For a long time the combination Intel/Nvidia was the norm for powerful gaming laptops. AMD has tried to break in to the market but not had much success. The laptop I am looking at today, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G15, is another challenger to the old partnership. It comes with AMD:s latest mobile part, the Ryzen 7 4800HS combined with a Nvidia RTX2060 Max-Q, all packed into a nice slim laptop with a 15" 240 Hz 1080P IPS-screen.
Read More »The King is Dead, Long Live the King! – Ryzen 3900X & Ryzen 3700X Review
A New King Has Ryzen! A New King Has Ryzen! The wait for Zen 2 is over and Ryzen 3000 is here! I know I’m kinda spoiling the result by announcing the new king is here, but I don’t think anyone will be surprised with the results we will see …
Read More »AMD Keynote for CES 2019 – Radeon VII “Vega on 7nm”, Mobile Graphics and an Interesting Zen 2 Benchmark
AMD Had A Lot of Expectations to Live Up to For Enthusiasts, Did They Deliver? “Note: I am covering this Keynote via Livestream remotely and unfortunately quality was not awesome, so please forgive the lackluster screenshots.” AMD came to the show floor knowing what they were in for as they …
Read More »Intel Core i9 9900K – Intel’s Answer to RYZEN is here!
Core i9 9900K is here! I know the 9900k has been rumored until the cows come home but in reality, it has only been a recent development in the core race that really heated up once AMD dropped RYZEN shortly followed by Threadripper. With that we had the 6 core …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 2600 – Does AMD Have an Underrated Gaming Beast?
RYZEN 2600 – The gaming wolf in sheep’s clothing Before we start talking about the new RYZEN 5 2600, I feel a little history is in order as to how RYZEN came to be. AMD is one of those companies that I think really does not need an introduction at …
Read More »Intel X599 and Z399 Rumored to Split New HEDT Lineup.
Today the tech chatter has been ablaze with more rumors/leaks about the upcoming refresh of the X299 or HEDT platform from Intel. Ever since Computex with the questionable demo of the “28 core” HEDT chip which created a huge controversy things sort of fell silent… Well, today things are heating …
Read More »AMD Threadripper Specs On 1950x & 1920x
AMD Threadripper Specs on 1950x & 1920x AMD has released details about their soon to be released Threadripper and Threadripper looks good on paper. With up to 16 cores and 32 threads and Quad channel DDR4. Intel has accused AMD of gluing together dies in AMD’s EPYC design which to …
Read More »AMD Brings The Fight to Intel
AMD Brings The Fight to Intel AMD is taking the fight to Intel with the new Ryzen processors. Gamers are used to having 4 core 8 thread processors from Intel and paying exorbitant prices. The end users can now choose between Intel 4 core 8 thread I7-7700K for around $339 and …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Ryzen 3 Product Updates
Out of the blue this morning, AMD published a video on YouTube that provides some details about the upcoming AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Ryzen 3 product lines. Ryzen Threadripper 1950X As we have known for a while the 1950X will be composed of 16 cores and 32 threads. What we …
Read More »ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero Motherboard Review
INTRODUCTION AMD’s Ryzen platform was one of the most highly anticipated launches in recent years, with everyone from industry insiders and media, to overclocking champions and gamers just waiting to see how these new multi-core processors performed. And while there have been some ups and downs along the way, many …
Read More »AMD RYZEN 7 Trifecta
The new AMD RYZEN chip is AMD’s first CPU going back what is ages in the industry that is able to go toe to toe with what Intel has fielded. Up until now, AMD focused more on the budget minded consumers, however that has all changed with RYZEN! The RYZEN …
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