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ASUS To Offer Zenith X399 motherboard cooling enhancement kit for Threadripper Gen2
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Gen2 processor series are released soon, the X399 chipset and SocketTR4 slot will be re-used and as such your motherboard can be re-used with merely a firmware upgrade. However the number of cores has jumped from 24 to 32, the TDP (thermal design power) has ryzen in TDP from 180W towards 250W.
And that means more stress on the VRMs. The ASUS Zenith X399 has a bit of a weak spot as one section of the VRM is not 100% cooled. Ergo, ASUS will release a ROG Zenith Extreme cooling kit which holds a basic expansion heatsink, and a fan. ASUS will not introduce other new X399 motherboards that we know of.
ASUS has confirmed that the three shipped ROG Zenith Extreme, ROG Strix X399-E Gaming and Prime X399-A motherboards will not be directly bundled with the cooling kit. Asus is also currently researching whether to sell the kit separately or to allow existing users to obtain this cooling kit in the form of a registration application for free (e.g. show your invoice and receive a kit).
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#5570861 Posted on: 08/04/2018 08:24 AM
LOL no kidding
You should hear their 40 mm fan in their Hyper M.2 x16 add on card. It was so high pitch and loud I ripped it out and mounted my own
Noctua 80 in front of the card and it even ran cooler and now I can't hear anything. Tiny fans usually suck especially if their not from a good fan maker like Noctua etc.
Who knows maybe it is really good but I doubt it, I would totally swap it out. Anyways the mobo looks really nice, I like the design and layout.
Oh yes, add a small, high spinning fan to your rig... always the best idea! 
LOL no kidding
You should hear their 40 mm fan in their Hyper M.2 x16 add on card. It was so high pitch and loud I ripped it out and mounted my own Noctua 80 in front of the card and it even ran cooler and now I can't hear anything. Tiny fans usually suck especially if their not from a good fan maker like Noctua etc.
Who knows maybe it is really good but I doubt it, I would totally swap it out. Anyways the mobo looks really nice, I like the design and layout.
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#5570879 Posted on: 08/04/2018 10:06 AM
yes with that fan you will feel like in a powerfull tupolev (on other hand they could have put more RGB LED... we are lucky in a way)... lol
Oh yes, add a small, high spinning fan to your rig... always the best idea!
yes with that fan you will feel like in a powerfull tupolev (on other hand they could have put more RGB LED... we are lucky in a way)... lol
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#5570886 Posted on: 08/04/2018 10:28 AM
DLC cooling exclusive on AMD platform
DLC cooling exclusive on AMD platform
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#5570887 Posted on: 08/04/2018 10:30 AM
Weird decision to put a fan on it, because the heatsink is not designed to have a fan on it.
The airflow only hits very little of the total heatsink surface, the heatsink should have had alot more but thinner fins, like the EVGA X299 Dark.
Top exhaust fans in the case would probably be better then this emergency solution.
Weird decision to put a fan on it, because the heatsink is not designed to have a fan on it.
The airflow only hits very little of the total heatsink surface, the heatsink should have had alot more but thinner fins, like the EVGA X299 Dark.
Top exhaust fans in the case would probably be better then this emergency solution.
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#5570895 Posted on: 08/04/2018 12:27 PM
Fancontroll. Turn down the speed, so you don't hear it. This is my trick in my computers. LOL
Fan on VRM is an old trick. We did the same last decade to.
Oh yes, add a small, high spinning fan to your rig... always the best idea!
Fancontroll. Turn down the speed, so you don't hear it. This is my trick in my computers. LOL
Fan on VRM is an old trick. We did the same last decade to.
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#5570907 Posted on: 08/04/2018 02:10 PM
That is one ugly ass setup. Honestly, you couldn't pay me to put such a thing on my system. The VRM heatsink doesn't even look like it has open fins so what good is the fan going to do? (they should at least offer a replacement heatsink)
That is one ugly ass setup. Honestly, you couldn't pay me to put such a thing on my system. The VRM heatsink doesn't even look like it has open fins so what good is the fan going to do? (they should at least offer a replacement heatsink)
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#5570909 Posted on: 08/04/2018 02:44 PM
"We apologize for trying to save a few cents by not properly cooling our vrm section. To remedy that, we offer a separately sold proper cooling method for our product!"
I hope for the X399 owners, ASUS goes with the receipt/receive option.
"We apologize for trying to save a few cents by not properly cooling our vrm section. To remedy that, we offer a separately sold proper cooling method for our product!"
I hope for the X399 owners, ASUS goes with the receipt/receive option.
