5ghz | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 5ghz | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 G.Skill’s latest DDR5 memory modules make significant latency improvements https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/g-skills-latest-ddr5-memory-modules-make-significant-latency-improvements/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/g-skills-latest-ddr5-memory-modules-make-significant-latency-improvements/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 12:03:08 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=559154 Just a few weeks ago, G.Skill revealed the lowest latency DDR5 kit to date, offering CL34 timings. Development on DDR5 has been moving fast and G.Skill has already managed to out-do itself, offering the first DDR5 XMP-spec modules with under CL30 latency.  Today, G.Skill is launching the new DDR5-5600 CL28 64GB and 32GB memory kits. …

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Just a few weeks ago, G.Skill revealed the lowest latency DDR5 kit to date, offering CL34 timings. Development on DDR5 has been moving fast and G.Skill has already managed to out-do itself, offering the first DDR5 XMP-spec modules with under CL30 latency. 

Today, G.Skill is launching the new DDR5-5600 CL28 64GB and 32GB memory kits. Both offer CL28-34-34-89 timings, a new low for DDR5 latency. You will find CL28 kits under the Trident Z5 RGB, Trident Z5 and Ripjaws S5 series, designed for the Z690 motherboard platform and the latest Intel 12th Gen Core processors.

In the gallery above you will find the validation screenshot for the DDR5-5600 CL28 64GB DDR5 kit, running on a system with a Core i7-12700K and an ASUS ROG Maximum Z690 Hero motherboard.

These DDR5 memory modules will be available starting this month. Recently, G.Skill also launched its first DDR5 SO-DIMM memory modules for laptops and small form factor PCs.

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KitGuru Says: Are any of you making the jump to Intel 12th Gen this year? Will you be opting for DDR5 memory? Do you prefer higher speeds or lower latency when choosing new RAM? 

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HyperX launches 5333MHz DDR4 memory kits https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/hyperx-launches-5333mhz-ddr4-memory-kits/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/hyperx-launches-5333mhz-ddr4-memory-kits/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 13:53:29 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=514860 HyperX has been making headlines recently, having broken the world record for DDR4 memory overclocking twice in the span of one month. Now, HyperX is releasing its fastest memory modules to date, with speeds of up to 5300MHz.  This week, HyperX has launched its first DDR4-5333 memory modules, breaking the 5GHz barrier with CL13 to …

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HyperX has been making headlines recently, having broken the world record for DDR4 memory overclocking twice in the span of one month. Now, HyperX is releasing its fastest memory modules to date, with speeds of up to 5300MHz. 

This week, HyperX has launched its first DDR4-5333 memory modules, breaking the 5GHz barrier with CL13 to CL20 timings depending on capacity.

Speaking of capacity, HyperX Predator 5333MHz memory modules will be available in kits of from 16GB (2x8GB modules) all the way up to 256GB (8x32GB modules).

These memory kits are Intel XMP certified, but will also work with AMD Ryzen systems. Each memory stick is factory tested and backed by a lifetime warranty. Considering the speeds on offer here, prices are equally high, with kits starting at $870 and reaching as high as $1,245 for a full 256GB kit.

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KitGuru Says: With DDR5 on the way in the next year, it seems like an odd time to upgrade to 5GHz memory. Still, the fact that this is available to consumers, rather than being limited to specific professional systems, is impressive. 

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Intel explains how Adaptive Boost Technology works on 11th Gen Core i9 CPUs https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-explains-how-adaptive-boost-technology-works-on-11th-gen-core-i9-cpus/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-explains-how-adaptive-boost-technology-works-on-11th-gen-core-i9-cpus/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:53:38 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=508352 Earlier this week, Intel officially announced its new 11th Gen Core processors, including Core i9 K and KF SKUs with a new frequency boost feature called Adaptive Boost Technology. Now, Intel has explained how Adaptive Boost works to bring all cores up to 5.1GHz as long as power and cooling requirements are met.  In past …

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Earlier this week, Intel officially announced its new 11th Gen Core processors, including Core i9 K and KF SKUs with a new frequency boost feature called Adaptive Boost Technology. Now, Intel has explained how Adaptive Boost works to bring all cores up to 5.1GHz as long as power and cooling requirements are met. 

In past generations, Intel has used multiple boosting technologies for its processors, including Turbo Boost 2.0, Turbo Boost 3.0, and Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB). The boosting method used depends on the number of cores available, so in two-core workloads, TVB kicks in and boosts up to 5.3GHz as long as there is enough power delivery and cooling to keep the CPU below 70ºC. Once three or four cores are being used, a 5.1GHz boost is used across all cores.

