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MSI Kombustor 4.0.1.0 Released

JeGX — Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:38:54 +0000

Downloads MSI Kombustor v4.0.1.0 (win64) Forum thread (EN) 1 – Release Notes MSI Kombustor is back, after nearly one year without update. This new version brings several new stress tests and benchmarks, adds the support of recent NVIDIA and AMD GPUs, fixes bugs in the Vulkan renderer and in other parts of the underlying 3D framework (GeeXLab engine) and allows to submit scores to … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 4.0.1.0 Released »

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MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Ventus 8GB GDDR6 Review (Turing TU106 GPU)

JeGX — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:15:24 +0000

Test and review of MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Ventus 8GB GDDR6 (Turing TU106 GPU).

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(Unboxing) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Duke 11GB GDDR6 OC

JeGX — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:21:09 +0000

Unboxing and photo gallery of MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Duke 11GB GDDR6 OC.

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MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 AIR BOOST 8GB OC Review

JeGX — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 17:27:35 +0000

Article index: 1 – Overview 2 – Gallery 3 – GPU Data 4 – Benchmarks 5 – GPU Bun-in Test 6 – Conclusion 1 – Overview MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 AIR BOOST is based on a factory-overclocked RX Vega 56 GPU (Vega 10) with a boost clock speed of 1520MHz (the reference RX Vega 56 has a boost clock of 1471MHz). With both … Continue reading MSI Radeon RX Vega 56 AIR BOOST 8GB OC Review »

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MSI Lucky Dragon Mini Bricks

JeGX — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:16:40 +0000

Few days ago, MSI sent me this box: As you can see, it’s the mini bricks version of the MSI’s mascot, the red dragon called Lucky. I didn’t know that MSI had such kind of geeky stuff, it’s rather cool. The homepage of this mini bricks dragon is available HERE. The dragon is made up of lot of mini bricks (around 950 according … Continue reading MSI Lucky Dragon Mini Bricks »

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New Testbed: MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon + AMD Ryzen 7 1700

JeGX — Tue, 02 May 2017 14:56:02 +0000

Article index: 1 – Overview 2 – The MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard 3 – The AMD Ryzen 7 1700 CPU 4 – The System Memory 5 – First Boot and BIOS 6 – Quick Benchmark 1 – Overview AMD Ryzen 7 processors have been launched more or less two months ago, and I finally found the time and, above all, the hardware to … Continue reading New Testbed: MSI X370 Gaming Pro Carbon + AMD Ryzen 7 1700 »

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MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming 4GB Review

JeGX — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:02:59 +0000

In a recent review, I tested the PNY GTX 1050. Today, let’s compare it with the titanium version materialized by the MSI GTX 1050 Ti Gaming 4GB. Article index: 1 – Overview 2 – Gallery 3 – GPU Data 4 – Benchmarks 5 – Burn-in Test 6 – Conclusion 1 – Overview MSI GTX 1050 Ti is powered by a full Pascal GP107 GPU. The … Continue reading MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming 4GB Review »

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MSI VR One: a Pascal-based Gaming PC for VR in a Backpack

JeGX — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:11:08 +0000

MSI VR One is a gaming PC designed for virtual reality and optimized for the HTC VIVE. The goal of the VR One is to remove the main limitation of current VR systems: you have to stay close to the PC. Thanks to the VR One, you can play VR games without thinking to the cables. The VR one is not a notebook, it’s a … Continue reading MSI VR One: a Pascal-based Gaming PC for VR in a Backpack »

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MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB GDDR5 Review

JeGX — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 19:01:31 +0000

Today, a one-page review of the MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB graphics card. Article index: 1 – Overview 2 – Gallery 3 – GPU Data 4 – Benchmarks 5 – GPU Bun-in Test 6 – Conclusion 1 – Overview Finally I could plug in my testbed a member of the Radeon RX 400 family. It was time, because the GPU monitoring code used … Continue reading MSI Radeon RX 470 Gaming X 8GB GDDR5 Review »

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GeForce GTX 1080 Round-up

JeGX — Fri, 27 May 2016 18:07:13 +0000

Today was the GeForce GTX 1080 day for the different graphics card makers. They could unleash their reference and customized versions of NVIDIA latest GeForce GPU at the Computex 2016. 1 – EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC – RGB lighting that can be customized with Precision X OC. – Overclocking utility: Precision X OC. – Annoucement 2 – ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX – … Continue reading GeForce GTX 1080 Round-up »

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MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T OC Review ( UPDATED )

