The X399 Zenith Extreme is a child of love and belong in the absolute highest rankings of your short-list (if you are going for that X399 / Threadripper platform). I'll give it our hard to earn Top Pick award, not based on price though. No purely based on the hardware, looks, tweaking experience and tremendous amount of high-end features. It has been a pleasure working on this platform from day one, but we also have to acknowledge that it is completely out of reach for many at this price level.
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Who really needs 32 cores? The answer is fairly limited, but the perspective that AMD offers is that the new Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX is quite a bit less expensive than Intel's current (though dated) flagship, the 18-core Core i9-7980XE, and handily...
The AMD X399 platform coupled with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X provides a lot of CPU cores and expansion capability that is hard to beat. The ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme goes all out with premium features that expand the usefulness of this platform. The...
The X399 Zenith Extreme is a child of love and belong in the absolute highest rankings of your short-list (if you are going for that X399 / Threadripper platform). I'll give it our hard to earn Top Pick award, not based on price though. No purely based on the hardware, looks, tweaking experience and tremendous amount of high-end features. It has been a pleasure working on this platform from day one, but we also have to acknowledge that it is completely out of reach for many at this price level.
However, the retail price of the ASUS X399 ROG Zenith Extreme is frightening, with the motherboard currently retailing above $500. It is a product for users that do not really care about the cost and want the very best there is or, in rare cases, for those who absolutely need one of its unique features and/or are interested in competitive overclocking.
The ASUS X399 ROG Zenith Extreme is a product that the company developed to be the pinnacle of Ryzen Threadripper motherboards. It is a motherboard designed and marketed primarily for gaming and overclocking, yet it also has a very long list of...
Motherboard options for AMD's Threadripper/X399 platform remain somewhat sparse, with even a major player like ASUS only releasing two in the months since its launch. This likely shouldn't be seen as a reaction to the capabilities of the platform, but...
The ASUS ROG Zenith Extreme is an extremely feature packed and extremely well designed and built Threadripper motherboard.Many of the issues that Dan and I found have already been addressed. I would not hesitate to tell you to purchase this motherboard...
PricingAll prices are correct as of 13/09/2017The ASUS RoG Zenith Extreme AMD X399 TR4 E-ATX Motherboard is available now from most major retailers. It's at OCUK for a wallet busting £519.95, which let's be honest, is a real kick in the bank balance....
Picture this scenario. You're an enthusiast content creator and you've just bought yourself a Ryzen Threadripper 1950X, and now you're after a X399 enthusiast motherboard to go with it. But which one do you go for? Well, if you still have plenty of cash...