As per the Intel presentation slide shared by HardwareLuxx, in workloads using three or four cores, the Intel Core i9-11900K or its KF counterpart can utilise either Thermal Velocity Boost or Adaptive Boost to reach a 5.1GHz boost speed. Once four to eight cores are being used, Adaptive Boost kicks in to reach up to 5.1GHz across all of those cores. However, the processor must meet certain power requirements and have appropriate cooling to avoid thermal throttling. In the case of ABT, the CPU must be kept below 100ºC, which seems like common sense for any healthy PC.

Intel's 11th Gen Core desktop processors will be available starting on the 31st of March, with the $539 Core i9-11900K being the flagship with 8C/16T and a 125W TDP.

KitGuru says: Are any of you planning on building a new PC with an Intel 11th Gen processor? Will you be picking up a Core i9 SKU to take advantage of TVB and ABT boosting? 

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Intel Alder Lake CPUs to bring up to 20% IPC increase https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-alder-lake-cpus-to-bring-up-to-20-ipc-increase/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-alder-lake-cpus-to-bring-up-to-20-ipc-increase/#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2021 10:30:42 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=504658 We are still quite far away from the launch of Intel Alder Lake CPUs, but early leaks keep coming. The latest leak comes from an alleged Intel presentation slide, detailing that Alder Lake CPU cores will feature a "20% single-threaded uplift" in performance compared to some previous architectures. Alder Lake also apparently boasts double the multi-thread performance of Tiger Lake-U. 

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We are still quite far away from the launch of Intel Alder Lake CPUs, but early leaks keep coming. The latest leak comes from an alleged Intel presentation slide, detailing that Alder Lake CPU cores will feature a “20% single-threaded uplift” in performance compared to some previous architectures. Alder Lake also apparently boasts double the multi-thread performance of Tiger Lake-U. 

Intel Rocket Lake-S is just around the corner, but the company still has another desktop processor architecture coming out later this year. Intel Alder Lake is Intel's upcoming hybrid architecture with high-performance cores (Golden Cove) and high-efficiency cores (Gracemont), supporting DDR5 and PCIe 5.0. Based on the LGA 1700 platform, Intel Alder Lake's entry-level Core-i3 should feature a 4/6+0 core configuration, while Core-i5 and Core-i7 SKUs are expected to vary between 6+0 and 8+8, with up to 125W TDP.


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Based on current rumours about Alder Lake, it's still hard to grasp what level of performance it will provide, but Moore's Law Is Dead's latest video shares some new figures about the upcoming “big.LITTLE” architecture. According to its sources, Golden Coven cores will come with a “20% single-threaded uplift” over Willow Cove cores, allowing Intel to keep the single-core performance crown for the time being. Moreover, the high-efficiency Gracemont cores should be roughly on par with a Skylake core.

The report also claims details on Alder Lake-U, which will be the series flagship, offering two times the multi-threaded performance of Tiger Lake-U's flagship chip while using “15% lower overall platform power”.

Intel Alder Lake processors are scheduled to release in the second half of 2021.

KitGuru says: Intel Alder Lake is shaping up to be an interesting launch, particularly with its “unusual” core configuration. Are any of you planning on upgrading this year?

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G.Skill unveils 5GHz memory kit alongside Z490 and Intel 10th Gen CPUs https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/g-skill-unveils-5ghz-memory-kit-alongside-z490-and-intel-10th-gen-cpus/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/g-skill-unveils-5ghz-memory-kit-alongside-z490-and-intel-10th-gen-cpus/#respond Wed, 20 May 2020 15:43:59 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=468111 G.Skill is back and continuing to do what it does best- pushing consumer memory to its limits. This time around, G.Skill is showing off all new DDR4-5000MHz  for 8GB and 16GB, as well as DDR-4400 for 32GB modules.  Coinciding with the launch of Intel's 10th Gen desktop processors and the Z490 chipset, G.Skill is introducing …

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G.Skill is back and continuing to do what it does best- pushing consumer memory to its limits. This time around, G.Skill is showing off all new DDR4-5000MHz  for 8GB and 16GB, as well as DDR-4400 for 32GB modules. 

Coinciding with the launch of Intel's 10th Gen desktop processors and the Z490 chipset, G.Skill is introducing more high-capacity RAM kits to the market. In the latest 64GB kit, G.Skill has managed to guarantee speeds of 4400MHz with CL19-26-26-46 timings, validated and stress tested on an ASUS ROG Maximus XII FORMULA motherboard paired with an Intel Core i7-10700K. The same kit was also tested using an ROG Maximus XII Apex and a Core i9-10900K.