JeGX — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:26:48 +0000

Review index: 1 – Gallery 2 – GPU Info: GPU Caps Viewer, GPU-Z 3 – Benchmarks 4 – Burn-in Test and Throttling 5 – Conclusion MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T OC is a graphics card that belongs to MSI’s CLASSIC Series. Here are all Series ranked from the top line (Lightning) to the bottom (CLASSIC): 1 – Lightning Series: Built to be perfect 2 – … Continue reading MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T OC Review (** UPDATED **) »

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MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4G Review

JeGX — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:08:03 +0000

Review index: 1 – Gallery 2 – GPU Info: GPU Caps Viewer, GPU-Z 3 – Benchmarks 4 – Burn-in Test and Throttling 5 – Conclusion I received this card several weeks ago but I didn’t find the time to write about it. Even if Radeon R9 290X has been launched around one year ago, this card has no successor yet. So a quick review is … Continue reading MSI Radeon R9 290X Gaming 4G Review »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.2 Released

JeGX — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:57:50 +0000

The version 2.5.2 of MSI Kombustor is available. This maintenance release includes the latest version of ZoomGPU with support of GeForce GTX Titan, GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST and RadeonHD 7790. New resolutions for multiple 16/9 monitors have been added (one, two or triple FHD or WQHD screens). The embedded GPU Shark has been updated to version 0.6.10. Update (2013.11.18): MSI Kombustor 2.5.6 + MSI … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.2 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 Released

JeGX — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:57:18 +0000

MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.5.1. This maintenance release includes the latest version of ZoomGPU (with latest NVAPI), and new command line options to customize the launch of Kombustor (see the start_3d_tests.bat file for more details). You can download MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 here (left-click to grab the file): [download#321#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.1 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.5.0 Released

JeGX — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:51:11 +0000

MSI Kombustor, GF OC Test MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.5.0. This new release includes a new 3D test, updates Kombustor loader for Windows 8 (KLoaderWin32.exe) and takes account the offsets for core and memory clock speeds on GeForce GTX 600 series. The latest version of GPU Shark has been embedded too. The new 3D test, called GF OC Test is a simple … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.5.0 Released »

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MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK 2GB Review

JeGX — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:20:06 +0000

Review index: 1 – Overview 2 – Gallery 3 – GPU Data 4 – Benchmarks 5 – Linux Test 6 – Burn-in Test 7 – Overclocking 8 – Conclusion 1 – GTX 660 HAWK Overview MSI’s GeForce GTX 660 HAWK is a factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 660. But it’s not a simple overclocked card, it’s a HAWK-ed card. The GTX 660 HAWK comes with a boosted … Continue reading MSI GeForce GTX 660 HAWK 2GB Review »

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MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 Released

JeGX — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:58:21 +0000

MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.4.2. This maintenance release includes the support of GeForce GTX 660 and GeForce GTX 650, the latest version of ZoomGPU (v1.8.7) and the latest version of GPU Shark. You can download MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 here (left-click to grab the file): [download#302#image] You can post your feedbacks or bug reports in the following places: Afterburner forum or in the … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.4.2 Released »

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MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 Released

JeGX — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:59:10 +0000

MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 new stress test MSI Kombustor has been updated to version 2.4.0. This new version includes the support of the freshly launched GeForce GTX 660 Ti as well as a new stress test. This new test, that mixes the fur rendering + tessellation, produces more GPU load than the regular fur rendering stress test, especially on GeForce cards. On Radeon cards, the test … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.4.0 Released »

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GeForce GTX 580 and GPU Throttling with TDP-Apps

JeGX — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:55:13 +0000

Just a quick note about the GPU throttling with the GeForce GTX 580 (extreme GTX 580 cards like EVGA GTX 580 Classified or ASUS GTX 580 Matrix are not concerned by this article). In recent versions of FurMark, EVGA OC Scanner X and MSI Kombustor, I added the monitoring of true GPU clock speed for NVIDIA cards. The true GPU clock speed is useful with … Continue reading GeForce GTX 580 and GPU Throttling with TDP-Apps »

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MSI Kombustor 2.3.0 Released (Download)

JeGX — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:26:20 +0000

A new version of MSI Kombustor is available for download. Kombustor is MSI’s GPU stress test and graphics card benchmarking tool (for NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon). More information about Kombustor can be found HERE. The main new feature of Kombustor 2.3.0 is the support of the GeForce GTX 680 (clock speeds, power monitoring as well as some small changes in KMark PhysX code). You … Continue reading MSI Kombustor 2.3.0 Released (Download) »

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