TechN is the new standard in water cooling for Ryzen processors. Water block testing and comparison with EKWB EK Quantum Magnitude, EK Quantum Velocity, Watercool Heatkiller IV Pro and Optimus Foundation

Most recently, I introduced you to the basic information about what a water block should be for a Ryzen processor with a Zen 2 microarchitecture. For those who have not read, I will remind you that for processors with a Zen 2 and Zen 3 microarchitecture, any water block will not work. And if it …

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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 …

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AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X processors versus Intel Core i3-10100 and Core i7-7700K. Gaming kings of the budget segment?

We continue to explore the capabilities of the Ryzen 3 3100 and Ryzen 3 3300X, this time the rivals will be the Intel Core i7-7700K and the latest Core i3-10100. This material continues the previous one, in which the frequency potential was studied using liquid nitrogen and the processor topology of the two new products …

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Overclocking under nitrogen and testing AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G processors. Comparison of Renoir graphics core with AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, A10-7850K, Intel Core i5-10400 and Core i3-10100

In the summer of 2020, the Zen 2 architecture also reached the Advanced Processing Unit solutions, in which the integrated video card received an update, and even the segment was replenished with 6-core and 8-core models. In this material, the reader is waiting for a sortie into the wilds of experiments related to both the …

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Testing the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X processor. Experiments with liquid nitrogen

Here it is – the limit of the Zen 2 architecture on the AM4 platform: 16 cores, 32 threads, turbo mode up to 4.7 GHz, a total cache of 72 MB, and support for DDR4-3200 memory. For those who are not yet familiar with all aspects of Zen 2, it is recommended to study the …

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Noctua NH-U12S redux processor cooler review

“Budget” cooler from Noctua – NH-U12S redux appeared on sale almost a year ago. But for certain reasons, he could not reach us earlier. And the terrible events taking place in our country delayed the release of this review even more. However, this model is interesting if only because it is the first case in …

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Overview of the processor cooler Noctua NH-D12L

The new Austrian cooler Noctua NH-D12L was created to solve the problem of installing vertical cooling systems in “narrow” cases. Unlike classic towers that are up to 160mm or more, this little guy is only 145mm tall and will fit into most 4U server boxes. At the same time, it supports 120 mm fans and …

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