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Maxsun’s BIOS is a bit of a blast from the past. While it’s 100% functional, it doesn’t have an Easy Mode and isn’t quite as refined (read, good looking) as others. The BIOS screen has the major headings across the top (Main, Advanced, Power, Turbo, Startup, Security, and Exit) with detailed information on the left and system information (including CPU temp/speed, fan speed, vcore, memory frequency, and more) on the right. You can overclock the system in the Turbo section. Again, it has all the functionality you’re looking for, including overclocking and tweaking memory, but it just doesn’t look the part compared to most other UEFI BIOS.
Software
Maxsun’s only Windows-based software is Maxsun Sync, which controls the integrated and any attached RGBs. I can’t find any other application on the website for Windows-based overclocking and fan control, which is lacking compared to most other board partners. The Maxsun Sync app does offer several different RGB lighting modes, a couple of which you can tweak even further. It’s a functional application; I just would like to see additional functionality or another program for adjusting CPU parameters and fan control.
Test System / Comparison Products
We’ve updated our test system to Windows 11 64-bit OS with all updates applied as of mid-October 2023. We kept the same Asus TUF RTX 3070 video card from our previous testing platforms but have updated the driver to the latest, keeping our games, F1 22 and Far Cry 6, the same. Unless otherwise noted, we use the latest non-beta motherboard BIOS available to the public using ‘optimized default’ settings except for the memory (XMP). The hardware and drivers we used are as follows:
Test System Components
CPU | Intel Core i9-14900K |
Memory | Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6000 CL36 (KF560C36BBEAK2-32) |
Row 2 - Cell 0 | Teamgroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR5- 7200 CL34 (FF3D516G7200HC34ABK) |
Row 3 - Cell 0 | Klevv CRAS XR5 RGB (KD5AGUA80-80R380S) |
GPU | Asus TUF RTX 3070 |
Cooling | Coolermaster MasterLiquid PL360 Flux |
PSU | EVGA Supernova 850W P6 |
Software | Windows 11 64-bit (22H2) |
Graphics | NVIDIA Driver 537.42 |
Benchmark Settings
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | Row 0 - Cell 1 |
Procyon | Version 2.6.848 64 |
Row 2 - Cell 0 | Office Suite (Office 365), Video Editing (Premiere Pro 23.6), Photo Editing (Photoshop 25.0, Lightroom Classic 12.5) |
3DMark | Version 2.27.8177 64 |
Row 4 - Cell 0 | Firestrike Extreme (v1.1) and Time Spy (v1.2) Default Presets |
Cinebench R24 | Version ‘build unknown’ |
Row 6 - Cell 0 | Open GL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded |
Blender | Version 3.6.0 |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | Full benchmark (all 3 tests) |
Application Tests and Settings | Row 9 - Cell 1 |
LAME MP3 | Version SSE2_2019 |
Row 11 - Cell 0 | Mixed 271MB WAV to mp3: Command: -b 160 --nores (160Kb/s) |
HandBrake CLI | Version: 1.2.2 |
Row 13 - Cell 0 | Sintel Open Movie Project: 4.19GB 4K mkv to x264 (light AVX) and x265 (heavy AVX) |
Corona 1.4 | Version 1.4 |
Row 15 - Cell 0 | Custom benchmark |
7-Zip | Version 21.03-beta |
Row 17 - Cell 0 | Integrated benchmark (Command Line) |
Game Tests and Settings | Row 18 - Cell 1 |
Far Cry 6 | Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080, HD Textures ON |
F1 2022 | Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080, Ultra High (default) Bahrain (Clear/Dry), FPS Counter ON |
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truerock God... why won't type-A USB ports go away. I hate spending money on ancient, obsolete technology.Reply
I guess it's been 2 or 3 years since I purchased a device with a USB type-B connector.
I guess this is an example where Apple understands reality and individuals suck in the hopeless PC/Windows world or hopelessly stuck with obsolete technology. -
Ice2burn
Because USB type-a just works. Users like backwards compatibility, it doesn't force you to replace your whole park of devices, nor to buy type-a-to-type-c adapters. This is an example where people understand to not overconsume.truerock said:God... why won't type-A USB ports go away. I hate spending money on ancient, obsolete technology. -
Amdlova
What? Obsolete is your way of thinking :)truerock said:God... why won't type-A USB ports go away. I hate spending money on ancient, obsolete technology.
I guess it's been 2 or 3 years since I purchased a device with a USB type-B connector.
I guess this is an example where Apple understands reality and individuals suck in the hopeless PC/Windows world or hopelessly stuck with obsolete technology. -
Sluggotg
Since the 1980s, Apple has had a policy to try to force Mac fans to buy new Everything when they upgrade to a newer computer. You buy the new computer, Scanner, Printer software etc. and throw away or giveaway your old setup.truerock said:God... why won't type-A USB ports go away. I hate spending money on ancient, obsolete technology.
I guess it's been 2 or 3 years since I purchased a device with a USB type-B connector.
I guess this is an example where Apple understands reality and individuals suck in the hopeless PC/Windows world or hopelessly stuck with obsolete technology.
I like piecemeal upgrades. I like the ability to use my many different mice and keyboards on my latest builds. What do I think of type C USB???? It rocks. I absolutely love it. It does not mean I want to buy all new items that have type C and throw out my classic hardware. ( I still have my C64s and Amigas etc. ).