There is also a low-latency 32GB version of this kit running at 4400MHz, with CL17-18-18-38 timings. This version was validated using an ROG Maximus XII Extreme paired with an Intel Core i9-10900K.

Finally, we get to the 5GHz RAM. DDR4-5000 is a major frequency milestone and G.Skill has managed to reach it successfully using 8GBx2 capacity across several Z490 motherboards, each running a 10th Gen Core i9. The tested motherboards include the ASUS ROG Maximus XII APEX, ASRock Z490 Aqua and the MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE.

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KitGuru Says: Today has been a big day for new PC hardware. Are any of you currently looking to upgrade? 

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Intel launches 10th Gen H-series CPUs for laptops https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/matthew-wilson/intel-launches-10th-gen-h-series-cpus-for-laptops/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/laptops/matthew-wilson/intel-launches-10th-gen-h-series-cpus-for-laptops/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2020 07:01:14 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=460259 Alongside the launch of Nvidia’s latest laptop GPUs, Intel is also unveiling the new 10th Gen Core H-series of processors for laptops. The new line-up features the first mobile processor to break the 5GHz barrier, which will help drive higher frame rates in games. With the 10th Gen H-series of CPUs, Intel continues its mission …

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Alongside the launch of Nvidia’s latest laptop GPUs, Intel is also unveiling the new 10th Gen Core H-series of processors for laptops. The new line-up features the first mobile processor to break the 5GHz barrier, which will help drive higher frame rates in games.

With the 10th Gen H-series of CPUs, Intel continues its mission to bring desktop class performance to laptops. At the top of the pile, you will find the Core i9-10980HK, a fully unlocked processor with 8 cores, 16 threads and up to a 5.3GHz single core turbo speed. The next step down is the Core i7-10875H, which features the same number of cores/threads but has a maximum single core turbo speed of 5.1GHz.

Further down the list, you will find two more 10th Gen Core i7 SKUs with 6C/12T and a 5.1 or 5.0 single core turbo speed. Finally, the H-series 10th Gen Core i5 processors will feature 4 cores and 8 threads, as well as much more tame 4.6GHz and 4.5GHz turbo speeds based on the SKU.

Up against a three year-old PC, Intel’s latest CPUs enable up to a 44% boost in gaming performance. There is also a notable performance bump for productivity too, with Intel’s own test data showing that an Intel 10th Gen Core i7 can export 4K video 70 percent faster.

We are already taking a look at a few laptops with this new hardware under the hood. In fact, you can already take a look at some of Leo’s thoughts in our new coverage of the the MSI G66 Stealth and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo.

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KitGuru Says: With Intel, Nvidia and AMD all launching new laptop hardware, we can expect to see another influx of gaming laptops over the next few months. What do you all think of Intel’s new 10th Gen laptop CPUs?

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ADATA has also managed to achieve a 5GHz DDR4 overclock on air cooling https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/adata-has-also-managed-to-achieve-a-5ghz-ddr4-overclock-on-air-cooling/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/memory/matthew-wilson/adata-has-also-managed-to-achieve-a-5ghz-ddr4-overclock-on-air-cooling/#respond Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:10:26 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=370115 Two weeks ago, we saw G.Skill become the first memory maker to achieve 5GHz speeds on DDR4 using only air cooling. Now, it looks like others are starting to catch up, with ADATA announcing this week that it also managed to break the 5GHz barrier on an XPG RAM kit. ADATA sent out a press …

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Two weeks ago, we saw G.Skill become the first memory maker to achieve 5GHz speeds on DDR4 using only air cooling. Now, it looks like others are starting to catch up, with ADATA announcing this week that it also managed to break the 5GHz barrier on an XPG RAM kit.

ADATA sent out a press release to confirm that it successfully managed to overclock its dual-channel XPG Spectrix D41 RGB DDR4 memory to 5000MHz using air cooling. The milestone was achieved back in March according to ADATA director, Tom Chan, though the information is only just beginning to circulate.

Chan added that the next step for ADATA will be “working to make this more than just a technological milestone”. With that in mind, it looks like the team has already begun working on figuring out how to produce 5GHz DDR4 on a larger scale, so that it can be sold as a guaranteed speed in future memory kits.

ADATA's XPG Spectrix D41 RAM uses Samsung B-die ICs, which are known for delivering high overclocking potential. Beyond that, the system used to achieve this featured an MSI Z370I Gaming Pro Carbon AC motherboard and Intel XMP 2.0.

