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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO – iXBT

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The board also has 6 SATA ports and 8 fan connectors. The processor power system is traditionally very powerful for ROG models, it is able to ensure the operation of any compatible processors with a margin for overclocking. The board has a competent cooling system for each potentially heating element, including drives in M.2 slots (there are thermal pads for cooling drives on both sides). The networking capabilities are excellent: two fast 2.5 Gbps wired controllers and one state-of-the-art wireless.

Read more @ iXBT (Russian)

ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI) – TweakTown

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ASUS branded TUF (The Ultimate Force) motherboards first appeared over ten years ago with the introduction of the Sabertooth 55i; since then, this range has grown immensely alongside ROG as a high quality, highly durable brand for those seeking top-level performance without the aesthetics that often come on ROG themed solutions.

The X570 Pro Wi-Fi continues this with a fully-featured motherboard built on the flexible AMD X570 chipset, keeping some of the staples found on ROG platforms like Aura Sync, BIOS flashback, and Turbo LAN. Let us get to the board specifications down below.

Read more @ TweakTown

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-XE GAMING WIFI – TweakTown

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B550-Xe, as it will be known going forward, shares its aesthetic with the rest of the ROG B550 platforms as well. Black heat sinks on a black PCB with touches of RGB allow for customization within any consumer’s build-theme. Heatsinks cover all of the motherboard’s most essential parts, including the updated VRM stack, chipset, and Gen 4.0 capable M.2 slots. VRM cooling goes a bit further with a custom-designed Delta Superflo fan that ASUS says can lower temps by 9c, allowing for increased headroom.

Read more @ TweakTown

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT Breaks Cover

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As you might have noticed, today marks the release of AMD’s latest Radeon RX 6700 XT. Here’s some information on this new chip, as well as a plethora of reviews to deep dive if this is the right card for you.

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card is built on 7nm process technology and AMD RDNA 2 gaming architecture, designed to deliver the optimal combination of performance and power efficiency. Additional features and capabilities include:

AMD Infinity Cache – 96MB of last-level data cache on the GPU die provides up to 2.5X higher bandwidth at the same power level as traditional architectures3 to provide higher gaming performance.

AMD Smart Access Memory – Unlocks higher performance when pairing AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards with AMD Ryzen 5000 or select Ryzen 3000 Series Desktop Processors and AMD 500-series motherboards. Providing AMD Ryzen processors with access to high-speed GDDR6 graphics memory can deliver a performance uplift of up to 16 percent4.

12GB High-Speed GDDR6 VRAM – Designed to handle the increasing texture loads and greater visual demands of today’s modern games at higher resolutions and max settings, the new graphics card with 12GB of GDDR6 of memory allows gamers to easily power through today and tomorrow’s demanding AAA titles.

AMD FidelityFX – Integrated into more than 40 games and counting, AMD FidelityFX is an open-source toolkit of visual enhancement effects for game developers available at AMD GPUOpen. Optimized for AMD Radeon graphics, it includes a robust collection of rasterized lighting, shadow and reflection effects that can be integrated into the latest games with minimal performance overhead.

DirectX® Raytracing (DXR) – AMD RDNA 2 architecture-based graphics cards are optimized to deliver real-time lighting, shadow and reflection realism with DXR, providing a stunning gaming experience. When paired with AMD FidelityFX, developers can combine rasterized and ray-traced effects to provide an ideal balance of image quality and gaming performance.

AMD Radeon Anti-Lag5 – Now with support for the DirectX 12 API, AMD Radeon Anti-Lag decreases input-to-display response times, making games more responsive and offering a competitive edge in gameplay.

AMD Radeon Boost6 – Now with support for Variable Rate Shading, AMD Radeon Boost delivers up to a 27 percent performance increase7 during fast-motion gaming scenarios by dynamically reducing image resolution or by varying shading rates for different regions of a frame, increasing framerates and fluidity, and bolstering responsiveness with virtually no perceptual impact on image quality.

