Month: December 2021

EVGA X570 DARK – NikKTech

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When I checked the early pictures and specifications for the X570 DARK many months ago I have to admit that it felt just as good as the Z590 DARK model. Unfortunately, however unlike Intel motherboards AMD has chosen to “link” RAM performance directly with their CPUs and so anything over 4GHz needs way too much tweaking to use (both in terms of voltage and timings). Curiosity got the better of me and so i did try with the Faye 16GB 5GHz kit by Neo Forza but even 4400-4600MHz was very hard to achieve (again, much higher voltage needed with higher CAS latency – was unable to go any higher – didn’t push the motherboard a lot however).

Read more @ NikKTech

MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 – 3DNews

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The cost of MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi DDR4 in Russian stores is 25 thousand rubles, and the version with DDR5 memory support is only one thousand rubles more expensive. This is a low price level for motherboards based on the Intel Z690 chipset. Yes, there are models that cost 16-17 thousand rubles each, but their capabilities, to put it mildly, are rather modest.

Read more @ 3DNews (Russian)

MSI Rolling Out AMD AGESA 1.2.0.5 Beta BIOS’ for B550, X570

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It’s been a while since we got a new firmware update on the AMD 500-series platform. The last one, the AGESA 1.2.0.4, and its respective patches were launched back in September and with new Ryzen CPU families coming to the platform real soon, a new BETA BIOS was inbound for launch.

According to MSI, the major changes that the new AMD AGESA  1.2.0.5 BIOS firmware adds is first of all the update to the new firmware which also updates the SMU firmware for AMD’s Ryzen CPUs including Vermeer (Ryzen 5000), Cezanne (Ryzen 5000G), Picasso (Ryzen 3000G) and Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000G).

Read more @ Wccftech

Intel B660 Motherboard Prices Leak

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Courtesy of a premature listing, we now have our first look at board pricing for some of Intel’s upcoming B660 chipset motherboards from MSI (via @momomo_us). The models listed include the B660M Mortar, B660M Bazooka, and B660M-A featuring much lower prices than most motherboards equipped with Intel’s flagship Z690 chipset. This should make building a cheap Alder Lake system much easier on the budget, with budget-friendly B660 motherboards coming as an option in the near future.

Read more @ Tom’s Hardware / momomo_us

ASRock Z690 Extreme – FunkyKit

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ASRock Z690 Extreme is one more motherboard from the Extreme series, which offers us high performance and stability. On the other hand, we won’t find too many additional things that usually raise the price but do not necessarily give us a much better experience. I wish to see at least a WiFi/Bluetooth from additional controllers that isn’t available in the European version.

Read more @ FunkyKit

MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI – itndaily

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The MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI motherboard can be called ideal without a twinge of conscience, since it gave us extremely positive emotions during testing / overclocking. The device offers the owner an enviable functionality, a powerful power subsystem, a reliable element base and room for experimentation (a perfectly “readable” UEFI BIOS additionally contributes to this).

Read more @ itndaily (Russian)

MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – GreenTech_Reviews

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MSI MEG Z690 Unify is one of the most advanced motherboards from the manufacturer to work with Alder Lake-S processors. But what is most interesting is that at first glance this board seems not only interesting, but very interesting – it seems that it was the engineers, not the marketers, who won the battle for the capabilities of this particular model. Why did we say that and what do we mean? We’ll tell you as we study the board!

Read more @ GreenTech_Reviews (Russian)

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME – Overclocking

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This ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme also shares its PCB with the GLACIAL model. The only difference will be the presence of aHere we are, we have made the tour of this ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme combined with the new Alder Lake i7-12700KF processor. Moreover, if you want to know the performance of this i7-12700KF against the competition, our article dedicated to it can be found here . Our impressions are very positive when it comes to this association with this ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme version which has kept all its promises.

Read more @ Overclocking (French)