KitGuru Says: Previously, speeds like this could only be achieved using stronger cooling methods, like LN2, so the fact that multiple memory makers are now reaching 5GHz on air is certainly exciting. However, RAM prices right now are incredibly high, so I'd dread to think how much a 5GHz DDR4 kit would end up costing the consumer.

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Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming Review – 5ghz without heatsinks! https://www.kitguru.net/components/leo-waldock/gigabyte-z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/leo-waldock/gigabyte-z370-aorus-ultra-gaming-review/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:22:39 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=356441 This board has been in the spotlight for a lot of reasons - but is it really a bad board?

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We liked the Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 enough to give it our ‘Must Have’ award, but there is no denying it is fairly expensive at £245. Move down the Gigabyte Aorus product stack past the Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 and you will come to the Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming that is priced at a very reasonable £158, but despite that hefty saving it appears to offer the vast majority of the features you find in the Gaming 7.

In essence you only get two M.2 slots and a single Gigabit Ethernet port but pretty much everything else is the same. Apart from the VRMs which are completely different and a good deal cheaper. You won’t be surprised to learn we discuss this aspect of the motherboard at length in our video.

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Key features:

Supports 8th Gen Intel Core Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
Intel Optane Memory Ready
ASMedia 3142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
Front USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C Header
Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone AMP and WIMA audio capacitors
Intel GbE LAN Gaming Network with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show design, support digital LED & RGB LED strips
Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA interface
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
Lightning-Fast Intel Thunderbolt 3 Add In Card Support
APP Centre Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities

Full specification HERE

On paper the Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming appears to offer 95 percent of the features of the Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 at two thirds of the price, although we mention in our video that Newegg in the USA is selling this model at a much lower price. If you simply want to install your CPU, DDR4 RAM, graphics card and SSD you can have the Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming running in a matter of minutes, and your most likely focus will be on the RGB lighting and the control software.

You need to install the Gigabyte App Centre followed by RGB Fusion and would be advised to also install @BIOS, EasyTune and System Information Viewer. Other pieces of Gigabyte software such as Smart Keyboard, 3D OSD and Cloud Station are less important and can safely be ignored.

 

Once you have the software installed you can control your new motherboard within Windows and have little need to enter the UEFI set-up screen. That may not be of much interest to the enthusiast but it makes sense for the more casual gamer who doesn’t want to mess around with fan control and clocks speeds in the UEFI. The important thing is that you have the choice of full hands-on UEFI control or working within Windows.

Having said that, we don’t much like the App Centre launcher and would prefer to see a single control suite that was specific to this exact motherboard.

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Core i7 7700K TIM replacement improves 5GHz OC temps by 30 degrees https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/matthew-wilson/core-i7-7700k-tim-replacement-improves-5ghz-oc-temps-by-30-degrees/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/matthew-wilson/core-i7-7700k-tim-replacement-improves-5ghz-oc-temps-by-30-degrees/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:45:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=314839 While Intel has yet to officially launch its Kaby Lake desktop CPUs, plenty of people seem to have got their hands on the Core i7 7700K already, with plenty of benchmarks already floating around the web. One of the worrying aspects about these early reviews has been reported temperatures, which seem to be quite a …

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While Intel has yet to officially launch its Kaby Lake desktop CPUs, plenty of people seem to have got their hands on the Core i7 7700K already, with plenty of benchmarks already floating around the web. One of the worrying aspects about these early reviews has been reported temperatures, which seem to be quite a bit higher than Skylake and this week, someone may have figured out why as one user claims to have delid their 7700K to replace the TIM, which has dramatically improved temperatures while overclocked.

User ‘RichUK' on the Anandtech forum has managed to get an early 7700K retail sample and has managed to get a 5GHz overclock on it. While running at this speed with a Kraken X62 AIO cooler, the CPU would hit around 90 degrees Celsius under full load but after delidding the CPU and replacing the Thermal Interface Material (TIM), temperatures have dropped to a much more reasonable 64 degrees Celsius.

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This suggests that perhaps Intel has been using poor quality TIM for its new Kaby Lake chips, which as wccftech pointed out, is an issue that has popped up before and was eventually fixed with the Devil's Canyon Haswell refresh. All of that said though, it is also worth keeping in mind that temperatures for Kaby Lake may also be a bit higher compared to Skylake due to the new stock clocks. The 6700K ships with a 4.2GHz boost clock, whereas the 7700K ships with a 4.5GHz boost.

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KitGuru Says: Things are still pretty early as far as the Core i7 7700K goes, so more testing will need to be done across a larger user base before we can be sure about any of these early findings. That said, for enthusiast overclockers, early indications seem to point towards delidding being the way to go for these chips.

