Come da noi anticipato su Twitter, al CES di Las Vegas si sono viste in buona quantità le prime schede madri di fascia alta destinate ad accogliere le CPU RyZen, le cui live demo hanno infiammato gli animi dei videogiocatori e degli utenti Enthusiast.
AsRock, Biostar, Gigabyte e MSI hanno mostrato alcune soluzioni basate sul chipset X370, destinato ad equipaggiare le schede madri di fascia più elevata, mentre Asus sembra voler tenere in serbo le proprie schede per un evento ad hoc. Parlando della piattaforma, va menzionato il supporto di base a tutti i più recenti standard: DDR4, NVMe, M.2, USB 3.1 Gen 1 e Gen 2. Questo significa che non solo le CPU RyZen dovrebbero garantire un eccellente rapporto prezzo/prestazioni, ma la piattaforma in generale potrà fornire un’eccellente longevità. I videogiocatori e gli utenti enthusiast – secondo quanto fino ad oggi trapelato - potranno assemblare una piattaforma moderna e prestante senza per questo svenarsi acquistando la piattaforma Socket 2011v3 di Intel.
Riportiamo qui di seguito il comunicato stampa di AMD.
Las Vegas, Nevada — 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Jan. 4, 2017 — Following global excitement generated by the reveal of new technology and performance details of upcoming AMD Ryzen high-performance desktop processors, AMD today announced 16 cutting-edge high-performance AM4 motherboards from five manufacturers. In addition, AMD exhibited Ryzen processor-based “extreme performance” PC designs from 17 top system integrators across the globe as well as innovative third-party CPU cooler designs, demonstrating a ready and robust ecosystem for Ryzen CPUs. AMD also expects Ryzen-based designs from all top global PC OEMs, with more information on systems to be revealed at launch.
“2017 will be an unforgettable year for AMD, its technology partners and the PC industry as a whole, and we’re thrilled to kick off the year at CES by showing wide arrays of high-performance motherboard and PC designs from our OEM partners for whom the future is Ryzen,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and general manager, Computing and Graphics Group, AMD. “AMD and our partners are committed to supporting enthusiasts, gamers, and creators with a new generation of computing innovation and choice through AMD Ryzen processor-based motherboards, custom-built PCs, and coolers built to support these impressive systems.”
New Chipsets and Motherboards
AMD and its motherboard partners today debuted a wide array of new motherboards from ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI, all built upon two upcoming desktop chipsets for AMD Ryzen processors: the X370 and X300. X370 chipset-based motherboards are designed for those who need the most performance, cutting-edge features, and superior I/O connectivity from their PCs including support for overclockingi, and dual graphics. For users looking for performance in a more compact size, the X300 chipset also features an AMD Ryzen-ready AM4 socket while utilizing the mini-ITX size ideal for small form factor PCs. Both chipsets take full advantage of innovative technology features including:
- Dual-channel DDR4 memory
- NVMe
- M.2 SATA devices
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 and Gen 2
- PCIe® 3.0 capability
AM4 chipsets provide dedicated PCIe lanes for USB, graphics, data and other I/O, providing a powerful, scalable and reliable computing experience and bringing the benefit of future-ready technologies. Motherboards on display at CES 2017 include:
- ASRock X370 Taichi, ASRock X370 Gaming K4, ASRock AB350 Gaming K4 & ASRock A320M Pro4
- Asus B350M-C
- Biostar X370GT7, Biostar X350GT5 & Biostar X350GT3
- Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K5, Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming 5, Gigabyte AB350-Gaming 3 & Gigabyte A320M-HD3
- MSI A320M Pro-VD, MSI X370 Xpower Gaming Titanium, MSI B350 Tomahawk & MSI B350M Mortar
AMD Ryzen processor-based PCs
Exemplifying the goal of bringing innovation and competition back to desktop PCs, AMD and renowned custom-PC builders such as Cyberpower, Maingear and Origin, amongst others, presented an array of ‘dream PCs’ based on high-performance AMD Ryzen processors. From exotic, custom water-cooled systems to more refined, practical solutions, a myriad of PCs incorporating AMD Ryzen processors were on display at CES including:
- Caseking
- CSL - Computer
- CyberPower PC
- Cybertron PC
- Icoda (Korea)
- IBUYPOWER
- iPason Wuhan
- Komplett
- LDLC
- Maingear
- Mayn Wuhan
- Medion AG
- Mindfactory
- Oldi (Russia)
- Origin PC
- Overclockers UK
- PC Specialist
New 3rd Party Thermal Solutions
For enthusiasts and PC builders focused on a premium, quiet, and effective cooling solution or wishing to overclock, AMD is working with 15 top cooler manufacturers and vendors to create an array of aftermarket CPU coolers for AM4 processors. For ultra-quiet air cooling, Noctua will offer both its NH-D15 and its slimmer counterpart the NH-U12S. In, addition, EKWB will offer AM4 support for its custom water cooling solutions.
AMD Ryzen processor-based PCs, AM4 motherboards, and compatible cooling solutions are expected to be available in Q1 2017.