At the disposal of the I2HARD editors was a special motherboard, namely ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero for AMD Ryzen 5000 processors. This model is a continuation of the ROG Crosshair series of motherboards, which was created primarily for system overclocking. Interesting features of Crosshair VIII Dark Hero are: passive cooling of the AMD X570 chipset, redesigned and enhanced processor power system, Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 wireless controller and much more.
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Cooling: DEEPCOOL CASTLE 240R @ TweakTown, NZXT Kraken X53 RGB AIO @ NikKTech
Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine RGB @ PCTestBench, Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL DDR4-3600 @ TweakTown, Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR4-3200 @ TweakTown, Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL @ Neoseeker
Monitors: AOC CU34G2X @ Guru3D, Aorus FI27Q-X @ Hexus
Graphics: ASUS ROG Strix Radeon RX 6800 OC Edition @ TweakTown
Storage: WD Black SN850 1TB @ TechPowerUp
CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Ryzen 7 5800H @ TechSpot
PSU: Fractal Design ION SFX 650G @ NikKTech
Cases: CHIEFTEC Scorpion 3 @ NikKTech
Peripherals: EVGA Z20 @ ThinkComputers, EVGA Z20 @ TechPowerUp, HyperX Pulsefire Haste @ FunkyKit, Patriot Viper V765 RGB KB @ FunkyKit, SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless @ TechPowerUp
Storage: Silicon Power UD70 @ Guru3D, Samsung 980 Pro 2TB @ TweakTown, KIOXIA Exceria Plus 2TB @ NikKTech, ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 And S50 Lite @ Hot Hardware, Kingston DC450R 3.84TB SSD @ KitGuru
Graphics: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3070 OC Edition @ TweakTown
Audio: HyperX Cloud Orbit S Gaming Headset @ NikKTech, Sonos Move @ DVHardware
Monitors: Viotek SUW49DA 49-inch Super Ultrawide @ ThinkComputers
Memory: Patriot Viper Steel RGB 3600 MHz 2x16GB @ Guru3D
The 13th generation of ASUS Heroes officially debuted. ASUS has launched a new “ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO” motherboard. Compared with the 12th generation, it has a more powerful 14 +2 Power Stages 90A power supply module and a large I/O Cover metal heat sink. , Bring more stable high-performance output and excellent overclocking ability, add support for the latest PCIe 4.0 transmission interface, dual 2.5 LAN network module, 802.11ax WiFi 6E wireless module, with a comprehensive and rich peripheral functions, I believe ROG fans already Can’t wait to buy it.
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Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) is a mid-budget chipset motherboard that belongs to the Strix series of the ROG brand. The model is quite expensive for its niche: for about the same money, you can find a motherboard based on AMD X570 – albeit with a fan on the chipset, but with its own PCIe 4.0 (B550 only supports PCIe 3.0, but processor slots can be PCIe 4.0) and wider peripheral support. True, it is not a fact that such motherboards will have an equally excellent power system, because it is it that is the main trump card of the ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi).
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Storage: Team T-Force Cardea Ceramic C440 @ TweakTown, Silicon Power US70 @ Guru3D, Crucial X6 & X8 2TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSDs @ NikKTech, Lexar Professional NM700 @ TweakTown, Patriot PUSH+ USB 3.2 Gen 1 64GB Drive @ [M]adShrimps, Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus @ Tom’s Hardware
Peripherals: EZQuest 8-port USB-C Multimedia Hub @ DVHardware, Corsair Katar Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse @ ThinkComputers, Mountain Makalu 67 Gaming Mouse @ TweakTown, Cooler Master MM720 @ KitGuru
Audio: ROCCAT Elo X Stereo Gaming Headset @ TweakTown, ModMic 480i @ LAN OC
Monitors: ASUS ROG Swift 360Hz PG259QNR @ Vortez
Graphics: PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 Red Dragon @ TechPowerUp
The end of January has come, and the first Intel Z590 based motherboard are now available at retail. Newegg has 8 models currently listed based on my search. Few models are in stock, with some are set for release later next week. Prices range from $194.99 at the bottom head to a hefty $499.99 at the high end. Head on over if you’re looking to pick up one of these models:
ASRock Z590 Steel Legend ($194.99)
ASRock Z590 Steel Legend WiFi 6E ($211.99)
ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-E GAMING (379.99)
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO ($499.99)
ASUS PRIME Z590-A ($279.99)
ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-A GAMING ($329.99)
ASUS TUF GAMING Z590-PLUS WIFI ($259.99)
GIGABYTE Z590I AORUS ULTRA ($289.99)
An interesting post by user momomo_us on Twitter is showing ASUS adding support for MemTest86 directly within the UEFI BIOS. If you’re not into overclocking, you may not be aware of the utility for checking for faulty memory modules, or testing out stability of DRAM overclocks. It’s a very useful tool if you’re pushing your DDR to the limits to identify stability loss points, whether on the controller or the DRAM side. It also appears there a 60 day trial of AIDA64 Extreme is also to be included. The board’s mentioned here are in the ROG line, Z590 chipset. Head over to see more.
First thing I noticed when the motherboard was delivered was just how heavy it is. On the scales, the board and box comes to 5.4 kg (11.9 lbs), and the board is most of that. I don’t even think my heaviest laptop weighs that much, and this is a lot more than the motherboard that ASUS made for Intel’s overclockable 28-core Xeon W-3175X a couple years ago. It’s hard to get across in words on a page about the weight, but put it this way, it can replace some dumbbells that is for sure.
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Storage: addlink S95 2TB M.2 SSD @ TweakTown, Corsair MP600 CORE 2TB M.2 SSD @ TweakTown, Corsair MP600 CORE PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe @ Guru3D, Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB M.2 SSD @ TweakTown, QNAP TS-453D @ Bjorn3D
Audio: Creative SBS E2900 @ Hot Hardware, Belkin SOUNDFORM ELITE Hi-Fi Smart Speaker @ [M]adShrimps
Cases: Cooler Master Pi Case 40 @ Bjorn3D
GPU: ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC Edition @ TweakTown