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AMD readies faster A8 and A10 accelerated processing units https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-readies-faster-a8-and-a10-accelerated-processing-units/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-readies-faster-a8-and-a10-accelerated-processing-units/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 09:36:19 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=264911 Advanced Micro Devices is working on two new A8 and A10 accelerated processing units for desktop systems. The new chips will be based on the code-named “Kaveri” design and will not bring tangible performance improvements compared to existing APUs. Nonetheless, the new processors will help AMD to maintain average selling prices of its highly-integrated offerings …

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Advanced Micro Devices is working on two new A8 and A10 accelerated processing units for desktop systems. The new chips will be based on the code-named “Kaveri” design and will not bring tangible performance improvements compared to existing APUs. Nonetheless, the new processors will help AMD to maintain average selling prices of its highly-integrated offerings for desktops.

The new quad-core AMD A8-7690K and AMD A10-7890K will feature slightly higher clock-rates than existing A8 and A10 accelerated processing units. For example, the A10-7890K accelerated processing unit will have default frequency of 4.10GHz, which is 200MHz higher compared to existing flagship APU. The A8-7690K will be around 100MHz faster than its predecessor, reports CPU-World. Unfortunately, it is unknown whether the new chips will also sport higher GPU frequency.

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From micro-architecture point of view, the new APUs from AMD are similar to their predecessors: they feature four “Steamroller” cores, DirectX 12-class integrated graphics processor featuring GCN 1.1 architecture, second-generation video coding engine (VCE) and fourth-generation unified video decoder (VCE) units that ensure high quality video playback and support all modern encoding formats (MPEG 2, MPEG 4, H.264, VC-1, etc.) except H.265/HEVC, VC-9 and some other.

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AMD’s latest accelerated processing units that belong to the “Kaveri Refresh” family feature a reworked power supply circuitry, which gives cleaner and higher volume power delivery to the die. This lets AMD to increase “official” frequencies of its highly-integrated desktop chips and which also provides overclockers a significantly better headroom for further tweaking. In addition, AMD is able to bolster clock-rates of its chips thanks to the fact that GlobalFoundries’ 28nm super high performance (SHP) process technology has got significantly better than it was early in its lifecycle.

In addition to high-performance AMD A8-7690K and AMD A10-7890K, Advanced Micro Devices is also working on AMD A6-7470K as well as Athlon X4 850 and Athlon X4 870K.

The new microprocessors are expected to hit the market in the coming weeks and months.

AMD did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: While it is nice to see that AMD is gradually increasing performance of its APUs, the chips are still behind their competitors from Intel Corp. when it comes to general-purpose computing performance. Moreover, relatively high thermal design power of 95W does not allow to build ultra-small systems based on the new AMD A8 and A10 “Kaveri” accelerated processing units.

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Asus RT-AC3200 802.11ac Router Review https://www.kitguru.net/professional/networking/orestis-bastounis/asus-rt-ac3200-802-11ac-router-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/professional/networking/orestis-bastounis/asus-rt-ac3200-802-11ac-router-review/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2015 07:30:31 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=258376 The Asus RT-AC3200 is a second-generation 802.11ac router. It features three separate wireless networks, two of which work on the 3×3 5GHz 802.11ac band, with another for 2.4GHz with TurbQAM for 600 Mbps speeds. It also has a pair of USB ports, and a setting called Smart Connect, which allocated clients to a wireless network …

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The Asus RT-AC3200 is a second-generation 802.11ac router. It features three separate wireless networks, two of which work on the 3×3 5GHz 802.11ac band, with another for 2.4GHz with TurbQAM for 600 Mbps speeds. It also has a pair of USB ports, and a setting called Smart Connect, which allocated clients to a wireless network based on an estimation of its distance. But perhaps most importantly, it has some superb software, chock full of features that makes it easy to manage your network.

Asus has followed up its original flagship RT-AC68U 802.11ac wireless router with two new models. Both add extra hardware for better wireless performance, but with a notably different approach for each.

The RT-AC87U gets an extra antenna and wireless stream, with a 4×4 MIMO configuration for some very nifty wireless performance.
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One of the problems with that setup is the current lack of wireless clients with four antennas that can take advantage of 4×4 speeds. It can deliver record breaking performance, but only by using another 4×4 router or a 4×4 wireless bridge, a really expensive proposition that the majority of people are unlikely to invest in.

So Asus has done something different with the RT-AC3200. It has six antennas, along with a second internal 802.11ac chipset from Quantenna, allowing it to output two physically separate 3×3 5GHz 802.11ac networks, along with the usual 2.4 GHz 802.11n/g/b network, which supports 600Mbps TurboQam speeds, bringing the total number of wireless networks to three.

