BIOSTAR Racing B550GTQ

Meet the Biostar B550 GTQ motherboard. It’s a rather entry-level mATX product from the Racing series, which also includes an ATX form factor version. The design is rather attractive, with a consistent black-and-grey theme. This is a 24.4 x 24.4 cm, mATX-factor product equipped with a B550 chipset, and it offers such features as 6+4-phase power design (Dr. MOS) and 1x Gigabit ethernet (the ATX version has 2.5 Gbps). Priced at about 130 USD, it’s definitely a cheap one, in the range of B450 motherboards.

Read more @ Guru3D

AMD “Zen 3” Ryzen 5/7/9 Processors – Review Roundup

Well, it’s November 5th, the day that the new “Zen 3” Ryzen processors are released to the masses. Numerous reviews of these new processors are popping up, and we’ll tack them on here throughout the day.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and 5950X @ Guru3D
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X @ Hot Hardware
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ ThinkComputers
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X  @ TweakTown
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ TweakTown
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ ThinkComputers
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ TechPowerUp
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 5900X, Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 5600X @ AnandTech
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and 5900X @ Tom’s Hardware
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 7 5800X @ Bit-Tech
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 5900X @ Hexus
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ KitGuru
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 9 5950X @ OC3D
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 7 5800X @ Vortez
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ PC Magazine
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ PC Magazine
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 9 5900X @ eTeknix
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X @ TechSpot
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ Guru3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ Guru3D

More GeForce RTX 3070 Partner Card Reviews

Cleaning up from late last week and over the weekend, we have another blast on reviews on the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, this time with additional partner cards.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 Black @ LanOC

GALAX GeForce RTX 3070 SG @ The PC Enthusiast

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC @ Vortez
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING OC @ Hexus

MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X TRIO @ Neoseeker
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X TRIO @ KitGuru
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X TRIO @ Hexus
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X TRIO @ TweakTown

Intel Launches Iris Xe MAX Discrete Graphics

Today, Intel launched Intel® Iris® Xe MAX graphics, designed for thin-and-light laptops and now available from partners. Intel Iris Xe MAX graphics is based on the same Xe-LP microarchitecture used for Intel Iris Xe graphics in 11th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile processors. It is Intel’s first Xe-based discrete graphics processing unit (GPU) as part of the company’s strategy to enter the discrete graphics market. Intel Iris Xe MAX platforms feature Intel® Deep Link technology as part of Intel® Adaptix™, support PCIe Gen 4 and address an emerging need for content creation performance in thin-and-light laptops.

“We set out to redefine the role of discrete graphics in thin-and-light laptops and address a growing segment of creators who want more portability. Iris Xe MAX graphics and Intel® Deep Link technology serve as examples of the kind of platform-level innovation that Intel plans to bring to market in the future as we execute to our scalable Xe roadmap.”
– Roger Chandler, vice president and general manager of Client XPU Product and Solutions in the Intel Architecture, Graphics and Software Group

Read more @ Intel Newsroom

ASUS TUF GAMING Z490-PLUS (WI-FI)

The TUF Gaming Z490-PLUS model (WI-FI) is a motherboard in ATX format that allows thanks to its 12 + 2 phase Dr. MOS power circuit to guarantee stability and overclocking capability to Intel K series processors such as the our i7-10700K without any problem. The card has a full TUF style design and has all the main features on board to be able to assemble a system for Gaming, Overclocking or connectivity thanks to the AX201 Wi-Fi 6 module.

Read more @ Xtreme Hardware (Italian)

GIGABYTE Z490I AORUS ULTRA

The Z490I Ultra is an overall fantastic board with no major issues to speak of. I would like to see some refinements in UEFI to add secure erase functionality, removing the need for specialized software in Windows. Additionally, EasyTune will need some work as I could not load it despite several attempts to reinstall, etc. That said, for those wanting a software solution for tuning, XTU is freely available from Intel.

Read more @ TweakTown

Other Tech Reviews: 11/2/20

Peripherals: Corsair K100 @ TweakTown, Cooler Master MM720 @ FunkyKit, ASUS ROG Chakram Core @ TechPowerUp
Cases: InWin 925 @ ThinkComputers, Cougar MX410 Mesh-G @ KitGuru
Storage: Sabrent Rocket Q4 NVMe 4TB @ TweakTown, Patriot P300 1TB NVMe @ TweakTown, Silicon Power Armor A62 @ [M]adShrimps
Audio: Viper Gaming V380 headset @ NikKTech
Cooling: ASUS TUF LC240 RGB LCS @ Guru3D, ASUS ROG RYUO RGB 120 @ TweakTown
Monitors: Acer Predator CG7 @ TweakTown