AMD Ryzen 9 3900 Tested: Unreleased 65W Processor Sets World Records By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 October 19 We take AMD's unreleased 12-core 24-thread Ryzen 9 3900 our for a spin, setting a few world records with the 65W chip.
Even at -180 Degrees, Ryzen 3000 May Not Hit Boost Clock Speeds By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 28 September 19 If you want to hit the advertised boost clock on your third-gen Ryzen chip, great cooling could not be enough.
Ticked Off: Clock Bug Leads to False Ryzen Benchmark Scores By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 September 19 A persistent bug in Windows 10 means that 3rd Gen Ryzen chips could give inaccurately high or low test scores.
Console Killer: Building a Liquid-Cooled Living Room PC By Zak Storey published 8 August 19 Eliminating both noise and heat from a high-powered gaming PC typically means one thing: water-cooling. Can you truly make a quiet, cool gaming PC to rival any console? Let’s find out.
Our Tests Show Not All Ryzen 3000 Cores Are Created Equal By Paul Alcorn published 30 July 19 Not all cores in AMD's Ryzen 3000-series processors can reach the boost frequency.
Memory Overclocking on X399 Colfax: What RAM Speed Do You Need? By Zhiye Liu published 19 July 19 We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3333 on the Colfax platform.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i9-9900K: Which CPU Is Better? By Joe Shields published 12 July 19 We pit AMD’s new 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X flagship CPU against Intel’s 8-core Core i9-9900K. Can Zen 2 beat Intel’s current top-end mainstream chip?
A Blackout You'll Remember: Patriot Debuts DDR4 Viper 4 Blackout for AMD Ryzen 3000 By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 July 19 A blackout worth remembering?
Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM) Tested: One-Click Overclocking Comes to 9th-Gen CPUs By Paul Alcorn published 19 June 19 We overclocked a Core i9-9900K with Intel's one-click Performance Maximizer tool and reached 5.0 GHz.
PCIe 4.0 SSD Exclusive: Testing Phison's PS5016-E16 NVMe Controller By Sean Webster published 14 June 19 Will 5 GB/s of throughput have a real impact on common desktop workloads, like gaming? Let's see.
5.7 GHz on 28 Cores: Overclocking the Intel Xeon W-3175 By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 25 April 19 With the right motherboard and cooling, Intel's first unlocked workstation-class processor can go well beyond its 3.8-GHz rated boost speed.
Memory Overclocking on X470 Pinnacle Ridge: What RAM Speed Do You Need? By Zhiye Liu published 15 April 19 We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-3466 on the Pinnacle Ridge platform.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2: Performance On AMD and Nvidia GPUs By Yannick Guerrini published 5 April 19
HyperX's Wrist Rest Will Upgrade the Typing Experience on Any Keyboard By Avram Piltch published 26 March 19 This inexpensive accessory makes typing on any keyboard much more comfortable.
Memory Overclocking on Z390 Coffee Lake: What RAM Speed Do You Need? By Zhiye Liu published 14 February 19 We evaluate the impact of memory speeds from DDR4-2133 to DDR4-4400 on the Coffee Lake Refresh platform.
Metro Exodus Sneak Peek: Ray Tracing and DLSS Performance, Benchmarked By Chris Angelini, Yannick Guerrini published 13 February 19
Liquid Nitrogen, CPU Solder and High Voltage: How I Set Overclocking Records By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published 4 January 19 Top-ranked overclocker Allen “Splave” Golibersuch explains how he breaks records and why you should care, even if you aren’t going to pour LN2 on your CPU.
Building a Compact Monster PC: Threadripper Meets Micro-ATX and Custom Liquid Cooling By Garrett Carver published 15 December 18 To find out how powerful and quiet a modern compact PC can be, we dropped an overclocked 2990WX into a mATX case, and liquid-cooled the core components.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2 vs. Intel Skylake-X: Battle of the High-End CPUs By Paul Alcorn published 14 August 18 We put AMD's top CPUs up against Intel's leading chips in a seven-round face-off based on performance, features, value and more.
Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P TUF Gaming Edition Review: TUF Enough? By Garrett Carver published 18 July 18 Cooler Master releases their MA620P, now updated with TUF Gaming Alliance theme. Same MA620P, now available in yellow.