It could be useful in certain situations. With a lot of clients, with two separate 5GHz circuits, there’s plenty of wireless bandwidth to go round. If you have lots of wireless clients, perhaps in an office environment, they can be split between the two wireless networks for better load balancing and guaranteed throughput. It also means you can keep some users isolated from others.

A unique feature in the RT-AC3200 is something called Tri-Band Smart Connect. When this is switched on, the three wireless networks are replaced by a single SSID, and the router assigns clients to either the 802.11n 2.4GHz stream or the 802.11ac 5GHz stream, depending on their range.

2.4GHz performs better at very long range than 5GHz, so with a client that’s really far from the router, improved performance might be had by switching to a 2.4GHz network. Tri-Band Smart Connect estimates a client’s distance and automatically choose a wireless network it thinks will offers the best performance, based on a number of factors. It takes place behind the scenes, invisible to the user and without service interruption.

Additionally, Asus’ comprehensive built-in software contains many other useful features, including a comprehensive security setup called AiProtection, software to manage attached USBstorage, including a built-in download manager for torrents and a sophisticated QoS and bandwidth manager.

Asus RT-AC3200 features:

  • Ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi router with a combined tri-band data rate of 3200 Mbps for smooth up to 4K/UHD video playback, ultra-fast file-sharing for large files and low-latency online gaming.
  • Tri-Band Smart Connect automatically selects the fastest of the three available frequency bands for each device, based on the device’s speed, signal strength and how busy each band is.
  • Built-in USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports for up to 10-times faster data transfers to USB storage devices1, printer sharing, and 3G/4G dongle support.
  • ASUSWRT graphical user interface for easy, CD-free 30-second setup and hassle-free advanced network control.
  • AiProtection with Trend Micro with triple-strength total network security, plus robust parental controls and privacy protection.
  • ASUS AiCloud 2.0 lets you access, sync, share and stream your files anywhere, on any internet-connected device.

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AMD refreshes ‘Kaveri’ lineup, touts great overclockability, up to 5GHz clock-rates https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-refreshes-kaveri-lineup-promises-great-overclockability-with-up-to-5ghz-clock-rates/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-refreshes-kaveri-lineup-promises-great-overclockability-with-up-to-5ghz-clock-rates/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 12:22:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=251753 Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday formally introduced new accelerated processing units for desktop computers based on the “Kaveri” architecture. The new chips belong to the A10/A8-series 7000-sequence family and have slightly increased performance compared to APUs introduced a year ago. While the new chips have exactly the same design as their predecessors, they feature improved …

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Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday formally introduced new accelerated processing units for desktop computers based on the “Kaveri” architecture. The new chips belong to the A10/A8-series 7000-sequence family and have slightly increased performance compared to APUs introduced a year ago. While the new chips have exactly the same design as their predecessors, they feature improved power supply circuitry, which may enable considerably higher overclocking potential. A little later, AMD plans to start shipments of A-series 8000-sequence hybrid processors based on the same design to OEMs.

AMD's APU family gets new models

The new APUs from AMD code-named “Kaveri Refresh” (also known as Godavari) feature exactly the same configurations as the original “Kaveri” chips, but have slightly higher clock-rates to improve both general-purpose as well as graphics processing performance. The new A10/A8 accelerated processing units feature two dual-core “Steamroller” modules (four cores in total), 4MB level two cache (1MB cache per x86 core), AMD Radeon graphics engine with six or eight GCN compute units (384 or 512 stream processors in total) operating at up to 866MHz, a dual-channel DDR3 memory controller with hUMA [heterogeneous unified memory architecture] technology, up to 95W thermal design power and so on. The processors are compatible with all existing FM2+ mainboards based on AMD’s A88X, A78, 68H and A58 chipsets and featuring the latest BIOS versions.

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The Radeon graphics cores inside the “Kaveri” family APUs are based on the GCN 1.1 architecture and are compatible with all modern application programming interfaces like DirectX 12 (feature level 11_2), OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and Mantle. Besides, the chips support AMD’s proprietary technologies like Eyefinity, TrueAudio, FreeSync, virtual screen resolution (VSR) and other. AMD “Kaveri” features second-generation video coding engine (VCE) and fourth-generation unified video decoder (VCE) units that ensure high quality video playback and support all modern encoding formats (MPEG 2, MPEG 4, H.264, VC-1, etc.) except H.265/HEVC, VC-9 and some other.

