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Gigabyte Shares AMD Ryzen 3000 Per CCX Overclocking Beta

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

A beta BIOS to improve overclocking on AMD Ryzen 3000-series CPUs has arrived for the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master motherboard.

Crucial Claims 6,024 MHz DDR4 RAM Overclock Record on AMD Hardware

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

Overclocking team used AMD Ryzen 5 3600X to overclock Crucial's 8GB Ballistix Elite DIMMs.

Even at -180 Degrees, Ryzen 3000 May Not Hit Boost Clock Speeds

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

If you want to hit the advertised boost clock on your third-gen Ryzen chip, great cooling could not be enough.

Corsair Launches World’s First DDR4-4866 Kit

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Plus a DDR4-4700 RGB version. Fat over-voltage, it makes the clockin’ world go ‘round.

Toppc Blows Past DDR4-6000 on Trident-Z Royal DDR4-4800

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Thrilling those who don’t care about latency or dual-channel mode.

Ticked Off: Clock Bug Leads to False Ryzen Benchmark Scores

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

A persistent bug in Windows 10 means that 3rd Gen Ryzen chips could give inaccurately high or low test scores.

Ryzen Above: Best Memory Settings for AMD's 3000 CPUs, Tested

By Thomas Soderstrom last updated

Is Ryzen 3000 optimized for DDR4-3200? What if we want more? We examine everything from frequency to rank count to nail down optimal settings.

Benchmarked: Raspberry Pi 4 Hits 2 GHz with New Firmware

By Gareth Halfacree last updated

With a new firmware update, the Pi 4 can overclock up to 2 GHz from its 1.5 GHz stock speed. We tested and the results were encouraging.

ASRock X570 Taichi Review: Jumping Into PCIe 4.0 With Ryzen 3000

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Will our first AMD X570 motherboard review overwhelm us with features and class, or is it just another X470 replacement?

Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM) Tested: One-Click Overclocking Comes to 9th-Gen CPUs

By Paul Alcorn last updated

We overclocked a Core i9-9900K with Intel's one-click Performance Maximizer tool and reached 5.0 GHz.

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Overclocking Competitions

By Scharon Harding published

Judges at G.Skill’s latest OC World Cup at Computex 2019 dish secrets from behind the overclocking bench.

Simple RAM Overclocking With a Few Clicks: How to Enable XMP

By Thomas Soderstrom published

What is XMP, and how do I use it to get my high-speed memory to its full rated performance on Intel and AMD motherboards?

Micron Smashes DDR4 Overclocking World Record With 5,726 MHz

By Zhiye Liu published

Overclockers haved pushed Micron's Ballistix Elite DDR4 memory to 5,726 MHz to set a new DDR4 overclocking world record.

Adata Sets DDR4 RAM Overclocking World Record at 5,634 MHz

By Zhiye Liu published

Adata has dethroned HyperX with its Spectrix D60G memory overclocked to a staggering 5,634 MHz.

Awesome UK Deal on AMD's Ryzen 5 2600 - Price Cut by 24%

By Zak Storey published

AMD's Ryzen 5 2600 is now on sale in the UK with a staggering 24% price cut off its retail cost. That's an awesome 6 core and 12 thread processor deal for under £135.

5.7 GHz on 28 Cores: Overclocking the Intel Xeon W-3175

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch published

With the right motherboard and cooling, Intel's first unlocked workstation-class processor can go well beyond its 3.8-GHz rated boost speed.

Asus X470 Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) Motherboard Review: High-Priced Excellence

By Jacob Terkelsen published

The Asus X470 Crosshair VII pretty much defines of a top-tier board on AMD’s AM4 platform. But is the cost justified as competitors offer similar boards?

How to Delid Your Processor and Why it's Worth It

By Zak Storey last updated

Delidding, the process of removing your CPUs integrated heat sink and replacing its thermal paste with better material, is fairly easy with the right tools.

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400: One Speedy Serpent

By Thomas Soderstrom published

There's no steel here, but the performance is real: Patriot’s DDR4-4400 kit is the best-performing 2x8GB model we’ve tested.

Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme Review: On the Edge of Excellence

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Gigabyte's Z390 Aorus Xtreme combines the best features of its top boards on a single product, and then adds external controllers. We take a closer look.

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