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AMD Strix Halo PC DIY Finally!

Marzipan said:
that's the full PC though, isn't it? the board itself is a bit better.
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No, just the board, no case, no PSU. The PC is $2.9K but the pre-order page didn't show the currency. Also, it is a DIY PC with case and PSU, no storage, no CPU fan (just a bracket), and no front expansion cards.

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Marzipan said:
I don't see how this is any different than the options Framework currently offers and what I expect Minisforum will eventually offer, being they did release mobo only solutions for their Ryzen 7000 and 8000 products. everything is still fully integrated, so aside from it being mITX, doesn't seem to have anything better than the others. I don't recall what Framework does for cooler mounts, but Minisforum used the LGA1700 mounting bracket for theirs, which pretty much means you can choose anything to cool the CPU.
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The framework, at least, claims compatibility with standard PSUs, so there's a 24 pin and 4pin at least. And its real ITX, not Thin ITX.

But 2.5k... cmon. No way in H3|_|_. APU gaming is not going to live long when a console isn't much bigger and 1/4 the price.
 
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Was Framework ever marketed as a APU gaming machine? As far as I could remember, they marketed the 128GB version as an AI / memory intensive machine. There are 2 things going against the Strix Halo in the AI space:
  • What's the performance in LLM and other AI workload compare to existing Nvidia and Intel GPU?
  • Can you build a cheaper rig using used parts from eBay? I say may be because a used 2nd or 3rd gen Epyc server is a already 1.5K and if you fill it with older AMD V620 (some guy selling them for $450USD each on Homelab subreddit) and you still need 3 cards, a 1500W PSU, and may be an open frame / mining frame
    • But you are still stuck on the question about performance of AMD cards
  • 96GB Nvidia card are at least $15K each, modified RTX4090D with 48GB is $4.3K, Quadro RTX 8000 48GB is $3K
So until we see some benchmarks using the yet to be release ROCM 7.0 drivers, the value is still kind of a question mark.
 
In the current state at least, I don't think Strix Halo was intended for the DIY market by AMD. Wait for a future iteration of a socketed CPU + CAMM2 memory.

For $2000+ you can get much better CPU + mITX + GPU setup for gaming and still cram it into a small enough case if you must.
 

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