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Better overclocking, 5GHz CPU and 1GHz GPU with air-cooling possible

The main difference between the original “Kaveri” and the “Kaveri Refresh” APUs is the new power supply circuitry on the latter. According to AMD, the reworked power supply gives cleaner and higher volume power delivery to the die, which enables AMD to slightly increase “official” frequencies and which provides overclockers a significantly better headroom for further tweaking.

According to AMD, GlobalFoundries’ 28nm super high performance (SHP) process technology has also got significantly better than it was in early 2014. As a result, the company believes that the new A10-7870K chips will actually have significantly higher overclocking potential than their predecessors.

“It should overclock a little bit better because you have more voltage stability through the chip, you may get 200MHz – 300MHz – 400MHz more,” said James Prior, a product manager at AMD. “This [AMD A10-7870K] may be able to hit 5GHz on air or with a liquid cooler on the CPU side. On the GPU side, you should [be able to] push to well over 1GHz. On the memory side, if you get the timings right, then you should be able to push to over 2600MHz.”

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Keeping in mind that overclocking results greatly depend on exact processor, cooling system’s performance, mainboard and other factors, do not expect all AMD A10-7870K chips to be excellent overclockers. However, it is still nice to see that AMD decided to enable better overclocking potential for new chips.

“As always, AMD does not guarantee overclocking, we enable it to for your fun so you can enjoy playing with those clocks for your own amusement,” said Mr. Prior.

AMD 10-7870K : The ‘best' processor for online gaming

AMD positions its new A10-7870K and derivatives as solutions for multimedia and online gaming. The A10-7870K chip will compete against Intel Corp.’s Core i3-4370 and will naturally leave the dual-core chip with mediocre graphics core behind in a lot of applications, at least, according to AMD’s slides.

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“AMD takes a major step forward today by unveiling the world’s most advanced eSports and online gaming processor technology in the A10-7870K APU, giving players the ability to game like a pro without spending like one,” said Matt Skynner, corporate VP and general manager of computing and graphics business unit at AMD. “eSports is one of the fastest-growing pastimes in the world with hundreds of millions of gamers worldwide playing games like StarCraft II, League of Legends, DOTA 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. With the new A10-7870K APU, gamers can play the most popular online and eSports games right out of the box with features to make that experience even better.”

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The top-of-the-range AMD A10-7870K APU with unlocked multiplier costs $137 in the U.S. and £149.99 in the U.K. AMD plans to release A8-7670K APU in the coming weeks and some other “Kaveri Refresh” products in the future. The AMD A4/A6/A8/A10 8000-series APUs based on the “Kaveri Refresh” design will be available only to OEMs and will begin to ship in June.

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KitGuru Says: AMD’s new APUs are clearly not revolutionary, so do not expect any performance breakthroughs from them. However, if you are building a PC for multimedia playback and simple online gaming that does not need a lot of compute horsepower, the AMD A10-7870K is a thing to consider. Obviously, the main drawback of such processor for small form-factor desktops is its thermal design power of 95W, which means that it requires an advanced cooler and chassis with good airflow.

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Samsung has developed 60GHz Wi-Fi tech to significantly increase speeds https://www.kitguru.net/professional/networking/matthew-wilson/samsung-has-developed-60ghz-wi-fi-tech-to-significantly-increase-speeds/ https://www.kitguru.net/professional/networking/matthew-wilson/samsung-has-developed-60ghz-wi-fi-tech-to-significantly-increase-speeds/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:30:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=216549 Samsung claims to have developed a new Wi-Fi technology that takes advantage of the 60 Ghz wireless range to bridge the gap between theoretical and actual wireless speeds. Unlike existing 2.4 GHz and 5GHz technologies, Samsung's new 802.11ad standard 60 GHz Wi-Fi manages to maintain maximum speed by eliminating co-channel interference. The 2.4 GHz wireless …

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Samsung claims to have developed a new Wi-Fi technology that takes advantage of the 60 Ghz wireless range to bridge the gap between theoretical and actual wireless speeds. Unlike existing 2.4 GHz and 5GHz technologies, Samsung's new 802.11ad standard 60 GHz Wi-Fi manages to maintain maximum speed by eliminating co-channel interference.

The 2.4 GHz wireless range is currently the most used and can be greatly affected by interference from every day appliances, like microwaves. This is why when you look in to Wi-Fi, you'll end up hearing more about theoretical speeds than actual speeds. However, Samsung claims to have the solution, stating that 60 GHz Wi-Fi will bridge the gap between theoretical and actual speeds.

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The Korean device firm claims that this new technology will pave the way for speeds of up to 4.6 Gbps, in real world terms, that means a 1GB file could be transferred between devices in under three seconds.

