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Question VRM: How to identify GOOD and BAD mobo's?

Hardware unboxed has some nice roundup videos where you can see the performance of many boards at once. -AG
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- Post #8
- Nov 8, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Which Mobo for Ryzen 5600X? Four Options

I currently have an Asrock B450 ITX board. My case is a fractal design Meshify C Mini, so I need to go with ITX or m-ATX. I am really liking the MSI B550M Mortar WiFi. It has good VRM performance according to hardware unboxed testing, it has 2.5G LAN, WiFi (which is what I would use)...
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- Post #12
- Nov 8, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question B550 chipset, so AMD joins the dark side after all.

I bought an excellent ITX B450 board with a 2700X thinking I could eventually upgrade to a 4XXX series CPU (based on AMD talking about maintaining the AM4 socket for several generations). Definitely disappointed to hear that they won’t be offering support for anything beyond the 3XXX series on...
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- Post #128
- May 8, 2020
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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3950x stability

Here is a video explaining load line calibration. I haven’t watched it, but from what I know you might be fine setting it to medium. https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3118-what-is-load-line-calibration-llc-for-overclocking -AG
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- Post #5
- Feb 16, 2020
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Question whats best site that shows tests/analysis on whats the best 'mini-itx' mobo currently so we know where to ask in the future when apparently new mobos

I have this motherboard as well and really like it. -AG
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- Post #15
- Jan 2, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Motherboard for Ryzen 2700 NAS

I really like my ASRock B450 Fatality ITX motherboard. It is often less than $100 and does great with my 2700x. Not sure of how the SATA/M.2 arrangement is though. -AG
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- Post #4
- Jan 2, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question what was your first legit video card?

I remember having a Matrox Millenium. I think I had a 3DFX card at some point. Starting in 1996 I was doing Pro/E CAD work on $20,000 HP workstations and I remember when the original GeForce256 came out because I could now do equivalent CAD work on my home PC at a fraction of the price. That...
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- Post #59
- Jan 1, 2020
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Solved! How should we test the stability of CPUs which are able to boost past their all-core frequency? (With particular focus on AMD's 3950X)

I understand the original post, and the questions make sense in a way, ultimately boiling down to “how do you know a processor is stable if you can’t test it in a manner that stresses it similarly to normal use due to how the boost behavior works” I would answer by saying “just use it”. If the...
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- Post #42
- Jan 1, 2020
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Question Looking for a good 1440p 144hz Freesync monitor

Just got 2X of the Benq EX2780Q for work (I do mostly mechanical CAD and FEA, and spreadsheets and other office type stuff). Will be interesting to see how they do in a non-gaming environment. They were on sale for $399 each, so seemed like a good time to buy. Will be replacing a 24” and 30”...
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- Post #9
- Dec 3, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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Discussion How much would you (or have you) paid for a mainstream (consumer) motherboard?

I paid about $120 for my ASRock B450 ITX motherboard. It is available now for under $100 I believe. It has the 1220 audio codec, Intel LAN, decent layout, etc. Really happy with it. IMO it is an excellent board at an excellent price, and why for me $150 is about the max I’d pay for a “normal”...
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- Post #22
- Dec 1, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question R7 2700x chipset

2700x is a great CPU and looks like you can get one for $160 from B&H. The 3600 is about $25 more and the 3600X is about $40 more on sale. The 3xxx series is faster in games and lightly threaded stuff, while the 2700x will be faster in heavily threaded applications. I have a 2700x and think...
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- Post #6
- Dec 1, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
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Question Screen size and other opinions/recommendations?

I have the Acer Predator 27” 1440P, 144Hz, IPS monitor. I really like it. Good resolution for its size, good FPS using a 2080 and 2700X CPU, immersive enough for me without having excessive screen real estate requiring lots of eye, head, and mouse movements to cover the space. I’ve been very...
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- Post #2
- Nov 29, 2019
- Forum: Displays
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ITX build: Choosing an AM4 B450 board - what's your experience in terms of reliability?

Thread is a bit old now, but I also have the ASRock B450 Fatality. Have been using it since December 2018 with a 2700X and RTX2080. I have a 970 Evo M2 and Micron 1100 SATA SSD for storage. No issues with heating. Been very happy with the setup. -AG
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- Post #12
- Sep 3, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
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Discussion CPU boost frequency and marketing

These chips are too good to be brought down by marketing doubts and user disappointment due to misplaced expectations. IMO the advertised frequencies should be achievable in typical scenarios. I think if AMD advertised 4.5 as the single fore speed, people would be much more satisfied and would...
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- Post #94
- Aug 13, 2019
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Not reaching max boost with Ryzen 5 2600X

I don’t think you’ll get much of a performance change now matter what cooler you use. You’ll reduce noise and temps, but I believe the performance change will be less than 5%. I definitely would not bother changing the thermal paste unless you go with an upgraded cooler with the goal of...
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- Post #42
- Aug 4, 2019
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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