Need 4 Gen5 slots for AI? A WRX90 motherboard already has 7
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-10-11
On hunting for a compact Gen5 backplane (market only offers Gen4 versions), TheZachMueller suggests: if you just want 4 Gen5 slots, pick a good motherboard instead — the WRX90 has 7 Gen5 slots. The asker notes clients increasingly value AI on fully owned hardware, but a higher-end CPU+RAM platform would cost over €15k.
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