Samsung managed to acheive this by integrating wide-coverage, beam-forming antenna in to Wi-Fi devices. The company also enhanced the overall signal quality by developing what it claims to be the world's first micro beam forming control technology, a design that allows the communications module to be optimized in 1/3000 seconds if there are any changes in the communications environment.

Samsung plans to make this technology available in a wide range of devices as early as next year.

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KitGuru Says: Samsung's upcoming 60 Ghz WiFi technology could give data transmission quite the speed boost. For those of you with home networks set up, what max transfer speeds are you currently getting? 

Source: Samsung Tomorrow

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YOYOTech drops 5GHz system price by £250 https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/base-unit/bill-smyth/yoyotech-drops-5ghz-system-price-by-250/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/base-unit/bill-smyth/yoyotech-drops-5ghz-system-price-by-250/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:18:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=184692 It's official, we're into March madness silly season. Following the 4K monitor price moves by Dell and Samsung, we're now hearing about a strong move on the price of 5GHz systems over at YOYOTech. KitGuru digs out the dirty details and comes to an intriguing conclusion. There's no point in creating a 5GHz PC and …

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It's official, we're into March madness silly season.
Following the 4K monitor price moves by Dell and Samsung, we're now hearing about a strong move on the price of 5GHz systems over at YOYOTech. KitGuru digs out the dirty details and comes to an intriguing conclusion.

There's no point in creating a 5GHz PC and then surrounding the core with slow components. It needs to boot from an SSD and be paired with a decent graphics card.

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Not every application will work best with a 5GHz core, but the YOYOTech Warbird 5LE comes with an 8 core FX processor. With the way that AMD set up the super-high clock on this processor, you won't get all the cores and all the speed, but both are definitely present.

Originally offered at £1,099, this limited stock offer sees the price dropped to just £849.

Here's the a highlight of the rest of the spec:-

  • AMD FX 9590 with 5GHz Turbo feature
  • Asus Sabretooth 990FX mainboard
  • Boots off a 120GB Samsung EVO SSD and comes with a 2TB drive for storage
  • Graphics from the R9 280X with 3GB of GDDR5
  • Corsair 500R chassis

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KitGuru says: With the latest Samsung 4K monitor deal at £499 that we posted earlier today, you can now get a 5GHz PC with a 4K monitor for just £1,350 – which seems crazy. March madness indeed.

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ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Motherboard w/ Intel i7-3770K Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/henry-butt/asrock-z77-extreme6-motherboard-w-intel-i7-3770k-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/henry-butt/asrock-z77-extreme6-motherboard-w-intel-i7-3770k-review/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:01:54 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=88301 ASRock have made a name for themselves in the past few years, releasing some very impressive motherboards such as the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional that we reviewed a few months back. They have a wide range of motherboards across multiple platforms, from mini-ITX HTPC motherboards to high-end ATX boards with a myriad of features and extreme …

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ASRock have made a name for themselves in the past few years, releasing some very impressive motherboards such as the Fatal1ty 990FX Professional that we reviewed a few months back. They have a wide range of motherboards across multiple platforms, from mini-ITX HTPC motherboards to high-end ATX boards with a myriad of features and extreme overclocking support.

Intel released their new Z77 chipset a few weeks back and ASRock have come up with a whole host of motherboards incorporating it. Today we will be looking at the ASRock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard which fits in near the top of their range of Z77 motherboards. It promises a plentiful feature set and good overclocking support.

Today, the embargo breaks on Intel's latest range of ‘Ivy Bridge' processors which replace the existing Sandy Bridge parts on the market. We will be using the Intel Core i7-3770K to review the ASRock Z77 Extreme6 motherboard. It is clocked at 3.50GHz, meaning it's a direct replacement for the i7-2700K which we will be using for comparison purposes in this review.

Features

  • Premium Gold Caps
  • Digi Power Design, 8 + 4 Power Phase Design
  • Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2800+(OC)
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slots, 1 x mini-PCI Express slot
  • Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, SLI™
  • PCIE Gigabit LAN
  • Supports Intel® HD Graphics with Built-in Visuals
  • Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort
  • Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
  • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec), Supports THX TruStudio™
  • Supports ASRock XFast RAM, XFast LAN, XFast USB, OMG, Internet Flash, UEFI System Browser
  • Supports Intel® Smart Connect, Intel® Rapid Start, Lucid Virtu Universal MVP
  • Free Bundle : 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel, 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket, CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, ASRock MAGIX Multimedia Suite

For more detailed information on the features and specification of the ASRock Z77 Extreme6, please visit the ASRock website here.

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