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(Testbed) Intel Core i5-11600K, ASUS TUF Z590-Plus and be quiet! Shadow Rock 3

JeGX — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 17:03:16 +0000

Article index: 1 – The CPU: Intel Core i5-11600K 2 – The Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z590-Plus 3 – The CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 4 – Mounting the components 5 – First Boot 6 – CPU Temperature I built last week a simple rig for all my tests with Intel’s Rocket Lake processors. For this testbed, I selected the following components: – CPU: … Continue reading (Testbed) Intel Core i5-11600K, ASUS TUF Z590-Plus and be quiet! Shadow Rock 3 »

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(Unboxing) ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Gaming Motherboard

JeGX — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 10:29:28 +0000

Here is a quick unboxing of the Rampage VI Extreme mainboard. ASUS Rampage VI Extreme is a new high-end gaming motherboard based on Intel X299 chipset for Intel Core X-series processors (with LGA 2066 socket). More information about this extreme motherboard can be found on this extreme homepage. The Rampage VI box: The Rampage VI bundle includes the motherboard, various cables and connectors, … Continue reading (Unboxing) ASUS Rampage VI Extreme Gaming Motherboard »

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GPU Mining Hardware: Manli P104-100 Multi-GPU System and ASUS B250 Mining Expert Motherboard

JeGX — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:11:27 +0000

Bitcoin mining is currently a very hot topic and here are new hardware solutions launched by Manli and ASUS for your mining needs. 1 – Manli GPU Mining System P104-100 Manli has launched a new mining system that includes 9 graphics cards based on NVIDIA GP104-100 GPU. The GP104-100 is a GPU specifically aimed at cryptocurrency mining and is a variation of the GP104-200, the … Continue reading GPU Mining Hardware: Manli P104-100 Multi-GPU System and ASUS B250 Mining Expert Motherboard »

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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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ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard Unboxing (UPDATED)

JeGX — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:10:10 +0000

Today, a quick unboxing of the first parts I received this morning to build my new test setup for playing with Windows 10 (especially Direct3D 12), based on Intel Skylake processors and Z170 chipset. The parts are the motherboard, an ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming, and the processor, an Intel Core i5 6600K. The DDR4 memory kit is not available yet (maybe tomorrow) so I won’t … Continue reading ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming Motherboard Unboxing (UPDATED) »

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(Unboxing and Test) AMD A10-6800K APU (Radeon HD 8670D), ASRock FM2A88M Extreme4+ (UPDATED with DDR3 2400)

JeGX — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Article index: 1 – Unboxing 2 – Tests and Benchmarks 3 – Monitoring Utilities 4 – Conclusion Update (2014.01.06) Today, a quick test of AMD’s A10-6800K processor combined with a FM2+ motherboard from ASRock. The A10-6800K (Richland) is an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) that packs on the same silicon a 4-core CPU clocked at 4.4GHz and a Radeon HD 8670D with 384 stream processors clocked … Continue reading (Unboxing and Test) AMD A10-6800K APU (Radeon HD 8670D), ASRock FM2A88M Extreme4+ (UPDATED with DDR3 2400) »

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Hackintosh with OSX 10.9 Mavericks, Z77 Motherboard and Two Radeon Cards

JeGX — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:55:17 +0000

Yeah! I have now a real Hackintosh system with OS X 10.9 Mavericks. I just followed tonymacx86’s excellent guide (Install OS X Mavericks on Any Supported Intel-based PC) and that’s all… To tell the truth, if you don’t have the right hardware, you won’t be able to start the installation of OS X. From my MacBook Pro, I downloaded the 5GB-dmg file of OS X … Continue reading Hackintosh with OSX 10.9 Mavericks, Z77 Motherboard and Two Radeon Cards »

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Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Z87 (Haswell) Motherboard Unboxing

JeGX — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:55:09 +0000

Article index: 1 – G1.Sniper M5 Bundle 2 – G1.Sniper M5 Motherboard 1 – G1.Sniper M5 Bundle With the release of Intel’s new Haswell processors, it was time to update my Windows / Linux testbeds. What I needed is a motherboard that supports the latest Z87 chipset, that supports both SLI and CrossFire, that has a DVI/VGA output to use the HD Graphics 4600 integrated … Continue reading Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5 Z87 (Haswell) Motherboard Unboxing »

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MSI Big Bang-XPower II: Flagship X79 Motherboard With Nice Features for Graphics Cards

JeGX — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:36:48 +0000

MSI has launched the Big Bang-XPower II, its new flagship motherboard based on the Intel’s X79 chipset. The power supply module of the motherboard has 22 phases to handle up to 770A (keep in mind, 770A with a low volatge…). In the graphics card side, the Big Bang-XPower II has several interesting features. The mobo supports 4-way SLI or CrossFire and has four swithes (PCI-E … Continue reading MSI Big Bang-XPower II: Flagship X79 Motherboard With Nice Features for Graphics Cards »

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EVGA Classified SR-2 Motherboard: for Xtreme Gamers and FluidMark!

JeGX — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:22 +0000

This new ulta high end product by EVGA targets the owners of the Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 6-Core CPU, especially, the owners of two Xeon CPUs 😉 The presence of multiple QPI (QuickPath Interconnect) links in Xeon CPUs, allows a CPU to CPU connection and a CPU to chipset connection: (thanks to Dave for the clarification 😉 ) The EVGA Classified SR-2 (Super Record … Continue reading EVGA Classified SR-2 Motherboard: for Xtreme Gamers and FluidMark! »

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