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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL – TweakTown

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Memory setup includes four slots, 288-pin ready for DDR4 2133MHz up to 5333MHz with overclocking and XMP. Storage is handled by six SATA ports and three Hyper M.2 ports on the motherboard, while the Dimm.2 card supports an additional two Ultra m.2.

10Gbe is added alongside 2.5Gbe for a legit wired LAN setup, while the Intel AX210 has the best Wi-Fi possible ready to go alongside BT 5.2 support. Audio has no corners cut either deploying the Realtek ALC4082 alongside the ESS Sabre 9018 AMP/DAC.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI – Vortez

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In the aftermath of the Intel 11th Gen. launch, we’re left with a multitude of Intel Z590 motherboards to examine. To take full advantage of Rocket Lake, it is advised to indulge in one of these new motherboards so that the very latest tech/features are available.

Although the ROG STRIX Z590-E Gaming WiFi is defined as ROG’s flagship (in their own words) this motherboard isn’t their top-of-the-line model, with a number of other boards being above it in the stack. Nevertheless, the Z590-E Gaming WiFi is a high-performance solution which is jam-packed with a plethora of features including 4x M.2 Slots, 2x PCIe 4.0 X16 slots, and of course, WiFi 6E.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL – Pause Hardware

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This new water block is made of pure electrolytic copper plated with nickel in order to prevent oxidation. The coolant is directed by milled paths passing first on your processor, then through the M.2 slot, through the PCH and finally through the vrm. Integrated sensors at the inlet and outlet therefore transmit statistics to the Fan Xpert 4 software. You will always have an eye on the flow rate of your flow as well as on the temperature of your liquid. Finally, a small addressable RGB touch is integrated and visible through the plexiglass panels located at the ends.

Read more @ Pause Hardware (French)

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – GinjFo

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Its price positioning is consistent with the key to a leading mechanism in order to optimize its configuration down to the smallest detail. Her dress is worked through a solid passive cooling. It attacks the Z590 chipset, VRMs or even various M.2 SSDs. We also find a nicely distributed RGB and a racy overall look.

In use, the performance is there with a full UEFI BIOS. Asus also offers several “in-house” technologies to simplify its configuration and the implementation of optimization. For example, AI Overclocking proposes to automatically and intelligently boost the processor through an analysis of various parameters including the performance of the processor cooling system.

Read more @ GinjFo (French)

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL – HKEPC

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ROG Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial water-cooled board is on the scene. The hardware specifications are exactly the same as those of Extreme. It also has the best peripheral functions and connectivity. It has also added the ROG Ultrablock full-covered water-cooling in cooperation with EKWB, which can simultaneously power the CPU and VRM. The PCH chip, 10G Ethernet chip, and M.2 SSD provide heat dissipation. The system can maintain low temperature operation even under high load. For players who like self-assembled water cooling and pursue the ultimate performance, this motherboard is absolutely impeccable.

Read more @ HKEPC (Chinese)

Weekly Hardware Review Roundup

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CPUs: Intel Core i5-11600K @ ThinkComputers, Intel Core i7-11700KF @ Guru3D, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ OCInside

GPUs: RTX3080 with the RTX3080 Laptop GPU @ Bjorn3D, PCIe Resizable BAR Performance Benchmarks @ Guru3D, ASRock Radeon RX 6700 XT Phantom Gaming D OC @ Guru3D

Cooling: CORSAIR iCUE SP140 RGB ELITE 140MM Fans @ [M]adShrimps, CRYORIG R5 @ NikKTech

PSUs: Cooler Master V650 GOLD-V2 WHITE EDITION @ PCTestBench, be quiet! Pure Power 11 FM 750W @ NikKTech

Pre-Built / Laptops: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R10 @ HotHardware, MSI Stealth 15M @ TweakTown, Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 9 @ TweakTown, Intel NUC 11 Pro @ TweakTown, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15 @ HotHardware, Dell Latitude 7320 @ HotHardware

Audio: Razer Kraken X @ OCInside, EPOS H3 @ NikKTech, EPOS H3 @ TweakTown, SteelSeries Arctis 7P @ [M]adShrimps

Memory: Acer Predator Apollo and Predator Talos 3600 MHz DDR4 @ Guru3D

Cases: NZXT H710i Premium @ NikKTech

KBM: Patriot Viper V570 Blackout @ DVHardware

ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING – Windows Central

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Because this motherboard makes use of AMD’s X570 chipset, it comes with two PCIe 4.0 x4-capable M.2 slots, as well as eight rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. ASUS also led the way by including a Realtek RTL8125 LAN controller, which unlocks speeds of up to 2.5Gbps, if you don’t want to use the included Wi-Fi 6 AX200 from Intel. But just how good is this “gaming” motherboard for AMD PC builds, and is it worth the $300 asking price?

Read more @ Windows Central

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME GLACIAL – Overclocking

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It is flawless. Asus has succeeded with this ROG Maximus XIII Extreme Glacial in bringing together in a single motherboard all that is necessary to meet the expectations of players but also overclockers. The association with EK once again works wonders with a superb water block responsible for keeping all the components cool. The price is justified, it is for us the price of the exclusivity of what is best at Asus.

Read more @ Overclocking (French)

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII APEX – GreenTech_Reviews

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Our heroine is strikingly different from the previous Maximus XII Apex – the design, set and location of certain interfaces, buttons and everything else have been changed. We can safely say that we have a completely new product in front of us, and not just a modified board. Yes, the processor socket has remained the same, but the new 11th generation processors themselves impose completely different requirements not only on the power supply of the board, but must also provide all the new functionality inherent in them.

Read more @ GreenTech_Reviews (Russian)

ASUS TUF GAMING B560-PLUS WIFI – eTeknix

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The B560 is around £100 cheaper at the time of review, so while it may not have all the features found on the Z590, it will be nice to see how the performance stacks up from a users point of view. One of the main differences is going to be that the B560 comes with an 8+1 Power Phase design, whereas the Z590 came with a 14+2 design. One of the other things I have noticed is that the B560 model comes with eight USB ports on the rear IO when the Z590 only has seven. One thing is for sure, they definitely have a good few differences despite all the similarities they have.

Read more @ eTeknix