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#5570940 Posted on: 08/04/2018 06:23 PM
Good to see ASUS offering this, though it had better be a freebie for owners considering the premium of the Zenith board in the first place. I also have serious doubts about the impact of that fan on the heatsink which does not appear to have any fins or channels for airflow.
Very strange decisions, why not cool it better in the first place? ASUS certainly would have been aware of the likelihood of AMD releasing an X399 update with 4 active dies,higher TDP, and requiring more robust VRM heatsinks... somewhere there is an ASUS engineer who needs to get canned.
Good to see ASUS offering this, though it had better be a freebie for owners considering the premium of the Zenith board in the first place. I also have serious doubts about the impact of that fan on the heatsink which does not appear to have any fins or channels for airflow.
Very strange decisions, why not cool it better in the first place? ASUS certainly would have been aware of the likelihood of AMD releasing an X399 update with 4 active dies,higher TDP, and requiring more robust VRM heatsinks... somewhere there is an ASUS engineer who needs to get canned.
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#5570950 Posted on: 08/04/2018 06:48 PM
I smell half ass all over it................
I smell half ass all over it................
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#5570975 Posted on: 08/05/2018 12:01 AM
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
Oh yes, add a small, high spinning fan to your rig... always the best idea!
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
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#5570989 Posted on: 08/05/2018 02:00 AM
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
My maximus 8 hero was supported pretty well imo..
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO/HelpDesk-BIOS/
yes with that fan you will feel like in a powerfull tupolev (on other hand they could have put more RGB LED... we are lucky in a way)... lol
Oh boy ... now I have the image of a gamer edition Tu95 with LED's all over in my head lol.
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
My maximus 8 hero was supported pretty well imo..
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS-VIII-HERO/HelpDesk-BIOS/
yes with that fan you will feel like in a powerfull tupolev (on other hand they could have put more RGB LED... we are lucky in a way)... lol
Oh boy ... now I have the image of a gamer edition Tu95 with LED's all over in my head lol.
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#5571016 Posted on: 08/05/2018 08:39 AM
Wait, "Cooling enhancement?" ...Holy christ, as if Threadripper v1.0 COULDN'T have used that?!?!
Wait, "Cooling enhancement?" ...Holy christ, as if Threadripper v1.0 COULDN'T have used that?!?!
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#5571020 Posted on: 08/05/2018 09:07 AM
Fancontroll. Turn down the speed, so you don't hear it. This is my trick in my computers. LOL
Fan on VRM is an old trick. We did the same last decade to.
Yeah. It was a trick when they didn't count on people overclocking, back in the day when there was no one click 5 way optimization. If they'd build their heatsinks better, you wouldn't need a seperate fan.
I don't personally care, I took my Asus board because there is a full cover waterblock for it, cooling the VRMs too, and definately more quiet than any seperate fan.
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
Yeah, I'm still upset because there's been NO BIOS for me on my board that takes care of Meltdown/Spectre. This is pretty much a slap to the face after buying a €350+ mainboard, and three years later it's not longer supported.
Fancontroll. Turn down the speed, so you don't hear it. This is my trick in my computers. LOL
Fan on VRM is an old trick. We did the same last decade to.
Yeah. It was a trick when they didn't count on people overclocking, back in the day when there was no one click 5 way optimization. If they'd build their heatsinks better, you wouldn't need a seperate fan.
I don't personally care, I took my Asus board because there is a full cover waterblock for it, cooling the VRMs too, and definately more quiet than any seperate fan.
Lol, tru tru tru.
But still, it's better that they do offer it, regardless of how annoying it sounds.
But honestly I haven't had an Asus board in a long time, it always feels like there's better bang for the buck and I don't like the fact that several high end mobos from Asus I checked in the last year basically got squat for BIOS updates. That's disappointing especially with Spectre/Meltdown being in the news.
Yeah, I'm still upset because there's been NO BIOS for me on my board that takes care of Meltdown/Spectre. This is pretty much a slap to the face after buying a €350+ mainboard, and three years later it's not longer supported.
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#5571063 Posted on: 08/05/2018 02:40 PM
Bet its more of intel that hasnt taken care of its Spectre/meltdown v.1/v.2 yet, new versions keep comming.
Beta bios updates to fix some of the spectre/meltdown issues are availible for Z97ar etc.
Bet its more of intel that hasnt taken care of its Spectre/meltdown v.1/v.2 yet, new versions keep comming.
Beta bios updates to fix some of the spectre/meltdown issues are availible for Z97ar etc.
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Oh yes, add a small, high spinning fan to your rig... always the best idea!