In the world of loopy motherboard names, I feel ASUS may need gained with this one. The new ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI is a motherboard constructed for AMD’s upcoming Threadripper Pro processors that includes sufficient added clout to take advantage of 128 lanes of PCIe 4.0.
The extended-ATX (E-ATX) motherboard makes use of a transposed LGA4094 socket, able to supporting the 64-core Threadripper Pro 3995WX at 280 W. The socket makes use of a 16 energy stage VRM design with an enormous finned heatsink designed to full air from the entrance of the motherboard to the again in keeping with the socket and the reminiscence slots, ending within the rear panel which has its personal air baffle. There are eight reminiscence slots, enabling 512 GB or 1 TB of DDR4-3200.
The energy supply heatsink appears to be related to the energetic chipset heatsink, which in flip has extra heatsinks for all three of the board’s PCIe 4.Zero x4 M.2 slots. Other storage choices embody two U.2 ports, eight SATA ports, and a bundled Hyper M.2 card able to supporting one other 4 M.2 PCIe 4.Zero x4 storage drives.
The board has seven full size supported PCIe 4.Zero x16 slots for add-in playing cards, with these programs geared toward renderers and computational work that may add in extra compute playing cards. Additional controllers embody an Intel X550-AT2 for twin 10 gigabit Ethernet, a baseband administration controller (ASUS doesn’t say which one), and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, possible enabled via Intel’s AX201 or AX210.
Port smart there are 9 USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports every with 10 Gbps, and a single USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port able to 20 Gbps. For the entrance panel, there are two USB 3.2 Gen 2 connectors, in addition to USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 2.0. Also on the board is BIOS flashback, CMOS reset, what seems to be like a Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, a COM header, and a wide selection of 5-pin fan headers. ASUS’ customized TPU chipset can also be onboard.
Users also needs to bear in mind that this board seems to take three 12V CPU energy connectors, whereas most energy provides solely take two. There are additionally two extra 6-pin PCIe connectors to offer energy to the PCIe slots. The rear of the board comprises a backplate to help with board rigidity.
The ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE Wi-Fi is anticipated to be accessible in North America from March. Price is as-yet unknown.
