https://cmp.wiki/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=ASRock_Rack_ROMED8-2T 2026-10-31T01:34:46Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.11 https://cmp.wiki/w/index.php?title=ASRock_Rack_ROMED8-2T&diff=147&oldid=prev 2026-10-30T08:03:47Z

<p>CMP 170HX on the ASRock Rack ROMED8-2T (and /BCM), from Discord (fnerdman, GlobalApathy, alanoo, Arcanum, quark2world, gnasherrr, RH-3D, djpandaman); sources: @fnerdman, @globalapathy, @alanoo, @gnasherrr, @djpandaman, @_arcanum_, @quark2world, @rh3dai</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Platform<br /> |board=ASRock Rack ROMED8-2T (also ROMED8-2T/BCM)<br /> |cpu=Single-socket AMD EPYC (SP3), for example EPYC 7543<br /> |bios_version=<br /> |settings=smart fan curve settings are weak (GlobalApathy)<br /> |gen2_result=<br /> |rebar_result=<br /> |p2p_result=<br /> |os_driver=<br /> |virtualization=Bare metal<br /> |cards=<br /> |status=Reported<br /> |tested_by=fnerdman<br /> |source=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1564244395887435847<br /> }}<br /> <br /> A single-socket SP3 board with seven x16 slots, often named as the turnkey EPYC board for multi-card builds.<br /> <br /> == What people report ==<br /> * fnerdman runs 4 CMPs on one. His server CPU and RAM idle at about the same wattage as the four cards together, which has him looking at a consumer CPU with an expansion board instead. {{Source|handle=fnerdman|date=2026-10-26|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1564244395887435847}}<br /> * GlobalApathy built an EPYC 7543 + ROMED8-2T/BCM + 8x 32 GB DDR4-2933 host; he picked it as a single-box workstation board that takes a standard PSU, but finds its fan curve settings weak. {{Source|handle=globalapathy|date=2026-10-18|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561377158897733716}}&lt;br /&gt;{{Source|handle=globalapathy|date=2026-10-22|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1562647408293318733}}&lt;br /&gt;{{Source|handle=globalapathy|date=2026-10-22|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1562651938401812521}}<br /> * alanoo: on ASRock Rack Rome boards the cards collide with 4 of the 7 fan headers. {{Source|handle=alanoo|date=2026-10-21|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1562450191464800266}}<br /> * gnasherrr asked how to attach 8 cards to a ROMED8-2T (six direct and two off a PLX switch, or two PEX88096 boards with four cards each, or cascaded switches); the answers are on [[Risers and bifurcation]]. {{Source|handle=gnasherrr|date=2026-10-18|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1561395044563550299}}<br /> * djpandaman lists &quot;ROMED8-2T + SP3&quot; among the boards for a 6-card P2P build. {{Source|handle=djpandaman|date=2026-10-22|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1562874639758131251}}<br /> <br /> == Slots ==<br /> Arcanum calls it probably the only turnkey board that does 7 cards. {{Source|handle=_arcanum_|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1557983567101956137}} Whether all seven slots are direct is disputed: {{Status|Contested}}<br /> * quark2world: some of the bottom slots (PCIe1/PCIe2) are also on a switch, so the board was made more for 4 GPUs than 7. {{Source|handle=quark2world|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1557983658772660287}}&lt;br /&gt;{{Source|handle=quark2world|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1557984171111092235}}&lt;br /&gt;{{Source|handle=quark2world|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1557984323750203473}}<br /> * Arcanum: he thought those were only retimers because of the trace distance. {{Source|handle=_arcanum_|date=2026-10-09|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1557983737776578571}}<br /> <br /> == Price ==<br /> About 1100 EUR for the /BCM version in the EU in October 2026 (RH-3D); gnasherrr found Supermicro H12SSL-i boards new for about 280 USD, a quarter of the price. {{Source|handle=rh3dai|date=2026-10-21|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1518692084729511967/1562486078110441494}}&lt;br /&gt;{{Source|handle=gnasherrr|date=2026-10-22|link=https://discord.com/channels/1518634379604136178/1534370835220004885/1562668620725747794}}<br /> <br /> == Related ==<br /> [[Platforms]], [[Server BIOS setup]], [[Risers and bifurcation]], [[Supermicro H12DSG-O-CPU]] (other H12 boards), [[Cooling and power]] (idle power).<br /> <br /> {{ImportFooter}}</div>

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