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Thanks! In case you're interested in building a ThreadRipper Pro WX-based system like mine, then AMD apparently starts selling the CPUs independently from March

Thanks! In case you're interested in building a ThreadRipper Pro WX-based system like mine, then AMD apparently starts selling the CPUs independently from March 2021 onwards: https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a-few-boards-for-3rd-gen-threadripper-pro https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a... Previously you could only get this CPU when buying the Lenovo ThinkStation P620 machine. I'm pretty happy with Lenovo Thinkstations though (I bought a P920 with dual Xeons 2.5 years ago)

ksec 6y ago
And just in time article https://www.anandtech.com/show/16462/hands-on-with-the-asus-pro-ws-wrx80-e-sage-se-wifi https://www.anandtech.com/show/16462/hands-on-with-the-asus-... I guess I should submit this on HN as well. Edit: I was getting too ahead of myself I thought these are for TR Pro with Zen 3. Turns out they are not out yet.
- walrus01 6y ago
  My only quibble with that board is that I worry about how easily replaced the fan on the chipset is. In my experience that exact type of fan will inevitably fail in a moderately dusty environment... And it doesn't look like anything you could screw on/off from the common industry standard sizes of 40mm or 60mm 12VDC fans that come in various thicknesses.
  - opencl 6y ago
    Supermicro's WRX80 motherboard looks like it has an easily replaceable chipset fan, not sure about the Gigabyte one. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a-few-boards-for-3rd-gen-threadripper-pro https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a...
  - smolder 6y ago
    Fortunately you can often swap the complete heatsink and fan combo on the chipset with a different one. If the mounting method is strange one can use thermal epoxy or thermal adhesive tape.