Tag: Overclocking
One-Click Overclocking With The Intel Performance Maximizer
Intel today is launching the Intel Performance Maximizer (IPM), a new utility that gives users one-click overclocking of their recent high-end processors. The Intel Performance Maximizer is targeted at new...
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EVGA GeForce GTX 1650 SC ULTRA Review: TU117 Revisited
The GTX 1650 launched at the end of April as the lowest-cost Turing option at $149, with board partners offering versions ranging up to high-end factory overclocked models such as...
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DDR4 Overclocking World Record Set Using Micron E-Die Memory
A new world record for DDR4 memory overclocking has been reached, with a top speed of 5726 MT/s achieved (using liquid nitrogen, naturally). The record was set by Overclocked Gaming Systems (OGS)…
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Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-3200 Desktop Memory Review
Shoppers of desktop memory are probably very familiar with Crucial, a brand that has been in business since 1996 and became synonymous with their online Memory Advisor…
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FSP’s Hydro PTM+ 850w PSU Offers 1000w Liquid Cooled Platinum Power
The second generation of FSP's liquid-cooled power supply is here with the Hydro PTM+ 850W. Passively cooled for the first 425W this does include a fan for conventional use up to its rated…
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PC Perspective Podcast #530 – New NVMe SSDs, RTX 2060 Overclocking, and AMD Q4 Earnings
PC Perspective Podcast #530 - 1/30/2019 This week on the show, we have reviews of two power supplies, two new NVMe SSDs from Samsung and Western Digital, a look at a new low-profile…
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Review Part Two: 1440p and OC
In part one of our review of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card we looked at gaming performance using only 1920x1080 and 3840x2160 results, and while...
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NVIDIA OC Scanner Now Supports Pascal GPUs
GPU overclocking utility MSI Afterburner now supports automatic Pascal overclocking, bringing this feature to the GTX 10-series for the first time. NVIDIA had previously offered the OC Scanner only for the Turing-based…
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Seattle is known for high frequency gaming, sometimes with MSI RTX 2080s
[H]ard|OCP takes a look at MSI's Sea Hawk RTX 2080, which sports a GPU covered by an AiO watercooler as well as a blower fan to ensure the memory and VRM are…
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Getting the most out of the i5-9600K
For just under $300 and offering decent performance at it's stock clocks of 3.7GHz and 4.6GHz Turbo, the i5-9600K is an attractive chip for many looking to build a new system. However,…
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Getting the most bang for the buck out of your RTX 2080
We don't know how many sales the new Turing-based GPUs NVIDIA has made but it certainly has generated a lot of reviews. [H]ard|OCP have been working hard on overclocking the Founders Edition…
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RAM timings versus frequency on an X470 system
AMD processors like fast RAM, but [H]ard|OCP wanted to see if sacrificing timings for higher frequencies is the answer in all cases, or only some. To test this out they grabbed two…
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6GHz across 32 cores, ThreadRipping mayhem
The low cost workstation class 2990WX has been verified as running at 5.955GHz on an MSI MEG X399 Creation board, with the help of a lot of liquid nitrogen. The Inquirer has…
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Computex 2018: G.Skill Attains 13 Overclocking World Records Including DDR4 5543 MHz
G.Skill held its annual extreme overclocking competitions (the OC World Cup Competition and OC World Record Stage) at Computex 2018 in Taipei where the overclockers managed to break 13 world records including…
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What’s the horsepower equivalent of -185C? The i7-8086K passes 7GHz
Der8auer is at it again, this time pushing Intel's Anniversary Edition i7-8086K quickly passing 7GHz in initial overclocking, showing just how well picked these Core i7-8700K's are. He pushed the core voltage…
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Computex 2018: CaseKing and Der8auer Debut Phase Shift Cooler AIO Prototype
Famed overclocker Der8auer and Berlin-based online retailer CaseKing showed off a prototype phase change cooler at Computex 2018. The new cooler is a pressurized and closed system that places a...
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Now there’s a good sign, Ryzen 2 can almost hit 6GHz
It took liquid nitrogen to do, but an experienced overclocker took the 4.3GHz Ryzen 7 2700X all the way to 5.884GHz and and the 4.2GHz Ryzen 5 2600X to 5.882GHz. If that…
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ADATA Overclocks XPG Spectrix D41 RGB Memory to 5 GHz
ADATA recently announced that it was able to overclock its upcoming XPG Spectrix D41 RGB DDR4 memory to 5 GHz on air cooling. The new Spectrix modules were first shown…
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