Has Intel finally released a DDR5 HEDT motherboard?

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rkd29980

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The Asrock W790 WS looks like the closest thing I have seen to a DDR5 HEDT motherboard with it's 5 full x16 PCIe lanes 4 of which are 5.0.

This is aimed at workstations though but still, should I pull the trigger or wait for more and better offering to soon be released?
 
WTF are are u using all those slots for? All mine are empty save for a single sound card that I don't have to do and another for a GPU.
 
Well, one is for a GPU, one is for a Mellanox Connect X2 card and one will be for additional SATA ports. It's always nice to have enough PCIe slots for whatever I may need them for even if I never use them. That's the entire point of a HEDT motherboard. "Options"
 
Don't know why people post like this without qualifying their intent in the first place. Guess you just want reaffirmation. Congrads.
 
Wow this board looks badass. I personally don't need it but damn it is fully updated with everything possible. You actually can't go wrong? How much is it?
 
rkd29980 said:
DDR5 HEDT motherboard with it's 5 full x16 PCIe lanes 4 of which are 5.0.

This is aimed at workstations though
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I am really not sure what the distinction or issue being made between HEDT and workstation ?

Isn't high end desktop mostly what it means, high performance-capability-connectitivty workstation type hardware more than server grade ?

rkd29980 said:
, should I pull the trigger or wait for more and better offering to soon be released?
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Considering there is no LGA4677 you can buy right now, that seem an easy you should obviously wait. Why would you wait a motherboard without reviews for cpu without finals bios-reviews yet ?

Seem trivial that you should at least wait for the cpu to launch and then look at all the options that will exist.

Is it a fear it would be hard to buy one for a long time like a new gpu launch ?
 
LukeTbk said:
Is it a fear it would be hard to buy one for a long time like a new gpu launch ?
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Honestly, I didn't know that the CPUs weren't out yet and I haven't built a PC in almost 10 years. My current PC is a very old Z97 DDR3 build and I am just waiting for a DDR5 HEDT motherboard with the features I want so I can finaly build a new PC.
 
ZodaEX said:
Isn't registered ECC RAM slower for gaming? That's always been my understanding to why servers generally aren't used for gaming PCs.
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It's ddr5 6800. Yea ecc runs a few percent slower but I don't think it's noticable. Especially if you're not trying to push over 7000.
 
ECC and registered are two different concepts. ECC doesn't cost performance, registered RAM adds a bit to latency, but that shouldn't matter with the already large latency numbers for DDR5.

The hot workstation stuff is W680 with ECC (unbuffered/UDIMM) support. But the stuff is hard to find.
 
rkd29980 said:
Don't know. I don't think it has actually made its way to retail channels yet as I can't find it anywhere. I fully expect it to be well north of $500 though.
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They’re all around 1k for the new W7/W9 CPUs.
 
uOpt said:
ECC and registered are two different concepts. ECC doesn't cost performance, registered RAM adds a bit to latency, but that shouldn't matter with the already large latency numbers for DDR5.

The hot workstation stuff is W680 with ECC (unbuffered/UDIMM) support. But the stuff is hard to find.
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W790 now. That’s the new set of kit- just announced.
 
LukeTbk said:
I am really not sure what the distinction or issue being made between HEDT and workstation ?

Isn't high end desktop mostly what it means, high performance-capability-connectitivty workstation type hardware more than server grade ?
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It’s gotten blended badly over the years. It’s much more workstation focused now for sure.
LukeTbk said:
Considering there is no LGA4677 you can buy right now, that seem an easy you should obviously wait. Why would you wait a motherboard without reviews for cpu without finals bios-reviews yet ?

Seem trivial that you should at least wait for the cpu to launch and then look at all the options that will exist.
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Agreed. Give it another month.
LukeTbk said:
Is it a fear it would be hard to buy one for a long time like a new gpu launch ?
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No. They’re going to probably be available. It’s expensive kit and a niche market.
 
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