Can't the Strix do 3 GPUs in 8x 8x 8x too? It will depend on availability but as a non gamer the WS look very appealing, it lacks USB-C though and some of the cons in the ratings-
Maybe someone more expert can confirm this or not, but I think the multi-gpu feature of the strix refers to sli or crossfire, for which you need the exertion HW bridge and possibly two cards of the same manufacture. The 3 way multi gpu of the ws pro instead means you just put up to three cards and they will be split in 8x for each lane. In this way you can throw in an older card (when needed for rendering only) and add the cudacores at the cost of memory if I am not wrong.
Another thing is the ecc memory support, in case in the future you want to convert it to a mini server or similar.
There is a USB c is the small connector on top of the image under USB 3.2, they didn't specify it is type c in the chart but it is there.
I understand you, I have finished my build last month and as a friendly suggestion, I can say that you will ALWAYS find some negative in every opinion, even when it does not make sense or it is something more case-specific.
Can't the Strix do 3 GPUs in 8x 8x 8x too? It will depend on availability but as a non gamer the WS look very appealing, it lacks USB-C though and some of the cons in the ratings-
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Not exactly. The Strix basically offers PCIe 3.0 x8 speeds on the last slot, while the WS Pro offers PCIe 4.0 x8 speeds (making this slot's bandwidth double) on its last slot. However, the way you can use them for GPU rendering won't change. No need for an SLI bridge, or even SLI support for that matter.
That Strix board also offers ECC memory support as it's basically a Ryzen feature that's left to motherboard manufacturers to implement. Even many lower-end boards have ECC support
I agree! We just need good tools to get the job done at a price point we can justify.
Not exactly. The Strix basically offers PCIe 3.0 x8 speeds on the last slot, while the WS Pro offers PCIe 4.0 x8 speeds (making this slot's bandwidth double) on its last slot. However, the way you can use them for GPU rendering won't change. No need for an SLI bridge, or even SLI support for that matter.
That Strix board also offers ECC memory support as it's basically a Ryzen feature that's left to motherboard manufacturers to implement. Even many lower-end boards have ECC support
I agree! We just need good tools to get the job done at a price point we can justify.
From a quality and reliability perspective, most options at and above the $300 will be the best you can get. If you're just running two GPUs, I wouldn't sweat the PCI-E lanes that much because Ryzen has PCI-E 4.0 lanes. Basically, even an x4 PCI-E slot won't bottleneck any PCI-E 4.0 GPUs for at least this and the next generation of graphics cards.
Yeeeah, mate. That's the story everywhere apparently. One of my friends managed to get his hands on a reasonably-priced Ryzen 9 5900X by bugging local retailers. You should try doing the same in your region. That's your best bet. We're working on a list of local retailers for major regions too btw, keep an eye out for it this week.Can't get hold of 5950x or Power Supply or obviously GPU!!!! What a joke!
Definitely not the MSI MEG X570 UNIFY, large GPUS are too close and the top unit will run hot and start limiting performance.
Leaving this here for anyone reading this later - If you're not getting blower model GPUs, then yep, go for triple-spaced PCIe slot motherboards.