Something to look forward to: Whether you're sticking with an AMD B450 motherboard or planning on upgrading to a 500-series board, the Ryzen 5000 series desktop CPUs are a gamer's dream, at least on paper. With the R9 5950X, AMD might finally join the 5 GHz club, and with a 16-core CPU, no less. The R9 1700, 1700X, and 1800X will be CPU-focused platforms, showing overclocking capabilities in single digits by default. The counterparts to the 5950X are the 6C/12T and 6C/12T Ryzen 7 CPUs, with very reasonable prices to boot.
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Alongside overclocking and price points, AMD is also introducing new features for the Ryzen platform. The iMac Pro and Mac mini do not include support for Ryzen CPU overclocking, for example, but with AMD VR ready graphics the 2666x1677 Intel Core i7 6700K is anything but restrictive for a deep-dive system.
Allegedly this new Ryzen motherboard will by far have more overclocking potential than any previous release, although we'll know if this rumor is true. This is due to the inclusion of more DIMMs than any other Ryzen chip current, so ultra dual GPUs needs an ample amount of memory. Support for the new PCIe Gen3x4 triple-channel interface is also slated for early next year. Right now, that puts the R9 Fury X and R9 Fury tied for third behind the Dual RX Vega 64 and 1080 Ti. You can bet that AMD RX Vega 64 performance will allow AMD to leapfrog ahead in here contest.
While a price was not given for the standard $500 RX Vega OEM board (Nvidia OEM boards are typically $300-$500 excluding case), we can expect it to be on par with the component count as AMD moves toward its Ryzen lineup with high-end CPUs.
Where on the board is next? The R9 M470X has less than four PCIe lanes and a reference clock speed of 4.2.99 0.8 GHz, showing no overclocking potential whatsoever. Why AMD is releasing an OEM board with binary options to a niche segment of high-end GPUs is anyone's guess. As with all custom graphics solutions, overclocking will also require a PCIe Gen3x4 expansion header, additional peripheral control headers, and a last note of caution in the off chance you are accidentally jumpering those extra PCIe Gen3x4 signals. AMD higher-end cards feature a factory overclock of 16.3 GHz, while Nvidia custom cards may exceed that by as much as 35%. The R9 M471 should have respectable overclocking potential, but the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 should overclock as well, with a good ole Radeon Pro WX 3850
Continue reading our AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop CPU review!
Alongside overclocking and price points, AMD is also introducing new features for the Ryzen platform. The iMac Pro and Mac mini do not include support for Ryzen CPU overclocking, for example, but with AMD VR ready graphics the 2666x1677 Intel Core i7 6700K is anything but restrictive for a deep-dive system.
Allegedly this new Ryzen motherboard will by far have more overclocking potential than any previous release, although we'll know if this rumor is true. This is due to the inclusion of more DIMMs than any other Ryzen chip current, so ultra dual GPUs needs an ample amount of memory. Support for the new PCIe Gen3x4 triple-channel interface is also slated for early next year. Right now, that puts the R9 Fury X and R9 Fury tied for third behind the Dual RX Vega 64 and 1080 Ti. You can bet that AMD RX Vega 64 performance will allow AMD to leapfrog ahead in here contest.
While a price was not given for the standard $500 RX Vega OEM board (Nvidia OEM boards are typically $300-$500 excluding case), we can expect it to be on par with the component count as AMD moves toward its Ryzen lineup with high-end CPUs.
Where on the board is next? The R9 M470X has less than four PCIe lanes and a reference clock speed of 4.2.99 0.8 GHz, showing no overclocking potential whatsoever. Why AMD is releasing an OEM board with binary options to a niche segment of high-end GPUs is anyone's guess. As with all custom graphics solutions, overclocking will also require a PCIe Gen3x4 expansion header, additional peripheral control headers, and a last note of caution in the off chance you are accidentally jumpering those extra PCIe Gen3x4 signals. AMD higher-end cards feature a factory overclock of 16.3 GHz, while Nvidia custom cards may exceed that by as much as 35%. The R9 M471 should have respectable overclocking potential, but the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 should overclock as well, with a good ole Radeon Pro WX 3850
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