Friday Review Roundup

Cooling: DEEPCOOL CASTLE 240R @ TweakTown, NZXT Kraken X53 RGB AIO @ NikKTech

Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine RGB @ PCTestBench, Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4-3600 @ TweakTown, Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4-3200  @ TweakTown, Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL @ Neoseeker

Monitors: AOC CU34G2X @ Guru3D, Aorus FI27Q-X @ Hexus

Graphics: ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6800 OC Edition @ TweakTown

Storage: WD Black SN850 1TB @ TechPowerUp

CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Ryzen 7 5800H @ TechSpot

ASRock X570 PG Velocita

ASRock’s Phantom Gaming brand has quickly been expanding the last couple of years and has also been moving towards a more high-end offering. With the recent launch of AMD’s Zen3 based Ryzen 5000 series processors, ASRock has taken the opportunity to revamp its lineup and add a new flagship, the X570 PG Velocita. Featuring a massive 14-phase VRM The PG Velocita can handle almost every Ryzen processor up to the monster Ryzen 9 5950X with ease.

Read more @ PCTestBench

Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G Rumors: 4.75Ghz All Core?

A user over on the Chiphell forums has shared an alleged CPU-Z screenshot of the an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G. Purported specs roll in with a default all core of 4.05Ghz and max all core of 4.75GHz. This looks to be an 8/16 setup, with a 65W TDP. This should run a bit cooler than the 105W Ryzen 5 5800X, also an 8/16 chip making it friendly for budget builds. We’ll see more when these chips officially roll out.

AMD Threadripper Pro 3995WX – 64 Cores of Power

AnandTech has an in-depth review today of AMD’s 64-core monster, the Threadripper Pro 3995WX. Obviously, 64-core is meant for serious computational workloads like rendering. These chips alone roll in at an MSRP approach $5,500. Is it worth the price relative to competition though?

These Threadripper Pro offerings are designed to compete against two segments: first is AMD themselves, showcasing anyone who is using a high-end professional system built on first generation Zen hardware that there is a lot of performance to be had. The second is against Intel workstation customers, either using single socket Xeon W (which tops out at 28 cores), or a dual socket Xeon system that costs more or uses a lot more power, just because it is dual socket, but also has a non-uniform memory architecture.

Read more @ AnandTech

Today’s Hardware Review Roundup

PSU: Fractal Design ION SFX 650G @ NikKTech

Cases: CHIEFTEC Scorpion 3 @ NikKTech

Peripherals: EVGA Z20 @ ThinkComputers, EVGA Z20 @ TechPowerUp, HyperX Pulsefire Haste @ FunkyKit, Patriot Viper V765 RGB KB @ FunkyKit, SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless @ TechPowerUp

Storage: Silicon Power UD70 @ Guru3D, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB @ TweakTown, KIOXIA Exceria Plus 2TB @ NikKTech, ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 And S50 Lite @ Hot Hardware, Kingston DC450R 3.84TB SSD @ KitGuru

Graphics: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC Edition @ TweakTown

Audio: HyperX Cloud Orbit S Gaming Headset  @ NikKTech, Sonos Move @ DVHardware

Monitors: Viotek SUW49DA 49-inch Super Ultrawide @ ThinkComputers

Memory: Patriot Viper Steel RGB 3600 MHz 2x16GB @ Guru3D

PSA: H410 & B460 Will NOT Support Rocket Lake-S

In what can only be described as an anti-consumer decision, Intel has announced that the H410 and B460 chipset will not offer support for the upcoming Rocket Lake-S processors. You’ll need to be running H470 of Z490 to get support. Now, some motherboard manufacturers like Gigabyte have started revving “V2” H10 motherboard with an actual H70 chipset as a way to get around this, but this is surely going to annoy anyone with an H410 or B460 board that was looking to upgrade. What a shame.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – HKEPC

The 13th generation of ASUS Heroes officially debuted. ASUS has launched a new “ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO” motherboard. Compared with the 12th generation, it has a more powerful 14 +2 Power Stages 90A power supply module and a large I/O Cover metal heat sink. , Bring more stable high-performance output and excellent overclocking ability, add support for the latest PCIe 4.0 transmission interface, dual 2.5 LAN network module, 802.11ax WiFi 6E wireless module, with a comprehensive and rich peripheral functions, I believe ROG fans already Can’t wait to buy it.

Read more @ HKEPC (Chinese)

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) – iXBT

Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) is a mid-budget chipset motherboard that belongs to the Strix series of the ROG brand. The model is quite expensive for its niche: for about the same money, you can find a motherboard based on AMD X570 – albeit with a fan on the chipset, but with its own PCIe 4.0 (B550 only supports PCIe 3.0, but processor slots can be PCIe 4.0) and wider peripheral support. True, it is not a fact that such motherboards will have an equally excellent power system, because it is it that is the main trump card of the ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi).

Read more @ iXBT (Russian)

ASRock W480 Creator

W480 is a fantastic chipset platform for consumers that want access to features commonly found on HEDT systems. ECC memory support is one of the biggest parts of the ASRock Creator, as is the wide range of compatibility with CPUs from the Core and Xeon Families, and one better ASRock says the W480 Creator will support upcoming 11th Generation processors and is PCIe 4.0 ready!

Read more @ TweakTown

MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X

MPG Z490 Carbon EK X is a joint product of MSI and EKWB. The MSI MPG Z490 Carbon WiFi could also be used as an example of the motherboard. At first glance, the differences are minimal, but a ready-made kit for building with a custom liquid cooling system is already another level. It will be interesting to check the overclocking capabilities and VRM behavior under the waterblock under serious loads.

Read more @ i2Hard (Russian)