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ADATA XPG Spectrix D40 DDR4 3000 Review

February 27, 2018 Shawn Jennings 4

ADATA is joining the ranks with their first LED RGB memory line, the XPG Spectrix D40. ADATA has sent us a 2×8 GB kit of 3000 MHz DDR4 from this line for testing.

AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G APU Review

February 12, 2018 Shawn Jennings 23

Today I have the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and the Ryzen 3 2200G on the test bench. These are AMD’s all-new revised APUs based on the Zen Architecture and Radeon Graphics processing.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and 1300X CPU Review

July 27, 2017 Austin Matthews 12

Bringing in the tail-end of the newest AMD CPUs we have the Ryzen 3 lineup. This is AMD’s offering for the budget-minded PC user. Today we’ll be looking at the two quad-core offerings, the 1200 and 1300X. The 1300X has the XFR technology we’ve seen from the Ryzen 7 1800X, 1700X, and Ryzen 5 1500X/1600X allowing for boost speeds over their typical max. The 1200 is locked to its listed speeds, unless you’re overclocking. One major difference from the Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 CPUs is the exclusion of Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) from the Ryzen 3 processors. While this does mean a performance hit for multithreaded applications, it also cuts the cost of the product making it accessible to more users. Let’s take a closer look at the lineup now.

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and 1600X CPU Review

April 11, 2017 Austin Matthews 24

Coming in swiftly behind big brother we have Ryzen 5. This is AMD’s offering for the more budget-minded PC user. Today we’ll be looking at the hex-core 1600X and the quad-core 1500X. These CPUs both have the XFR technology we’ve seen from the Ryzen 7 1800X and 1700X allowing for boost speeds over their typical max. Without further adieu, on to the main show.

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU Review

March 2, 2017 Austin Matthews 142

It feels like it has been years since we’ve had an AMD CPU on hand for a review, because it has! The last part we saw was an APU back in 2014. Since those years ago, AMD has come out with a completely new architecture, moved to a 14nm process, gotten rid of those “modules” we’ve grown accustomed to, and are boasting a self-proclaimed 52% IPC gain over their previous CPU. Desktop processors now range from four cores without SMT (Simultaneous Multi-Threading) all the way up to eight cores with SMT. All of the processors have a vastly reduced TDP with the highest SKU coming in at 95W (just four watts higher than the i7-7700K). This is a huge improvement of the 220W the top Vishera CPU pulled down and the 125W of the FX-8580.

Today, specifically, we’ll be talking about the Ryzen 7 series, the flagship 1800X CPU in the lineup. IPC improvements are huge over Excavator, thread count is up (depending how you view modules the core count is up also), and I know all of us enthusiasts are excited to see the new challenger who has been looming. That said, enough from me, let’s get to the chip.

ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex Motherboard Review

February 17, 2017 Joe Shields 16

Intel has recently released Union Point, the Z270 chipset, for their new desktop CPU lineup. ASUS has taken this opportunity to redefine their motherboard lineup a bit and go back to their ROG roots with the ASUS ROG Maximus IX Apex. The Apex line is made specifically with a eye on overclocking, particularly extreme overclocking, when looking at its feature set. Never fear! Enthusiasts, Gamers, and RGB LED lovers will not be forgotten either! Read on to see some of the great features the Apex has and we will look into its performance and overclocking.

Thermaltake Riing 14 Premium Fans Review

November 15, 2016 Ed Hume 1

The Thermaltake Riing 14 LED RGB TT Premium Edition 3-Fan Pack is an eyeful to see. These fans offer ring shaped LED’s in 256 colors. The kit was designed for radiators. We will look at these fans as fans. We will also look at the software that gives us those 256 colors, as well as controlling the fan
speed.

PWM Fan Roundup: Twenty-Four 120 mm Case Fans Tested

August 25, 2016 Ed Hume 24

PWM fans are used for lots of things now. A PWM fan can be used as a case fan, as a heatsink fan, or as a rad fan. AIO coolers simply expand the playing field for PWM fans. So I have collected twenty-four fans here for review in our 2016 case fan roundup.

MSI Announces Full Line-up GTX 1070 GPU’s

June 12, 2016 John Nester 0

MSI has just announced the release of their full line-up for the NVIDIA GTX 1070 series GPU’s. The line-up will include the GTX 1070 Aero 8G, Aero 8G OC, Armor 8G, Armor 8G OC, Gaming X 8G, and Seahawk X. Here is what MSI has to say about their latest product line.

ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti Platinum Edition Video Card Review

December 31, 2015 Joe Shields 0

The ASUS ROG Matrix platinum video cards are well known among many enthusiast circles. From the hardcore liquid nitrogen-using, competitive overclocker down to the hardcore gamer that wants some of the fastest clocks and “best of the best” hardware. I remember this line of cards from the HD5870 series on forward being a beast in nearly all aspects of its use. I have a funny feeling that will not change with the latest flagship, the ASUS ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti Platinum Edition video card, we have for review today. We will talk about some of its unique features, as well as check out its performance. Seat belts on, tray tables in their upright and locked positions…we are a go for launch!