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

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Micron Smashes DDR4 Overclocking World Record With 5,726 MHz

By Zhiye Liu

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

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

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

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

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?

Intel's Core i9-9900KF May Overclock Better Than 9900K

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch

Welcome to the Core i9-9900KF. Yes, this is not a typo. The eight-core 16-thread Core i9-9900KF is the newest mainstream processor from Team Intel. And versus the 9900K, it may overclock better.

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

By Zak Storey

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

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

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.

Liquid Nitrogen, CPU Solder and High Voltage: How I Set Overclocking Records

By Allen 'Splave' Golibersuch

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.

Want to Be a Competitive Overclocker? Here’s How to Get Started

By Scharon Harding

Professional overclockers share their best tips for people new to competitive overclocking and looking to set a world record.