Powercolor Radeon RX 6700 XT Hellhound @ Guru3D
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ Hot Hardware
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ Guru3D
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X @ Guru3D
XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT MERC 319 @ Guru3D
ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT STRIX OC @ Guru3D
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ TweakTown
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X @ ThinkComputers
PowerColor RX 6700 XT Red Devil @ TechPowerUp
XFX Radeon RX 6700 XT Merc 319 Black @ TechPowerUp
Sapphire Radeon RX 6700 XT Nitro+ @ TechPowerUp
MSI Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming X @ TechPowerUp
ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT STRIX OC @ TechPowerUp
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ TechPowerUp
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ Tom’s Hardware
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ PC Perspective
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ Ars Technica
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ TechSpot
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT @ KitGuru

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ASUS PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI) – Comptoir Hardware

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The B550 chipset makes it possible to bring more reasonable prices to users wishing to take advantage of PCIe 4.0 on their configuration. This has also enabled manufacturers to improve the quality of cards of a lower range than flagships, by improving the power supplies and on-board functions. So we took a look at the ASUS Prime B550M-A , in Wi-Fi version, to see what it is worth to make more affordable machines.

Read more @ Comptoir Hardware (French)

ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING WIFI – GinjFo

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Listed at the recommended retail price of € 419.90, this ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WIFI targets the high end, not to say the very high end. It is aimed at players looking for the latest technologies and an armed platform to accommodate muscle and an imposing graphics card. Its connectivity is generous while Asus deploys a host of so-called intelligent technologies. They affect different aspects ranging from cooling to overclocking through audio.

Read more @ GinjFo (French)

ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO – itndaily

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The PCB of the specified motherboard contains elements that you often will not find on more affordable devices (even in the ROG line). ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero is based on the AMD X570 chipset, so the owner of this base can count on all the fastest and most modern technologies / connectors of today (including PCI-E 4.0 interfaces).

The ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero form factor is classic (ATX), but the developers have managed to place an impressive number of all kinds of connectors, bulbs and switches on the PCB. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the most curious of them in detail.

Read more @ itndaily (Russian)

ASUS Announces ProART B550-CREATOR w/Thunderbolt 4

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Designed for professionals and creatives who need ultra-fast USB and Thunderbolt connectivity alongside stable and reliable operation. The B550-Creator is a great choice for those building a Ryzen based system with Ryzen 3000 series or Ryzen 5000 series CPUs. The board Features out-of-the-box UEFI support for both series of processors. The B550 Creator is the first AM4 motherboard with Thunderbolt 4 onboard! In addition, you have dual 2.5Gbps LAN, dual M.2 slots alongside dual heatsinks. It also incorporates the latest ASUS M.2 Q-Latch design for simple and tool-free M.2 drive installation. For the latest generation of chassis, you also have front USB 3.0 connectivity as well as USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type Internal connectivity.

Read more @ Reddit

ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II – TechPowerUp

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While AMD has done a great job of maintaining motherboard compatibility with new generation processors, none of the previous-generation AM4 motherboards featured official PCIe 4.0 support, not even for the storage and PCIe controlled by PCIe 4.0 compatible CPUs. Enter B550, the more value-oriented little brother of X570. While the B550 chipset is PCIe 3.0 only, B550 motherboards support PCIe 4.0 from the CPU to the primary PCIe slot as well as the primary M.2 slot (dependent on a PCIe 4.0 ready CPU). With PCIe 4.0 support also came increased cost. PCIe 4.0 devices are still rare in 2021, so for those on a budget, the tried and true B450 chipset is the way to go. What B450 lacks in cutting-edge features it makes up for in value.

Read more @ TechPowerUp

Hardware Review Roundup (2/23)

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Audio: ROCCAT Elo 7.1 Headset @ TweakTown, ASUS ROG Delta S USB-C Headset @ TweakTown, SteelSeries Arctis 7P Wireless Headset @ KitGuru

Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4 PLUS 2TB @ Guru3D, ORICO Portable M.2 Enclosure @ ThinkComputers, Sabrent Rocket 4 PLUS 2TB @ NikKTech, ADATA XPG Gammix S70 2 TB @ TechPowerUp

Cooling: Deepcool AS500 @ ThinkComputers

Graphics: Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Ti iCHILL X3 @ TweakTown

Memory: Patriot Viper Steel RGB 32GB DDR4 @ NikKTech, Patriot Viper Steel RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB @ APH Networks

Accessories: CORSAIR MM700 RGB Extended Cloth Gaming Mouse Pad @ [M]adShrimps

Peripherals: Patriot Viper V730 Keyboard @ FunkyKit, Dream Machines DM6 Holey Duo @ TechPowerUp, HyperX Pulsefire Raid Gaming Mouse @ FunkyKit

CPU: AMD RYZEN 5 5600X @ PCTestBench

PSU: Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold 850W @ APH Networks

Laptop: Apple MacBook Air M1 @ DVHardware, ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo SE GX551 @ TechSpot