ASUS' ROG STRIX X399-E Gaming motherboard for Threadripper offers a less expensive alternative to some of their higher end boards; however the $350 price tag is still a little steep. You still get a wide variety of internal and external connections, but there is no DIMM.2 adapter for an additional M.2 drive and [H]ard|OCP found the PCB to be flimsy enough that they popped out a standoff on one of the installed heatsinks due to that flexibility. The layout of the board was lauded as was the overall performance, so if you are looking to build a Threadripper system for a little less then this is a board worth investigating.
"The ROG STRIX X399-E Gaming promises to be a lower cost options for AMD’s Threadripper processors. This is a "less is more" approach to motherboard design than the exquisite and expensive ROG Zenith Extreme. The ROG brand has always been a premium brand. With these lower cost STRIX boards, does this remain true? "
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Jeremy,
This website says
Jeremy,
This website says that there is a VROC header
along the bottom edge of this motherboard:
https://proclockers.com/reviews/motherboards/asus-rog-strix-x399-e-gaming-motherboard-review/page/0/3
But, the ASUS motherboard manual calls it “EXT_FAN”:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/socketTR4/ROG_STRIX_X399-E_GAMING/E13249_ROG_STRIX_X399-E_GAMING_UM_web_20170825.pdf?_ga=2.119303553.924715365.1520046076-887737614.1513451288
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What do you think?