Month: March 2021

Intel Rocket Lake-S CPUs Arrive

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Today is the 30th, launch day for Intel’s latest CPUs, Rocket Lake-S. These chips are last in line (finally) for the 14nm process, and have scaled back in terms of cores in favor of IPC improvements. How do they officially stack up against the AMD Zen 3 CPUs though? Read on to find out.

Intel Core i9-11900K @ TweakTown
Intel Core i5-11600K @ TweakTown
Intel Core i5-11600K @ Guru3D
Intel Core i9-11900K @ Guru3D
Intel Core i9-11900K And i5-11600K @ Hot Hardware
Intel Core i9-11900K, Core i7-11700K, and Core i5-11600K @ AnandTech
Intel Core i9-11900K and i5-11600K @ Tom’s Hardware
Intel Core i9-11900K and i5-11600K @ @ PC Perspective
Intel Core i9-11900K @ TechPowerUp
Intel Core i5-11600K @ TechPowerUp
Intel Core i9-11900K @ PC Magazine

MSI MEG Z590 ACE – Guru3D

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We peek at the all-new MSI MEG Z590 ACE motherboard; this socket LGA1200 and Z590 chipset-based product offers an updated infrastructure for your Comet Lake (10th gen) or Rocket Lake (11th gen) Intel processor. We’ll check it out with the Core i9 11900K, bringing PCIe Gen 4.0 to the platform as well. All Comet Lake and Rocket Lake generation processors are supported on this board; it’s about performance and aesthetics. Dual 8-pin connectors feed the CPU, and for VRM design, this motherboard has 18+2+1 phases backed by 90A power stages. MSI applies a familiar dark shielded design.

Read more @ Guru3D

GIGABYTE Z590I AORUS ULTRA – eTeknix

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Gigabyte has gone with a 10-layer PCB which is more than you will find on most motherboards, especially mini-ITX ones. Combine this with the 90A Phases, plenty of thermal reducing options and you’ve got yourself a worthy ITX board. We all know AORUS is aimed more at the premium side of things and they surely have not let us down. Trying to fit everything you want on an ITX board is a feat all of its own, but to do that and keep with the high-quality components really shows the lengths Gigabyte went through when designing the Z590I AORUS ULTRA.

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ASUS TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI – eTeknix

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For the everyday user and casual gamer’s, the TUF GAMING line of boards should have almost everything you would be looking for in a motherboard. Even if you fancy yourself a bit of a novice overclocker, Z590-PLUS WIFI has you covered. Coming with 14+2 Power Phases, Digi+ VRM and military-grade TUF components you’ll be able to get the maximum amount of performance out of your CPU. Those just looking to hook everything up and start using the board will love features such as PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6e, AURA Sync RGB and many more.

Read more @ eTeknix

MSI MPG Z590 CARBON EK X – PurePC

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As previously mentioned, the MSI MPG Z590 Carbon EK X is based on the MSI MPG Z590 Gaming Carbon WiFi model with an EKWB monoblock. No other modifications have been made to the laminate – the layout of the elements is identical in both cases. Although it is theoretically only average among designs using the Intel Z590 chipset, it turns out to be really well-equipped with, among others, on board. 

Read more @ PurePC (Polish)

GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS MASTER – eTeknix

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While the Z590 AORUS Master is not the top board from Gigabyte, it is one of their betters boards and as such, comes with a whole host of features. You can find everything from support for Intel’s 11th Gen CPUs, to PCIe 4.0, WiFi 6E and more. The Master also features an advanced thermal design, 18+1 power phases for all our power and overclocking needs, USB 3.2 Gen2x2, ESS Sabre Hi-Fi 9118 DAC, 3x M.2 connections, RGB Fusion 2.0 and even Dual BIOS just in case anything goes wrong when overclocking or flashing the BIOS. This a very feature-packed board and should have almost everything one would need when upgrading to the new Z590 platform.

Read more @ eTeknix

MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI – eTeknix

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Coming in at £311/$355 at the time of writing this, the MSI MPG Z590 Gaming Carbon WIFI has quite a lot to offer for the price. As with most PC components, motherboard prices are creeping up these days. While this isn’t the cheapest Z590 board, it offers plenty of bang for the buck and has some additional features that others don’t. Looking at similarly priced boards from competitors, this one has a couple of extra features that aren’t seen on all making the cost just that much more bearable.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-I GAMING WIFI – eTeknix

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There’s not a whole lot of included accessories in the box, but it should be just enough for most people. Alongside our manuals and driver CD, we have some stickers which hopefully some of will be useful, our WIFI antenna, some SATA cables, Zip ties, RGB splitter and a lovely little front panel extender that will plug directly into the motherboard, then we can plug our power/reset button cables and the likes into it. This will make our lives much easier especially as this is an ITX board and once you’ve got your RAM, GPU and CPU cooler installed, there generally isn’t a whole lot of finger room to go plugging stuff in.

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MSI MEG Z590 ACE – eTeknix

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MSI has spared no expense when it comes to the quality and design of this board. As for quality, the Z590 ACE has plenty of heatsinks, M.2 shields and cooling solutions so you can push all your hardware to its absolute limits. Design-wise, we have a ridiculous amount of features incorporated into the board, again, allow users to push everything as far as they physically can. MSI’s MEG ACE boards are only a small step down from their Godlike range but feature a lot of the same great quality and design.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – eTeknix

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If you want one of the best Z590 motherboards out there, before prices start getting absolutely crazy, then yes! This board has almost everything anyone could want from the Z590 platform when paired with an 11th gen CPU from Intel. Most people will not need to look further than this unless they are an extreme overclocker in which case they can look at the MAXIMUS XIII Extreme. However, the Extreme costs over twice as much as the Hero, thus making the Hero the much more viable option for your everyday user.

Read more @ eTeknix