Definitely. On the other hand, many early TR boards were "gamer" boards and advertised overclocking ability. So they may have some power overhead to play with. Less overclocking ability with the old boards and the new 250W parts, of course.
AMD has reported that in actuality this chip should rarely hit 250W, essentially only if overclocked. As with the Ryzen 2 lineup, overclocking can actually hurt performance.
But you are correct that some of the more budget-oriented (and I use that term loosely) TR4 boards will struggle with power delivery. Worst case, you will shorten the lifespan of your motherboard and increase the risk of capacitor failure (eg: shorting, popping, etc).
I'm somewhat curious about what kind of cooling system Intel was using the other day with their 28 cores at 5 GHz demo/stunt. Some people isolated a frame of the streamed video where it shows the (insulated?) pipes that exit from the case and go behind the desk.
250W should be no issue per se, even 500W for 32 is not a lot at any rate and would not be hard for a 12 phase VRM to keep it stable. It may require an extra fan
loeg|7 years ago
ihsw2|7 years ago
But you are correct that some of the more budget-oriented (and I use that term loosely) TR4 boards will struggle with power delivery. Worst case, you will shorten the lifespan of your motherboard and increase the risk of capacitor failure (eg: shorting, popping, etc).
IronBacon|7 years ago
Edit: grammar
xxs|7 years ago
namibj|7 years ago