AMD has finally released their new VEGA graphics cards that are designed for mainstream and gaming use – the AMD Radeon RX VEGA 64 and RX VEGA 56. Both graphics cards aim to compete with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 respectively. In this article let’s compare how the new AMD Radeon RX Vega … continue reading
The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper and X399 motherboard uses a new type of socket, the TR4. This means that people who are planning to get the new system would need a new CPU cooler, or specifically a compatible retention kit. AMD recommends using a liquid cooling solution (or a really good air cooler) since this … continue reading
Recently, the upcoming AMD Radeon RX Vega Limited Edition graphics card was unveiled at two events; Linus LTX2017 and Capsaicin SIGGRAPH. There was very little information (actually none in terms of specs and performance) revealed during the said events. We only get to see Linus unboxing the Radeon RX Vega (64) Limited Edition, together with … continue reading
AMD (finally) released the last two processors on their Ryzen lineup – the Ryzen 3 1300X and Ryzen 3 1200 processors. These two new processors are equipped with true quad-core unlocked processors designed for computing and gaming. The AMD Ryzen 3 1300X is a 4-core, 4-thread processor with a base clock speed of 3.5GHz and … continue reading
Planning to build your first Ryzen system? This could probably the best time to buy a Ryzen 7 processor. Recently, we saw price drops from various (online) retailers. AMD’s flagship Ryzen 7 1800X went from $499 (launch price) down to around $457. The Ryzen 7 1700X is now selling at around $349 from $399; and … continue reading
Today at Computex 2017, AMD has revealed more details about their new AMD Threadripper processors (Codenamed: Whitehaven). The new Threadripper lineup will feature up to 16 Cores and 32 threads, and a whopping 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes on all processors. Intel could be at disadvantage here, because even if their flagship CPU has two more … continue reading
Earlier today on AMD’s Financial Analyst Day 2017, Raja Koduri answered one of the questions everybody seems to be asking for “where is Vega?” Raja revealed the AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition graphics card – not meant for PC gamers though, but for data scientists, immersion engineers and product designers. The Vega Frontier Edition is … continue reading
A couple of days ago, a new and still very fresh YouTube channel “KWASTEK”, uploaded the very first unboxing video of the new Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero AM4 motherboard. We already knew that a certain Crosshair VI Hero is coming since Asus already revealed this before. But, surprisingly this was the first unboxing video … continue reading
As February 28 / March 2 draw near each day, more and more information regarding the AMD Ryzen processors surface online. Recently, a Ryzen R5 1600X CPU-Z benchmark was leaked. The 1600X is a 6-core / 12-thread CPU with a base clock speed of 3.3GHz and a turbo speed of 3.7GHz. It also has 16MB … continue reading
The AMD Ryzen hype train is going really fast. A couple of weeks from now and we’ll soon find out if this train will continue to speed up, smashing Intel’s current CPU lineup; or will hit a brick wall and crash. As a PC enthusiast, I hope not! By now, you probably have seen all … continue reading
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