AMD Threadripper 1950X

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Praised for performance.

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Thanks to asrock motherboards for AMD’s threadripper 1950x working with ECC memory, that’s what I learned to overclock on. I eventually discovered with some timings I could pass all the usual tests for days, but would still end up seeing a few corrected errors a month, meaning I had to back off if I wanted true stability. Without ECC, I might never have known, attributing rare crashes to software. From then on I considered people who think you shouldn’t overlock ECC memory to be a bit confused. It’s the only memory you should be overlocking, because it’s the only memory you can prove you don’t have errors. I found that DDR3 and DDR4 memory (on AMD systems at least) had quite a bit of extra “performance” available over the standard JEDEC timings. (Performance being a relative thing, in practice the performance gained is more a curiosity than a significant real life benefit for most things. It should also be noted that higher stated timings can result in worse performance when things are on the edge of stability.) What I’ve noticed with DDR5, is that it’s much harder to achieve true stability. Often even cpu mounting pressure being too high or low can result in intermittent issues and errors. I would never overclock non-ECC DDR5, I could never trust it, and the headroom available is way less than previous generations. It’s also much more sensitive to heat, it can start having trouble between 50-60 degrees C and basically needs dedicated airflow when overclocking. Note, I am n…

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I loved my Threadripper 1950x. But processors inevitably age out. Mine's sitting in a cupboard unused. I upgraded to an i5-1360K. A friggin' i5! Check it out: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-13600K-v... I really wish there were more crazy-core-count CPUs out there, but the Threadripper prices are pretty nuts, especially if they're superseded by i5s and i7s in a few years.

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... and so do Windows machines. Windows 10 will EOL in July 2025. My Threadripper 1950X, still outperforming most of today's mid-range CPUs, isn't allowed into the Windows 11 world. Why? Who knows? But yes, I didn't realize that Logic Pro was no longer compatible with macOS versions before 12. So, if this person wanted an indestructible laptop that could run Logic Pro, have a hi-res screen and be upgraded to a 1TB drive, a 2015 Macbook Pro would certainly have been the thing. Hey look, they're $300 on Swappa! But yes, eventually, we all need to upgrade.

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100%, still rocking the original 1950x for this reason alone. More nvme storage makes a bigger difference to me than more cores or ipc. Pcie is where all the fun things are used =)

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I just bought a specced out 1950x on a x399 with 64gb ram (plus the box, power, etc) for about $800, which I think is the fair price for 3 year old hardware. It needs a GPU, but for my usecase it's perfect. I'm also in Europe, so prices are higher.

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I only run Windows inside a VM now. The main reason I didn't switch to Linux sooner was because of games, but GPU passthrough works well enough now that I can dedicate my main GPU to a VM and get close to native performance (within 3-5%). Currently I have a Vega 64 configured for passthrough on a Threadripper 1950X system and it runs great. It's much more convenient than dual booting.