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Alienware is the only OEM Allowed to Sell Threadripper PCs this Year
Yesterday we reported that AMD 12 and 16-core Ryzen Threadripper processors will end up in Dells Alienware Area 51 range PCs. It seems that Dell was keen on exclusivity, and got it. Alienware is the only party that is allowed to sell Threadripper PCs this Year.
This means that other parties like HP and Lenovo will not be able to make Threadripper based PCs until next year. Obviously DiY builders like you guys are not effected as Ryzen Threadripper processors and motherboards will be widely available in etail, reports pcworld:
There is a sidenote to be made, this worldwide exclusive applies only to big Alienware PC rivals like HP and Lenovo. Smaller boutique gaming PC vendors will be able to build Threadripper system. Alienware said it will use the 16-core variant and lower in its updated Area-51 PC, which can take liquid cooling and run up to three GPUs.
Alienware may have a partial lock on Threadripper, but Threadripper doesn't have a lock on Alienware. The company said it will also offer Intel’s new 12-core Skylake-X for the Area-51 product line. AMD officials sidestepped any questions of controversy among other PC makers, instead saying the exclusive with Alienware would help build momentum for the new chip. “Interest from all our OEM partners into Ryzen opportunities have been strong, as was showcased at Computex Taipei this year," AMD officials told PCWorld. "Building on that momentum, we are incredibly excited that Alienware is our lead Ryzen Threadripper OEM partner, with its leadership OEM position in the HEDT market. We look forward to showcasing the full potential of our Ryzen Threadripper CPU and TR4 platform through our Alienware partnership, as well as our partnership with other key HEDT component DIY hardware partners."
The Area-51 Threadripper Edition will come factory overclocked across all cores the company said and with up to 1TB M.2 SSDs and 64GB of DDR4/2933. CPU options include the top-dog 16-core Threadripper chip, with options for GeForce GTX 1080 ti cards in single or SLI configuration, or Radeon RX 480 GPUs in single, dual and three-way Crossfire. PSU options include 850-watt and 1,500-watt power supplies. CPU options include the 16-core version of Threadripper and, in the first confirmation of a lower-end chip, Alienware says it will also offer a 12-core Threadripper. You'll be able to buy an Area-51 Threadripper Edition as soon as July 27.
Meanwhile AMDs Rober Hallock on Facebook posted two photos and a text, showing Alienware Area-51 Threadripper Edition:
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#5443002 Posted on: 06/14/2017 09:09 PM
bs, they are actually competitively priced among pre builds. Often times you cant even build for the same price as alienware, don't get caught up in what was true over a decade ago.
It's just a really really over priced Dell. So who cares?
bs, they are actually competitively priced among pre builds. Often times you cant even build for the same price as alienware, don't get caught up in what was true over a decade ago.
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#5443007 Posted on: 06/14/2017 09:15 PM
People are probably going to see this as a bad thing but think of it like this.
This is the first time AMD has had this much interest in their product, to the point where they are only allowing one OEM to sell it.
Welll i will said, for cpu and since a long time, not the first time, it is not like AMD was not doing cpus before...
This said if we look back to time on the Athlon/Barton and A64 period, att the same time they have been largely screwed by non official exlusivity contract from Intel for get thoses same OEM not willing to do AMD based system.
bs, they are actually competitively priced among pre builds. Often times you cant even build for the same price as alienware, don't get caught up in what was true over a decade ago.
i think what he was mean is just, that it willl not been seen on other Dell system... ( this said, outside AW and workstations, does Dell still do high end PC ?)
People are probably going to see this as a bad thing but think of it like this.
This is the first time AMD has had this much interest in their product, to the point where they are only allowing one OEM to sell it.
Welll i will said, for cpu and since a long time, not the first time, it is not like AMD was not doing cpus before...
This said if we look back to time on the Athlon/Barton and A64 period, att the same time they have been largely screwed by non official exlusivity contract from Intel for get thoses same OEM not willing to do AMD based system.
bs, they are actually competitively priced among pre builds. Often times you cant even build for the same price as alienware, don't get caught up in what was true over a decade ago.
i think what he was mean is just, that it willl not been seen on other Dell system... ( this said, outside AW and workstations, does Dell still do high end PC ?)
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#5443012 Posted on: 06/14/2017 09:18 PM
I'm thinking more workplace not gaming when I mention Dell. Seeing as Dell own AW it is weird to me that Dell can't build workstations out of TR.
It's just a really really over priced Dell. So who cares?
I'm thinking more workplace not gaming when I mention Dell. Seeing as Dell own AW it is weird to me that Dell can't build workstations out of TR.
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#5443014 Posted on: 06/14/2017 09:21 PM
Workstation will use them, I dont see any reason we dont see workstation with them.. ( or the professionall version... 16 to 32 cores )... Probably workstation CPUs will be called a bit differently anyway and the "eco system" willl be slighty different. (along that motherboard ).
Outside DELL Alienware, is HP and Lenovo still have high end "gaming" desktop PC ? ( meaning outside workstation for HP, not "standard on gaming pc", mostly done for office and internet )
i admit that i have never buy a pre build desktop PC so i have not much follow them ..
I'm thinking more workplace not gaming when I mention Dell. Seeing as Dell own AW it is weird to me that Dell can't build workstations out of TR.
Workstation will use them, I dont see any reason we dont see workstation with them.. ( or the professionall version... 16 to 32 cores )... Probably workstation CPUs will be called a bit differently anyway and the "eco system" willl be slighty different. (along that motherboard ).
Outside DELL Alienware, is HP and Lenovo still have high end "gaming" desktop PC ? ( meaning outside workstation for HP, not "standard on gaming pc", mostly done for office and internet )
i admit that i have never buy a pre build desktop PC so i have not much follow them ..
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It's just a really really over priced Dell. So who cares?