Let’s speed up! We participate in the competition HWBOT Country Cup 2016

Ukraine is very strong in the competitive overclocking scene, and the number of enthusiasts in this direction is constantly growing. Our overclockers are ready to experiment with both modern hardware and retro components, squeezing all the juice out of them. And although not everyone has ample opportunities for extreme overclocking, many show outstanding results due …

Read More “Let’s speed up! We participate in the competition HWBOT Country Cup 2016”

ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming motherboard review. Filling in the rows

The first wave of ASUS motherboards, built using a mid-range hub for Ryzen processors, did not pose a threat to more serious and expensive products. The TUF Gaming family included products with the Plus index, while more “charged” devices came out a little later, they contain the “Pro” suffix. The younger model, reduced in size …

Read More “ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming motherboard review. Filling in the rows”

Review and testing of the Intel Celeron G5905 processor with doubled cache. Celeron that flies?

And this is not a plywood flight over Paris? Of course, this is still the cheapest and weakest solution for the LGA 1200 platform, but if you look back at the previous representatives of the Celeron family, you can see a very significant performance boost. Let’s consider the actual family in more detail. Processor Celeron …

Read More “Review and testing of the Intel Celeron G5905 processor with doubled cache. Celeron that flies?”

Review of the motherboard Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K7 series Aorus. Exploring its capabilities when overclocking Ryzen 7 2700

In our laboratory, we visited many motherboards for AMD Ryzen processors based on the “300” series of hubs. The flagship product from Gigabyte will be a good example when studying the overclocking of the updated CPU series on “obsolete” motherboards. The top positions in the list in terms of functionality are occupied by products from …

Read More “Review of the motherboard Gigabyte GA-AX370-Gaming K7 series Aorus. Exploring its capabilities when overclocking Ryzen 7 2700”

Review of motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) based on AMD X470. Reasoning about overclocking Ryzen 7 2700X

As you know, both generations of Ryzen processors and motherboards for them are fully compatible. The release of the 400-series hubs separated the novelties from the products of the previous generation, making it easier for customers to choose in the store. At the same time, specialists from board manufacturers could apply the latest developments …

Read More “Review of motherboard ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (Wi-Fi) based on AMD X470. Reasoning about overclocking Ryzen 7 2700X”

ASRock B450M Steel Legend motherboard review. Compact Effulgence

The update of the Fatal1ty game line of boards has transformed into the Phantom Gaming series, and ASRock did not stop there, presenting another one, from the name of the model that came to our review, its motto is clearly visible – Steel Legend. Looking ahead, I would like to note that in this way …

Read More “ASRock B450M Steel Legend motherboard review. Compact Effulgence”

Review of motherboard ASUS Prime B350-Plus. We explore the overclocking capabilities of an inexpensive product based on AMD B350

Our laboratory has already managed to get acquainted with the best representatives of motherboard families based on the AMD B350 chip from Gigabyte and ASRock. Today it’s ASUS’s turn, which at the time of this writing has the same number of board models, namely five pieces. The oldest belongs to the ROG Strix line and …

Read More “Review of motherboard ASUS Prime B350-Plus. We explore the overclocking capabilities of an inexpensive product based on AMD B350”

Review and testing of the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processor. New confrontation

AMD, since its founding, has never really competed with Intel in the processor market. Offering military-grade clones of the x86 architecture, it had a fair share of consumers until the Pentium series saw the light of the day, requiring full engineering capability to deliver a decent response. And indeed, the chips of the new, proprietary …

Read More “Review and testing of the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processor. New confrontation”

The strange life of Dontnod Entertainment

In the upcoming 2020, the French company Dontnod Entertainment plans to release not one, but two titles, namely Twin Mirror and Tell Me Why. Like the studio’s biggest hit, Life is Strange, the games will be split into episodes. When Dontnod was just getting started in the industry, it targeted major developers like Naughty Dog. …

Read More “The strange life of Dontnod Entertainment”

ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming motherboard review. Analysis of the behavior of the Ryzen 7 2700 processor in automatic mode and features of its overclocking on the new platform

The updated family of processors from AMD hit the market at the same time as a series of boards, where so far the only hub, ranked among the most advanced “400” series, has become the basis. In an article about the performance of an overclocked system, we pointed out the virtual absence of radical innovations. …

Read More “ASUS ROG Strix X470-F Gaming motherboard review. Analysis of the behavior of the Ryzen 7 2700 processor in automatic mode and features of its overclocking on the new platform”