Please add “Unboxing” to the title. This isn't the full AnandTech review.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
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#12A lot of companies could learn something about packaging from this. Expensive items should come in expensive boxes. Apple has known this for a long time. Cheap packaging leaves the impression that the item within is cheap, which, in turn, leads to dissatisfaction with the purchase. Good packaging has such high return for a relatively small investment. Edit: Let me clarify that I don't think this is a logical practice…
This is a review kit, Anandtech does not own these cpu's. Once done they ship them back to AMD. Pelican cases with foam filling are pretty convenient for that purpose.
Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would feel pretty let down if this thing showed up in what looks like a totally pointless Pelican case. Plastic waste is a huge problem. This type of behavior is not part of the solution.
I doubt it'll ship to the public in this sort of case. Seems like priming for the reviewer.
The two small boxes containing one CPU each instead of the large case seem to be the actual retail packaging though. Or so Tom's Hardware's unboxing says.
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#14It's so nice to be able to be excited about a new CPU for once.
Thanks AMD.
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Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would feel pretty let down if this thing showed up in what looks like a totally pointless Pelican case. Plastic waste is a huge problem. This type of behavior is not part of the solution.
Apple's stuff doesn't show up in a Pelican case, but it does have decent-looking packaging that is also minimalist.
I was actually really disappointed by the Apple Watch packaging. I ordered an iPad and I could not believe that the box I received actually contained a 10" iPad. It was so tiny! When I opened it, the box was hardly bigger than the device inside of it. That is super minimalist.
When I got a Macbook, the box again was pretty compact compared to the device inside. Same with the iPhone, to a lesser extent.
But when I got an Apple Watch? Good lord that box was massive. Absolutely massive! They for some reason had to package the band fully extended so the box was longer than my forearm. Complete waste of packaging. I have no idea why they did that.
Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#17The real intrigue for me is the 1900X which is 8-core similar to 1800X, 1700X and 1700. I understand the 1900X will use the ThreadRipper MoBo, giving it access to 60 pci-express lanes. What could be the best use of this say compared to the X370 Mobo and its 16-something pci-express lanes ?
Anything that uses lots of GPUs and actually needs to quickly transfer data from and to GPUs is going to profit a lot from more PCIe lanes. Renderfarms and Deep Learning come to mind.
Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#18The real intrigue for me is the 1900X which is 8-core similar to 1800X, 1700X and 1700. I understand the 1900X will use the ThreadRipper MoBo, giving it access to 60 pci-express lanes. What could be the best use of this say compared to the X370 Mobo and its 16-something pci-express lanes ?
Not just lots of PCI-E lanes, but quad channel memory too. It's a smart move by AMD.
Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#19The real intrigue for me is the 1900X which is 8-core similar to 1800X, 1700X and 1700. I understand the 1900X will use the ThreadRipper MoBo, giving it access to 60 pci-express lanes. What could be the best use of this say compared to the X370 Mobo and its 16-something pci-express lanes ?
Enthusiasts will build systems with 3 x GPUS (16 PCIe 3.0 lanes each) + 2 x M.2 (4x PCIe each) = 56 PCIe lanes, just for peripherals. Workstations might use one or more 10GbE (4x PCIe each) and even 40Gb/s infiniband devices (8x or more PCIe.)
Not hard to use these up when you're going big.
Re: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Unboxing
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple's stuff doesn't show up in a Pelican case, but it does have decent-looking packaging that is also minimalist.
I was actually really disappointed by the Apple Watch packaging. I ordered an iPad and I could not believe that the box I received actually contained a 10" iPad. It was so tiny! When I opened it, the box was hardly bigger than the device inside of it. That is super minimalist. When I got a Macbook, the box again was pretty compact compared to the device inside. Same with the iPhone, to a lesser extent. But when I got…
They want it to feel like a luxury item.