Today, AMD's 2nd generation Ryzen Threadripper 2950X has finally reached retail availability. As you might remember from the launch a few weeks ago, the 32-core Threadripper 2990WX has already been on store shelves, but the 2950X was set to arrive on August 31st.
For those that need a bit of a refresher on 2nd generation Threadripper, you check out our full review of both the 2950X and 2990WX. Ultimately, we found the Threadripper 2950X is a great CPU for people looking to bridge the gap between content creation and gaming, with near top-level performance in both areas.
So far, we've spotted the 2950X on Newegg and at Microcenter, and Amazon.
The 12-core and 24-core variants of 2nd generation Threadripper processors are still set to be coming later in the year.
I know an 8 core Ryzen 2700x
I know an 8 core Ryzen 2700x is more than enough for everything I am probably going to do, but I kind of really want a ThreadRipper.
Manufacturers, distributers
Manufacturers, distributers and vendors want to sell you more than you need to buy. Figure out if you really have a use case for the extra cores and in 12 month time this will be 1/2 price when AMD intros 7nm Threadrippers. Or you can grab last years models now for 1/2 price. Unfortunately mobos have not been discounted.