane drives I’d like to use, so PCIe lanes are a factor.
I considered EPYC CPUs due to affordability, but the higher single-core performance on the Threadripper seems better for linking speed based on my experience comparing the 7950X3D with an EPYC 9454P for CI/CD pipelines on Hetzner.
I’d really appreciate any advice on whether the Asrock is my best bet or if there are other alternatives to consider with my budget.
Should I continue looking at Threadripper, or would another platform be a better investment?
Besides the deal on the 3995WX time is on my side so I'm able to wait for better options to become available board wise, I'm also able to just wait for other CPUs to be available but the 3995WX is on a clearance sale in a local shop so figured it worth investigating.
I'm planning out a potential build centered around a Threadripper PRO 3995WX (listed with sWRX8 socket), which I found for ~$1200. I'm looking for advice on the best strategy to fit my budget of $1500-2000 for a CPU, motherboard, and RAM combo. Unfortunately, I missed out on a deal for the ASUS WRX80E-SAGE SE motherboard, and now I’m left weighing my options. Here’s what I’ve found so far for WRX80 motherboards:
- Dell DMYN9 from a Precision 7865 (link)
Very cheap but unsure if there's any vendor locks and unsure if I can find a case to put it in. - Gigabyte MC62-G40
At close to ~1000 USD these are a bit out of my budget. - ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE
A bit hard to find good deals on, they aren't listed often. - Supermicro MBD-M12SWA-TF-O (link)
Newegg seems to have a deal for a bit over ~700 USD which is still a bit outside of my budget. - Asrock WRX80D8-2T (link)
These seem to have good availability, and priced within my budget at just over ~400 USD.
A bit about my use case: I compile large codebases (e.g., Chromium), run multiple VMs and containers, and require high uptime on some of these workloads. I’ve also got some Optane drives I’d like to use, so PCIe lanes are a factor.
I considered EPYC CPUs due to affordability, but the higher single-core performance on the Threadripper seems better for linking speed based on my experience comparing the 7950X3D with an EPYC 9454P for CI/CD pipelines on Hetzner.
I’d really appreciate any advice on whether the Asrock is my best bet or if there are other alternatives to consider with my budget.
Should I continue looking at Threadripper, or would another platform be a better investment?
Besides the deal on the 3995WX time is on my side so I'm able to wait for better options to become available board wise, I'm also able to just wait for other CPUs to be available but the 3995WX is on a clearance sale in a local shop so figured it worth investigating.