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ASRock X399 Taichi review
Posted by: on: 08/24/2017 10:49 AM [
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In this review we take a look at the ASRock X399 Taichi. This stylish AMD Ryzen Threadripper motherboard is available for 349 USD / 369 Euros and might be an attractive offer for the sheer amount of sweetness you receive in return.
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eddieobscurant
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 03:16 PM
first page, second paragraph , you mention gigabyte instead of asrock
edit: from the pics, it looks like you fired up the mobo without actually securing the 960 pro with a screw. Is that safe?
first page, second paragraph , you mention gigabyte instead of asrock
edit: from the pics, it looks like you fired up the mobo without actually securing the 960 pro with a screw. Is that safe?
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 03:23 PM
Yeah that was already corrected, thanks for noticing.
Yeah that was already corrected, thanks for noticing.
Herem
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 04:39 PM
@Hilbert Hagedoorn the CPU-Z graphs on page 13 haven't been updated to include the X399 Taichi results.
@Hilbert Hagedoorn the CPU-Z graphs on page 13 haven't been updated to include the X399 Taichi results.
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 04:46 PM
Cheers, updated.
Cheers, updated.
Herem
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 04:57 PM
@Hilbert Hagedoorn There's also something a little bit funny on page 25 about the WIFI results.
Firstly there seem to be some discrepancies regarding the speed of your connection between the Gigabyte and Taichi articles.
In the Gigabyte X399 article you wrote:
The motherboard makes use of an Intel Wireless-AC module that offers a maximum of 867 (AC 5 Ghz) Mbps. A few quick test runs show really impressive results actually. Our AC/5G connection is at roughly 520 ~ 780 Mbps.
Whereas in the Taichi article that sentence now reads:
The motherboard makes use of an Intel Wireless-AC module that offers a maximum of 433 (AC 5 Ghz) Mbps. A few quick test runs show really impressive results actually. Our AC/5G connection is at roughly 250~325 Mbps.
Then both articles state:
Obviously WIFI is not nearly as fast as wired Ethernet as many factors like error-correction will bring down that speed. Above, you can see my ISP internet connection bandwidth, rated at 300/30 Mbit/s. We achieve almost full bandwidth. Below, we are copying a huge compressed file to this test PC through the air.
Looking at the Gigabyte article this seems to be true:
But looking at the results for the Taichi motherboard the performance seems to be nowhere near the full 300Mbit/s bandwidth of your internet connection.
Was the performance really this much slower on the Taichi compared to the Gigabyte as this would pretty much be a deal breaker for me?
@Hilbert Hagedoorn There's also something a little bit funny on page 25 about the WIFI results.
Firstly there seem to be some discrepancies regarding the speed of your connection between the Gigabyte and Taichi articles.
In the Gigabyte X399 article you wrote:
The motherboard makes use of an Intel Wireless-AC module that offers a maximum of 867 (AC 5 Ghz) Mbps. A few quick test runs show really impressive results actually. Our AC/5G connection is at roughly 520 ~ 780 Mbps.
Whereas in the Taichi article that sentence now reads:
The motherboard makes use of an Intel Wireless-AC module that offers a maximum of 433 (AC 5 Ghz) Mbps. A few quick test runs show really impressive results actually. Our AC/5G connection is at roughly 250~325 Mbps.
Then both articles state:
Obviously WIFI is not nearly as fast as wired Ethernet as many factors like error-correction will bring down that speed. Above, you can see my ISP internet connection bandwidth, rated at 300/30 Mbit/s. We achieve almost full bandwidth. Below, we are copying a huge compressed file to this test PC through the air.
Looking at the Gigabyte article this seems to be true:
But looking at the results for the Taichi motherboard the performance seems to be nowhere near the full 300Mbit/s bandwidth of your internet connection.
Was the performance really this much slower on the Taichi compared to the Gigabyte as this would pretty much be a deal breaker for me?
Pixo
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 04:59 PM
What about ECC RAM support or ability to select boot GPU?
What about ECC RAM support or ability to select boot GPU?
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 05:03 PM
@Hilbert Hagedoorn There's also something a little bit funny on page 25 about the WIFI results.
really this much slower on the Taichi compared to the Gigabyte as this would pretty much be a deal breaker for me?
No, that is correct the Taichi has pretty poor WIFI, as I mentioned on that page and in the conclusion.
@Hilbert Hagedoorn There's also something a little bit funny on page 25 about the WIFI results.
really this much slower on the Taichi compared to the Gigabyte as this would pretty much be a deal breaker for me?
No, that is correct the Taichi has pretty poor WIFI, as I mentioned on that page and in the conclusion.
Herem
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 05:24 PM
Sorry I hadn't got to the conclusion of the article at the point I wrote that.
Should the sentence 'We achieve almost full bandwidth.' be modified in the Taichi review though? The board is getting nowhere near full bandwidth, and it was this combined with the different speeds listed for your AC/5G connection which were a bit confusing.
No, that is correct the Taichi has pretty poor WIFI, as I mentioned on that page and in the conclusion.
Sorry I hadn't got to the conclusion of the article at the point I wrote that.
Should the sentence 'We achieve almost full bandwidth.' be modified in the Taichi review though? The board is getting nowhere near full bandwidth, and it was this combined with the different speeds listed for your AC/5G connection which were a bit confusing.
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 07:52 PM
SO would you say the cpu overclocks better on this mobo? I see it needs much less voltage for 4.0 than compared to lets say a normal ryzen 7 (1.325 compared to mostly 1.4v almost)
SO would you say the cpu overclocks better on this mobo? I see it needs much less voltage for 4.0 than compared to lets say a normal ryzen 7 (1.325 compared to mostly 1.4v almost)
Kaill
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 11:19 PM
So between the Tachi and Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming what is the major difference other than the Lan ports.
Edit: so I looked at the compare of the 2 the differences I can find is 10gig LAN port on the pro gaming, ASRock F-Stream for software a - 1 x COM Port Header in connectors, in audio it has - RGB LED and supports - Supports Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 while the Tachi supports - Supports Purity Sound™ 4
second edit: and the difference in price on newegg the X399 tachi is $339.99 which $100 cheaper than the Professional which is at $439.99.
So between the Tachi and Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming what is the major difference other than the Lan ports.
Edit: so I looked at the compare of the 2 the differences I can find is 10gig LAN port on the pro gaming, ASRock F-Stream for software a - 1 x COM Port Header in connectors, in audio it has - RGB LED and supports - Supports Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3 while the Tachi supports - Supports Purity Sound™ 4
second edit: and the difference in price on newegg the X399 tachi is $339.99 which $100 cheaper than the Professional which is at $439.99.
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Posted on: 08/24/2017 11:22 PM
Can you raid 2 NVME drives on this board/chipset?
Can you raid 2 NVME drives on this board/chipset?
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As always great review straight to the point
not bad from ASRock, but as you said wi-fi is a disappointment, and pricing need some rethinking....the good thing is game patches and performance increase, impressive really. starting to put a budget togather for my very long over due upgrade