Month: November 2021

MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – Hardwareluxx

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With a price of at least 431 euros, the MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI is not one of the cheap LGA1700 mainboards. On the plus side, however, there is a thoroughly lucrative equipment. And that doesn’t just mean the CPU socket and the four DDR5 UDIMM memory banks, but also two mechanical PCIe 5.0 x16 slots and one PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical with max. PCIe 3.0 x4). And of course there is also plenty of space for some storage with five M.2 slots and six SATA 6GBit / s. There are also numerous USB interfaces, a LAN connection and a WLAN module.

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ASUS ProArt X570-CREATOR WIFI – OC3D

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The ASUS ProArt range has always been aimed at creative types, but with the X570-Creator WiFi ASUS have applied those needs in motherboard form, with huge bandwidth connectivity options in both networking and storage terms. That isn’t to say it’s not a gaming motherboard – they’re all well-rounded these days – but simply that where possible they have aimed it more for those of you who are creators first and foremost. Let’s give it a look before finding out how good it is at these creative tasks.

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ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 – Professional Review

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This Asus TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 will arrive in a rigid cardboard box with a vinyl-style finish and compact dimensions. On their faces we will have the presentation of the TUF plates, black and yellow with photos and a description of the product on the main faces. We access the interior, where the plate has been placed inside an insulating plastic bag and on a cardboard mold. Under it we will have the rest of the accessories, which will not be too many.

Read more @ Professional Review (Spanish)

Intel Z690 DDR4 Motherboard Overview – AnandTech

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ASRock’s product stack for DDR4 on Z690 is one of the largest of the ‘major’ vendors at launch, with a total of nine. This is more than ASRock’s DDR5 offering, surprisingly. Choice is a big factor here though with ASRock offering ATX, mATX, and mini-ITX models . The most premium of the DDR4 options is perhaps the ASRock Z690 Extreme WIFI 6E and Z690 Steel Legend WIFI 6E models with the latest Wi-Fi 6E CNVi, three PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, and eight SATA ports.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA – Pause Hardware

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The ROG Maximus Z690 Formula’s audio system also includes a low-dropout regulator for more efficient power supply of the SupremeFX ALC4082 codec, as well as an ESS ® 9018Q2C DAC .

The audio circuit is physically separated on the pcb to isolate it from electrical noise created by components present nearby. This is standard practice for manufacturers who care about the quality of onboard audio media. Without isolation of the audio components, unintentional electrical noise can be introduced into the audio line, creating unwanted hissing and static sounds.

Read more @ Pause Hardware (French)

ASRock Z590 OC Formula – Chiphell

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After the launch of the Z170M OC Formula with dual memory slot design, which was widely loved by overclockers and looked very bold at the time, ASRock’s “OC Formula” (OC Formula, referred to as OCF) series also fell into silence for many years. But with With the end of Intel LGA1151, the LGA 1200 platform has entered a mature stage, and the OCF series has finally returned. The Z590 OC Formula launched this time continues to focus on the dual memory slot design that is conducive to memory overclocking. At the same time, it has returned to domineering and more expandable. The E-ATX large board type.

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ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME – Chiphell

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The excessive heat generation of the original X570 made it almost impossible to use passive cooling control, which greatly affected the user experience. And AMD finally decided to optimize the X570 two years after its release, bringing the motherboard factory to bring a round of X570 “Refresh”. With this round of rhythm, ROG officially added the ultimate model of the Crosshair VIII series: ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme, which is C8E. The last time ROG Extreme appeared on the AMD mainstream platform, it was launched in 2017 based on the original AM4 platform. X370 chipset C6E.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO – Chiphell

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The ROG Maximus Z690 series of this generation first made a breakthrough in appearance, weakened the oblique lines that brought the trend of its own, and introduced a digital array style, and equipped with a light effect display to provide RGB enthusiasts with more ways to play. Performance It still maintains the consistent good style of the ROG series, through the luxurious scale of 20-phase CPU power supply and unlocking the complete voltage and parameter adjustment items of the CPU and DDR5 memory, with all-round coverage of heat dissipation, ensuring that players have the challenge of overclocking.

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MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – Chiphell

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Unlike the previous generation MEG Z590 Unify, this generation of MEG Z690 Unify, PCIe support came to the 5.0 era with the 12th generation Core, and memory overclocking provides nominal DDR5-6666+ level support. In terms of the number of interfaces, M. The 2 ports have been upgraded to 5, and the PCIe ports have been upgraded to the quasi 2 PCIe 5.0×16. The onboard network card has also been upgraded to a dual 2.5Gb LAN and Wi-Fi 6E model.

Read more @ Chiphell (Chinese)