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Intel Core i9-10900X & i9-10940X Processor Review
The new Intel 10th Generation processors are here at last, and we kick things off today with not one, but two offerings from the flagship i9-series! We have that 10-core 20-thread Intel Core i9-10900X, as well as the 14-core 28-thread Intel Core i9-10940X. I must admit, the new product names…
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MSI Reveal New X299 Motherboards for Intel 10th Gen
Intel’s 10-Gen X-Series CPUs are almost ready, check them out here! They’ll pretty much all work in any X299 motherboard. However, it’s a great opportunity for brands to release brand new X299 boards, provide some upgrade features, performance, etc. MSI is doing just that, with a wave of creator-focused X299…
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EVGA Sticking With Current X299 Boards for X-Series 10000
Are you rocking one of the premium X299 motherboards from EVGA? Then they have good news for you. They don’t seem to be following the trend of releasing updated motherboards for the upcoming Intel CPU launch. Rather, they simply suggest that you update your BIOS ahead of the X-Series 10000…
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Gigabyte Launches Cascade Lake-X X299X Motherboards
The new X299X Series Motherboards from Gigabyte are here at last. Based on X299, obviously, but with some healthy upgrades too. Feature up to a 16-phase digital power design. The GIGABYTE X299X motherboards prepare you for the flagship Intel Core X processors. The new X299X stack features a trio of…
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Gigabyte Lists New Z490, X299X and TRX40 Motherboards
It’s hardly any secret that since the release of the AMD 3rd-generation Ryzen processor, Intel has been reeling somewhat at their success. As such, it has led to many rumours surrounding the upcoming Cascade Lake-X and Comet Lake-S processor releases. Specifically, that Intel may be looking to push them out…
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ASUS Reveals Three New X299 Motherboards
With Gamescom 2019 officially kicking off last night, while the event is primarily based on video games, various manufacturers now choose to use such calendar highlights to reveal their products and it seems that one of the biggest to come out swinging this year is ASUS. Using the event to…
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Intel i9 9980XE Extreme Edition 18 Core CPU Review
Intel i9 9980XE When it comes to extreme CPUs, Intel has long been the performance king. The i9-9900K certainly impressed us when it launched towards the end of last year. However, that’s a more consumer-focused part, even if it was pretty extreme in its own right. The new i9-9980XE, however,…
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G.SKILL DDR4-4266MHz CL18 64GB RGB Kits Announced
Available in Trident Z RGB and Trident Z Royal Two months ago G.SKILL announced that they have a 64GB (8×8) DDR4-4266 Trident Z RGB kit with CL19 timings available. Now they are following it up with a tighter CL18 timing option. Furthermore, they are also expanding that high-speed option to…
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G.SKILL Debuts DDR4-4266 64GB and DDR4-4000 128GB Kits
World’s fastest 64GB and 128GB DDR4 Kits Just in case you need high-performance, high-capacity DDR4 with your new Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU, G.SKILL has options for you. They have launched two new DDR4 kits with frequencies north of 4000MHz, making them the fastest kit of their type currently commercially available.…
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Intel Launches New Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition HEDT CPU
18-Core, 36-Thread Monster Intel is not sitting by idly as AMD‘s Threadripper gobbles up more share in the high-end desktop space. They are now launching the Core i9-9980XE, a new flagship 18-core, 36-thread monster CPU for X299 chipset boards. The ‘XE’ in this case, stands for “Extreme Edition“. Which should…
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Gigabyte X299 WU8 Workstation Motherboard Spotted Online
LGA2066 Workstation Server Motherboard It appears that the X299 Designare EX is not the only server-class motherboard Gigabyte has for Intel‘s HEDT LGA2066 CPU lineup. They also have the new X299 WU8 server workstation motherboard. It is listed at Chinese online retail store JingDong already, although it is not listed…
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Intel May Soon Fork HEDT Lineup Into Z399 and X599
Intel Preparing Response to Threadripper WX Due to the arrival of the AMD’s Zen architecture, the Intel lineup has been thrown into disarray. As a result of improved AMD core performance, Intel has to compete on core counts again. Due to platform limitations, the blue team may soon find itself…
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EVGA X299 2 Micro ATX 2 Motherboard Now Available
EVGA X299 Micro ATX Gets an Upgrade EVGA has revamped their X299 Micro ATX HEDT motherboard with a new version 2.0. This is an upgrade inside and out, including a new GUI BIOS, 14-phase Digital VRM, WiFi+BT module and more. What is New in the X299 Micro ATX 2? The…
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ASRock X299E-ITX/ac mini-ITX Motherboard Review
ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Extreme motherboards are plentiful these days, but they’re often quite large. With an ATX, E-ATX, or XL-ATX form factor, cramming in a lot of hardware is pretty easy, relatively speaking. However, there are few motherboards on the market that can be called extreme in the mini-ITX form factor.…
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EVGA Adds In-BIOS Stress Test for X299 DARK Motherboards
New BIOS Feature Exclusive to EVGA X299 DARK EVGA has launched a new BIOS update for their X299 DARK motherboard line. Unlike other BIOS updates however, this one adds a significantly useful feature for overclockers: a built-in CPU stress test. This will now let users try out their overclocks without…
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