got my 3960x setup going today with the asrock creator board
cd linux-stable; make mrproper defconfig; time make -j48
takes ~30 seconds.
really blows my mind
You finally can get the asrock creator strx4 motherboard on amazon for $5490 - for a mere $5k over retail!
https://www.amazon.com/ASRock-TRX40-Creator-Threadripper-Max256GB/dp/B081JX35ZK