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MSI MAG Z690 TORPEDO – Hardware-Inside

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With the MAG Z690 TORPEDO, MSI has another mainboard with DRR5 support in its portfolio that tries to set itself apart from the competition with its numerous features. With the TORPEDO, MSI relies on a plain and simple design and does without RGB lighting on the board. Four M.2 slots and a generous power supply with 18 phases should give the user a secure feeling to fire up Intel’s Core i7 or Core i9 processors. In the following, we don’t want to withhold from you the numerous features, any overclocking potential of the CPU and the working memory as well as the temperatures.

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ASUS TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 – Overclocking

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When the first Z690 DDR4 motherboards were released, Asus and MSI dominated the sales. Despite some initial memory compatibility issues, BIOS updates have corrected the issues over time. The latest, namely version 1504, was released in early June 2022. With a manufacturer follow-up still ongoing, the board certainly hasn’t said its last word, despite the upcoming launch of Z790 motherboards. Let’s see if like a good wine, the TUF Gaming for Intel Alder Lake has improved over time.

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MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY – Hardware-Inside

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Today the MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY arrived at our editorial office shortly before the editorial deadline. MSI relies on the simple and completely dispenses with RGB lighting on the mainboard itself, which may sometimes be a welcome change for the end user. It starts with 12 phases and not only offers WIFI 6E and three M.2 slots, according to the manufacturer it also supports DDR5 6800 MHz+. In the following, we don’t want to deprive you of the numerous features, temperatures and possible overclocking potential of the CPU and RAM. MSI provided us with the test sample for our test.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI – Comptoir Hardware

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After ASRock’s version , it’s Asus’ turn to show us what it can do best in the mini-ITX format – the only representative in this format – with its ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi. The manufacturer is particularly targeting players with its motherboard, hence the term “Gaming” in its name (yes, yes). Intended for Alder Lake processors in LGA 1700 socket, this ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi appears in any case to be very complete, at least on paper: DDR5 and PCI-Express 5.0 are thus in the spotlight, alongside a multitude other state-of-the-art features. Head to the test bench to dissect this mobo.

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ASRock Z690 Taichi Razer Edition – HardwareCooking

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To speak technically, we are on a card in the standard ATX format. You will have guessed it from its name, it is based on the Intel Z690 chipset which is the top of the range and which allows a pushed OC. For the socket, it is the LGA1700 and it is therefore compatible with 12th and 13th generation Intel Core processors such as the i9-12900K, i7-12700K or even 12600K and upcoming 13900K, 13700K, etc. As for a few generations in the mainstream sector, this motherboard is capable of managing a maximum of 128 GB of memory. On the other hand, we are here on a DDR5 card, DDR4 is not backward compatible.

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ASRock Z690 Taichi – Comptoir Hardware

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Standard bearer at ASRock, the Taichi range and its recognizable design among all represent what the manufacturer knows how to do best in terms of motherboards. The Z690 Taichi that interests us today is no exception to the rule: intended for Intel’s Alder Lake processors, this LGA 1700 socket mobo is overflowing with features, expansion ports and connectors… and RGB. But who says technological showcase and high-end features also says very high price, and here too this ASRock Z690 Taichi respects this rule to the letter.

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ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI – Overclocking

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The other good news was that overclockingmemory was pretty good too! So today I am going to fix this error by offering you the complete test of this ROG Strix B660-F Gaming Wifi associated with our i3-12100F. And as if that weren’t enough, we are posting a tutorial at the same time allowing us to go from 4100 MHz to 5125 MHz with our i3-12100F in less than 5 minutes. This card is currently available at 265 euros , an interesting price for this launch on Alder Lake in DDR5.

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ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 – HardwareCooking

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For the power stage, we find a configuration of 10+1+1 Renesas RAA22010540 SPS power supply phases of 105A. Everything is controlled via a Renesas RAA229131 controller configured in 10+1. For the iGPU, we have the Renesas ISL99360 reference of 60A. Note that the VRM cooling system is active on this motherboard since we have a fan under the rear connector cover.

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ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-I GAMING WIFI – HardwareCooking

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On a Mini-ITX format, this motherboard can therefore be placed in very specific boxes such as the MasterBox NR200P style from Cooler Master or even in the Phanteks Evolv SHIFT XT. We are here on the Intel LGA1700 socket, which means that it is compatible with 12th generation Intel Core processors such as the i5-12600K, i7-12700K, i9-12900K and generally anything that starts with “12”. . Likewise, here we have compatibility with DDR5 type memory up to a frequency of 6400 MHz in OC. Attention, we only have two memory slots and we can therefore only go up to 64 GB of RAM capacity at most. 

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