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EVGA X570 DARK – NikKTech

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When I checked the early pictures and specifications for the X570 DARK many months ago I have to admit that it felt just as good as the Z590 DARK model. Unfortunately, however unlike Intel motherboards AMD has chosen to “link” RAM performance directly with their CPUs and so anything over 4GHz needs way too much tweaking to use (both in terms of voltage and timings). Curiosity got the better of me and so i did try with the Faye 16GB 5GHz kit by Neo Forza but even 4400-4600MHz was very hard to achieve (again, much higher voltage needed with higher CAS latency – was unable to go any higher – didn’t push the motherboard a lot however).

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MSI Rolling Out AMD AGESA 1.2.0.5 Beta BIOS’ for B550, X570

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It’s been a while since we got a new firmware update on the AMD 500-series platform. The last one, the AGESA 1.2.0.4, and its respective patches were launched back in September and with new Ryzen CPU families coming to the platform real soon, a new BETA BIOS was inbound for launch.

According to MSI, the major changes that the new AMD AGESA  1.2.0.5 BIOS firmware adds is first of all the update to the new firmware which also updates the SMU firmware for AMD’s Ryzen CPUs including Vermeer (Ryzen 5000), Cezanne (Ryzen 5000G), Picasso (Ryzen 3000G) and Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000G).

Read more @ Wccftech

Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X – Tom’s Hardware

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The 12700K goes toe-to-toe with the 6-core, 12-thread Ryzen 5 5600X that has long been the favorite for enthusiasts because of its incredible blend of pricing and performance. These chips come with 65W and 105W TDP ratings, respectively, 32MB of L3 cache, and have only high-performance cores. Both chips support DDR4-3200 memory and the PCIe 4.0 interface.

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ASUS ProArt X570-CREATOR WIFI – iXBT

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The Asus ProArt X570-Creator WiFi comes in a standard sized box with no frills or bells and whistles. The design is austere and stylish at the same time. The kit is located under the board in separate compartments.

The scope of delivery is relatively modest: in addition to traditional elements such as a user manual and SATA cables, there is an antenna for the built-in Wi-Fi module, screws for M.2 slots, a drive with software, a cable for connecting the DisplayPort output of an external video card to a similar input via the Intel Thundferbolt4 interface, proprietary adapter for the front panel.

Read more @ iXBT (Russian)

ASUS ProArt X570-CREATOR WIFI – OC3D

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The ASUS ProArt range has always been aimed at creative types, but with the X570-Creator WiFi ASUS have applied those needs in motherboard form, with huge bandwidth connectivity options in both networking and storage terms. That isn’t to say it’s not a gaming motherboard – they’re all well-rounded these days – but simply that where possible they have aimed it more for those of you who are creators first and foremost. Let’s give it a look before finding out how good it is at these creative tasks.

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ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII EXTREME – Chiphell

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The excessive heat generation of the original X570 made it almost impossible to use passive cooling control, which greatly affected the user experience. And AMD finally decided to optimize the X570 two years after its release, bringing the motherboard factory to bring a round of X570 “Refresh”. With this round of rhythm, ROG officially added the ultimate model of the Crosshair VIII series: ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme, which is C8E. The last time ROG Extreme appeared on the AMD mainstream platform, it was launched in 2017 based on the original AM4 platform. X370 chipset C6E.

Read more @ Chiphell (Chinese)

ASRock Rack ROME2D16-2T – Phoronix

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The ASRock Rack ROME2D16-2T is available from retail Internet channels like NewEgg currently for a price of $719 USD, which is on the more cost effective side for an AMD EPYC 2P motherboard in today’s economic conditions. Supermicro EPYC 2P motherboards at NewEgg meanwhile are $800~1080 with similar feature-sets. There isn’t a whole lot of different retail motherboards currently available for EPYC Milan 2P so if looking to assemble a cost effective EPYC Milan server, the ROME2D16-2T will likely be among the more affordable options.

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MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX – Professional Review

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With the premiere of the Alder Lake platform, MSI still has time to launch real gems like this MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX . It is the best board optimized for Ryzen 5000 with permission from the GODLIKE, with important improvements such as its VRM of 16 + 9 phases of 90A , 4 integrated M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots along with an expansion card with two M.2 Additional features. The external appearance has been considerably refined, more elegant and with better heatsinks especially in the Chipset and VRM section without giving up lighting areas .

Read more @ Professional Review (Spanish)