Intel designed its new Core i9-9900KS Special Edition to take things one step further by taking the best silicon from its -9900K manufacturing line to create a new halo part specifically for gamers and streamers that boosts to 5.0 GHz on all cores. Surprisingly, Intel only assigns a $513-$524 recommended price for the chips, which is a relatively slim $25 premium over the standard -9900K models.
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The first generation mainstream Ryzen hardware in 2017 was a breath of fresh air in a market that had become sufficiently stale to be unexciting. With the color drained, AMD’s Ryzen enabled up to eight cores on a single CPU, and at the time aimed to throw its weight against Intel’s hardware in the class above. The new architecture didn’t push ahead on day one clock for clock, but it enabled a different paradigm at an obscenely reasonable price point.
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The Ryzen 9 3950X lets you jam highly threaded horsepower into an affordable motherboard, creating a new CPU class all its own. Its 16 cores and 32 threads redefines what’s possible for the mainstream, and its comparatively affordable price-per-core is a great value.
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The PRIME X570 Pro is based on the new X570 chipset and thus its feature set. This socket AM4 motherboard offers extensive DDR4 memory support (as well as all other modern usual suspects like USB 3.2 gen 2, NVMe protocol 1.3 based M.2 support over PCI-Express Gen 4.0 and of course generic PCI-Express Gen 4.0 mechanical slots.
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With the Ryzen 9 3900X, AMD dashed the hopes of enthusiasts and didn’t release a non-X version. It turns out there is a non-X model, but it is headed to OEM and system integrator (SI) builds, meaning you’ll have to buy the chip in pre-built systems.
However, the Ryzen 9 3900 also gives us a taste of what to expect from AMD’s new Eco-Mode feature, which allows you to downshift AMD processors into lower TDP envelopes with a single click in the BIOS or Ryzen Master software.
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ASRock introduced their new Steel Legend lineup earlier last year and with the debut of the X570 chipset, ASRock has added the Steel Legend series in the launch lineup with the X570 Steel Legend. Today we’ll take a look at this motherboard and see how it performs our current stack of other X570 motherboards.
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Earlier this week, we reviewed the Core i9-9990XE, which is a rare auction only CPU but with 14 cores at 5.0 GHz, built for the high-end desktop and high frequency trading market. Today we are looking at its smaller sibling, the Core i9-9900KS, built in numbers for the consumer market: eight cores at 5.0 GHz. But you’ll have to be quick, as Intel isn’t keeping this one around forever.
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When it comes to AMD motherboards the Republic of Gamers Crosshair boards have always been some of the best out there. If you didn’t know ASUS actually launched the Republic of Gamers line with the Crosshair AM2 motherboard and the first AM4 motherboard I ever reviewed was the ROG Crosshair VI Hero. Two generations later we have the X570 chipset which brings with it quite a lot of performance and features.
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The X570 Biostar Racing X570GT is Biostar’s answer for those who want to jump on the AMD bandwagon and achieve entry level workstation status, but desire a smaller package and a lower price. The Biostar Racing X570GT boasts an ultra rare Micro ATX form factor, and a neutral design aesthetic. With X570, there is a fine line between a sensible budget board and an overpriced one.
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Today we’ve got the second iteration of the ASUS ROG Strix X299-E Gaming, here in II guise. However, we haven’t yet got the processors that it is designed to be utilised with. What this means for you is that we’re reviewing it as a preview, using the hardware we used to review the original run of X299 motherboards, but we will revisit this when the CPUs are available.
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