{"id":1143,"date":"2021-04-12T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mmolenda.com\/techparadise\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2021-04-12T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:41:30","slug":"unboxing-my-first-threadripper-cpu-the-1950x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmolenda.com\/techparadise\/unboxing-my-first-threadripper-cpu-the-1950x\/","title":{"rendered":"“Unboxing” my first Threadripper CPU: The 1950X"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the archives: November 2017. \u00a0This was a neat experience\u2026<\/p>\n

I guess that if you going to spend this much on a CPU, it might as well have unique packaging. The Threadripper certainly had that. I wanted to post this. I only got to do 3 Threadripper builds. It is not a mainstream CPU and really doesn\u2019t hep gaming at all and most builds were gaming rigs. But, without further adieu, here we go\u2026<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 1.<\/strong> Unique Outer Packing. That is hard styrofoam .<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 2.<\/strong> Taking the top half off reminds me of pulling the top of Darth Vader\u2019s helmet off. \u201cNothing can stop that now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 3.<\/strong> I removed the middle CPU section from the outer styrofoam . Here you have some documentation.<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 4.<\/strong> It comes with it\u2019s own Hex screwdriver as the socket has them as part of installation. I will show in a follow-up blog post.<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 5.<\/strong> The middle part of the packaging\u2026. CPU is right inside.<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 6.<\/strong> Removed the CPU from it\u2019s packaging. Well, sort of. There is one more step left.<\/p>\n

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\nFigure 7.<\/strong> Finally\u2026 the CPU is the IPS but the plastic frame around it.<\/p>\n

This was such a big deal since I rarely ran across them in my time at Fry\u2019s. Later generations of Threadripper introduced different packaging, but Fry\u2019s never had this so I was unable to unbox any Threadrippers outside of this generation.<\/p>\n

Conclusion:
\nHopefully, you enjoyed this as much as I did. But, reading about it is not nearly as much fun as actually doing it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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