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Reviews: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/25/2019 04:00 PM | source: | 62 comment(s)
Reviews: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X

As AMD opens up a can of performance that is just baffling, we have two more reviews to offer to you today. These are crazy times in the desktop processor landscape. CPUs with 24 to even 32 processor cores are slowly becoming the norm. AMD just released their 3rd generation of Threadripper processors, based on ZEN2 cores the performance is just staggering in each and every way you look at it:

Read the Ryzen Threadripper 3960X review - Ryzen Threadripper 3970X review







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nizzen
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#5763434 Posted on: 02/25/2020 10:28 PM
feedback from my latest re-re-rebuild
I dumped my "precious" all-rgb fans everywhere and good looks for something that looks like a pimped out behind-the-scenes machine plumbing, it looks akward to say the least
but...
it now runs 4.4Ghz @1.4v all cores ! :eek: @80°C (with MSI motherboard OCGenie10 overclock preset, there's a "11" @4.45Ghz but it doesnt even boot)
and what's weirder...it draws a ton less Watts, like 60 less ! weird or not as DerBauer explained that in one of his oc Ryzen videos, the more heat the less efficient it is the more heat it generates, a vicious cycle
I've got 3x silent wings 2 on a 360x30mm rad + 3x silent wings 3 hi-speed pwm on a 360x55mm rad lol and that on a Corsair hydro x cpu block not covering the whole cpu package (zero availability here for good blocks like the heatkiller) but anyway, didn't waste my time, I not only didn't run oc before I actually underclocked and volted it 4.15@1.24v, don't need to do that anymore

pro-tip for watercooling :
- rads should always be case intakes, it makes a massive difference 5-10°C easily, the degrees you gain from cold outside air make the water temp colder and so your cpu colder and so all your rad is going to exhaust is almost-cold air my rads are cold to the touch now if you intake case air through your rads it's going to be the opposite hot = more hot = more hot = bad result (my h115i aio that was top mounted was noticeably hot)
- never place a rad on the top, never ever....if you don't watercool your gpu (and even if you do) because you'll be "cooling" your cpu with 60+°C air coming out of your gpu backplate, you can see that in various videos like Bitwit youtube.com/watch?v=xNAMxZgvves

Protip for overclocking Ryzen: Watercooling does not help much for overclocking Ryzen :D

I got the same "same" result with the stock cooler for 3900x VS custom Ek water cooling with 2x 360 radiators :p I gained maybe 25mhz all core overclock. The biggest gain was the Decibel of the coolingsystem ;) Crazy load vs pretty much silence.

Using Asrock x570 Taichi and 3900x.

D3M1G0D
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#5763459 Posted on: 02/26/2020 12:46 AM
pro-tip for watercooling :
- rads should always be case intakes, it makes a massive difference 5-10°C easily, the degrees you gain from cold outside air make the water temp colder and so your cpu colder and so all your rad is going to exhaust is almost-cold air my rads are cold to the touch now if you intake case air through your rads it's going to be the opposite hot = more hot = more hot = bad result (my h115i aio that was top mounted was noticeably hot)
- never place a rad on the top, never ever....if you don't watercool your gpu (and even if you do) because you'll be "cooling" your cpu with 60+°C air coming out of your gpu backplate, you can see that in various videos like Bitwit youtube.com/watch?v=xNAMxZgvves
I guess that depends on whether you prioritize your CPU or GPU, and how the loop is configured overall. Case intake is great for water-cooling the CPU but will be a detriment to air-cooling the GPU (and vice versa). If they're both water-cooled and on the same loop then it probably won't matter either way.

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