Gigabyte B760I Aorus Pro DDR4: Small, powerful, attractively priced

Extra tests, Motherboards | | Ľubomír Samák

In the tests, we looked at a Mini-ITX motherboard. A warning finger is usually put over this format in connection with powerful CPUs, but often unjustifiably. This would be the case even with one of the cheapest models for the LGA 1700 platform – the B760I Aorus Pro DDR4. The “cut off” is mainly things you may not need, for example because a larger number of slots not only won’t be used, but also doesn’t fit into the vision of a space-saving PC build. Read more “Gigabyte B760I Aorus Pro DDR4: Small, powerful, attractively priced” »

AMD to produce lowend CPUs and GPUs using Samsung’s 4nm node

Graphics, News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Back when the groundbreaking Ryzen processors launched, AMD was still manufacturing almost all of its products at GlobalFoundries, with the exception of chipsets designed by ASMedia. But now, by contrast, it is almost fully tied to the fortunes of TSMC. However, it looks like there could soon be some diversification in place. Samsung-made chips are coming to low-cost processors and they’ll also appear in Radeon graphics cards later. Read more “AMD to produce lowend CPUs and GPUs using Samsung’s 4nm node” »

AMD’s Zen 5 is said to be 40% faster over Zen 4. Can that be real?

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

The day when AMD releases processors with the new Zen 5 core, allegedly the biggest upgrade since the first Zen, is closing in. Their performance remains quite unclear though – on the one hand AMD’s materials talk about a 10–15% or a little bit more performance increase per 1 MHz, but at the same time there are rumors talking about 30% or now even 40% performance increase. So what to believe and what to watch out for? Read more “AMD’s Zen 5 is said to be 40% faster over Zen 4. Can that be real?” »

EK-Nucleus CR360 Lux White – Simply gorgeous liquid cooler

Cooling, CPU coolers, Extra tests | | Pavel Sekerka

I probably don’t need to introduce EK Water Blocks here. It produces high-end components for water loops and for the last few years it has been using its experience in this field in designing AIO coolers as well. The EK-Nucleus CR360 Lux represents the top of the current range and will impress you above all with its clean and elegant design. With good test results, one can expect an attractive ratio of price, quality and efficiency, considering its price. Read more “EK-Nucleus CR360 Lux White – Simply gorgeous liquid cooler” »

Asus TUF B760M-BTF WiFi D4: All connectors out of sight

Extra tests, Motherboards | | Ľubomír Samák

Why put connectors from the front of the motherboard when they can be from the back? This is what Asus and other manufacturers are thinking with boards with, say, an inverted connector layout. The TUF B760M-BTF WiFi (D4) model has all connectors moved from front to back. This, with the current trend of glass side panels, mainly contributes to a nicer look. But we’ll also be interested in other, measurable things as part of our analysis. Read more “Asus TUF B760M-BTF WiFi D4: All connectors out of sight” »

FSR 3.1 improves quality, can add frame generation to DLSS

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

At GDC 2024, AMD unveiled the 3.1 version of its FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) game upscaling. This is an evolution based on last year’s FSR 3.0 and is designed to improve image quality, but also brings an interesting change. Previously, a frame generation technology (analogous to Nvidia’s frame generation in DLSS 3 and 3.5) was introduced in FSR 3. In FSR 3.1, it can now also be used separately, even combined with DLSS. Read more “FSR 3.1 improves quality, can add frame generation to DLSS” »

New Arctic P14 Max: Anti-vibration and high speed

Cooling, Fans, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Those interested in 140mm fans have reason to rejoice. After the P12 Max, Arctic is also releasing the P14 Max, which is one size larger. These stick to the already established features, such as a significant speed increase, but also probably a noise reduction even at low speeds. By all accounts, these should be universal fans that will be efficient across the entire speed spectrum, and on all types of obstacles. Read more “New Arctic P14 Max: Anti-vibration and high speed” »

DeepCool PN-M: An influx of new ATX 3.1 PSUs (650–850 W)

News, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

Upgrades towards the ATX 3.1 standard (from ATX 3.0) can be expected in the next period from leading PSU brands. Each will take on this task in different ways, for DeepCool it is now the release of the new PN-M model series. It represents the mid-range, characterized by the 80 Plus Gold or Cybenetics Gold efficiency rating, modular cabling and an output range of 650–850W. Read more “DeepCool PN-M: An influx of new ATX 3.1 PSUs (650–850 W)” »

Nvidia DLSS (3.5) in Alan Wake II. When does the game run best?

