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The Sky OC Is Falling: Asrock Removes Feature With BIOS Update

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton published

Asrock is further removing support for overclocking non-K CPUs by removing its Sky OC feature from its Z170 motherboards.

Asrock's Non-Z170 Boards Don't Disable Hyper-Threading

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton published

Asrock's non-Z170 motherboards don't lose Hyper-Threading when overclocking.

Asrock Makes Non-K Skylake CPU Overclocking Official With 'SKY OC' Z170 BIOS Update

By Kevin Carbotte published

Yesterday it was just experimental, today it's official: Locked Skylake processors can be overclocked with Asrock Z170 motherboards. You just need a BIOS update.

Overclock Any Skylake CPU With The Right Motherboard

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton last updated

With Intel's Skylake CPUs, base clock overclocking is back with a vengeance.

Overclocking Retail Intel Core i7-5960X CPUs

By Chris Angelini published

We sit down with Intel's Paul Zagacki to talk Devil's Canyon, Haswell-E and overclocking. Then, we overclock five retail Core i7-5960X CPUs to their limits.

AMD Radeon R9 Fury Review: Sapphire Tri-X Overclocked

By Kevin Carbotte, Igor Wallossek published

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Quickly following the Fury X, AMD’s next graphics foray is a cut-down Fiji called Fury, running at 1000MHz GPU clock. We tested Sapphire’s Tri-X Overclocked version.

System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: Value Comparison

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Now that we’ve built four PCs with matching budgets, which builder, and which machine, owns the title of best performance for $1600?

System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Mini Gaming PC

By Julio Urquidi published

Because you asked for it, we put an Intel Core i5 and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 into a mini-ITX case. But how does it perform compared to its larger twin?

System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Gaming PC

By Julio Urquidi published

For this quarter’s SBM, we built a gaming PC with a GeForce 980 paired with a Core i5. Can it keep up with our i7-based builds from previous SBMs?

System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Mini Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published

We’ve seen how far I can push a six-core Haswell-E in our full-sized performance build, but can the same performance level fit into a mini cube?

System Builder Marathon Q2 2015: $1600 Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published

This month’s high-end build looks lighter than its predecessor, yet includes a six-core Haswell-E CPU. Will the shift away from graphics kill its gaming cred?

Mushkin Redline Frostbyte 16GB DDR4-2800 Review

By Thomas Soderstrom published

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Mushkin’s “Redline Frostbyte” brings enhanced performance at mid-market prices. But can this DDR4 model outperform its value-minded competition designed for enthusiasts?

Supermicro C7X99-OCE ATX Motherboard Review

By Thomas Soderstrom published

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Can Supermicro deliver its legendary server-component reliability with the overclocking features we’ve grown to love? We gauge the company’s progress in its third generation of enthusiast-oriented motherboards.

System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Alternative $1750 PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published

System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: System Value Compared

By Thomas Soderstrom published

System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: $1750 Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published

Can an extra $150 eliminate the compromises of last quarter’s high-end build? We attempt to answer that while following your most-requested recipe for performance supremacy!

System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Mainstream Enthusiast PC

By Don Woligroski published

Our first mid-range enthusiast System Builder Marathon configuration of 2015 turns out to be a solid, capable and powerful system with no obvious weak spots.

System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Budget Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published

This quarter, value-oriented builder Paul Henningsen benefits from a more generous budget that lets him explore faster host processors and graphics cards. Can he put the extra money to good use?

Super Flower Claims World's First 2-Kilowatt Power Supply

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

You might have had to wait a few years for this to happen, but you can now finally buy a 2 kilowatt PSU.

Getting Your Hands On EVGA's GTX 980 K|NGP|N Won't Be Easy

By Niels Broekhuijsen published

If you're looking for a graphics card that "does the job," you've looked too far.

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