Extra tests, Graphics | | Ľubomír Samák

Alan Wake II is the first game to support Nvidia DLSS 3.5 from the start. In addition to the technological aspect, there is also the high popularity among gamers. This gives us the basic reasons to take a close look at the performance under different settings. In diving in with the gaming performance, we will be interested not only in the visual side, but also the power consumption. Not just of the graphics card, but the CPU as well. Read more “Nvidia DLSS (3.5) in Alan Wake II. When does the game run best?” »

Ray tracing on AMD RDNA 4 will be twice as fast thanks to BVH8

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

A few days ago, information leaked on Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro console, which will feature upgraded hardware with a significantly stronger GPU and AI acceleration to enable AI-based PSSR upscaling. Other details have now emerged, however, with implications for the upcoming Radeon RX 8000 graphics, as they talk about the capabilities of RDNA 4 architecture’s GPUs in ray tracing. They are set to improve by quite a bit. Read more “Ray tracing on AMD RDNA 4 will be twice as fast thanks to BVH8” »

Seasonic 12V-2×6 cables: Only graphics card support not enough

News, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

Seasonic’s new 12V-2×6 cables come with two new features that make them technically superior to their predecessors (with 12VHPWR connectors). There are more of those changes, but the protections against insufficient insertion and increased temperatures are among the most significant things that change across generations of 16-pin connectors. Seasonic’s (12V-2×6) cables are available in three variants. Read more “Seasonic 12V-2×6 cables: Only graphics card support not enough” »

Now in black… Noctua’s shortest high-performance cooler

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

For users who don’t sympathize with Noctua’s traditional brown and beige color scheme, the NH-D12L cooler is now out in chromax.black. The cooler differs from most competing models by its lower profile (while still having plenty of fins). And the NH-D12L chromax.black is also one of the few dual-tower CPU coolers which never collide with memory modules on the motherboard when oriented vertically. Read more “Now in black… Noctua’s shortest high-performance cooler” »

Lower price high-end. DeepCool releases the Assassin 4S cooler

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Minus one fan makes the Assassin 4S 20 EUR cheaper than the Assassin IV it’s based on. The heatsink seems to be the same, and the only difference is the number of fans – one instead of two. The cooling performance will most certainly be lower, but we expect that its drop won’t be as significant as the amount of money that you can save with this cheaper model. In addition, there’s also wider compatibility. Read more “Lower price high-end. DeepCool releases the Assassin 4S cooler” »

Only 122 mm. Enermax shortened its ATX PSUs (Revolution D.F. 12)

News, PSUs | | Ľubomír Samák

Enermax has new ATX PSUs with a length that is smaller than the SFX-L format. This makes them the smallest ATX PSUs currently available. The fan used is a bit smaller than usual, but its cross section hasn’t suffered that much. And also because of the presence of 16-pin 12V-2×6 cables (with shortened sense pins), we’re already dealing with the ATX 3.1 standard. Read more “Only 122 mm. Enermax shortened its ATX PSUs (Revolution D.F. 12)” »

Breaking records on an Asus mobo: 9.1 GHz with a Core i9-14900KS

Motherboards, News, Processors | | Ľubomír Samák

An experienced group of extreme overclockers gathered around Intel’s latest and most powerful desktop processor (Core i9-14900KS) and managed to do unprecedented things. Namely, to reach over 9 GHz on the cores of this processor. That’s a high enough clock speed to break several world records in terms of speed measurements. In this short report, you will find what exactly was achieved. Read more “Breaking records on an Asus mobo: 9.1 GHz with a Core i9-14900KS” »

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