Clock Tuner for Ryzen gets its first major update (CTR 1.1)

Just two weeks after 1usmus released the Clock Tuner for Ryzen (CTR), the software receives its first major update.

Clock Tuner for Ryzen gets a major update

Clock Tuner for Ryzen is an overclocking and fine-tuning tool for Zen2 processors. It takes the advantage of the fastest core clusters within the processor. This utility turns the time-consuming tasks of adjusting frequencies and voltages for the Zen2 processor into a one-click feature. With a single press of a button, the tool will adjust and

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Colorful to launch GeForce RTX 3080 iGame Ultra in limited white edition

According to MyDrivers , the Chinese NVIDIA board partner is currently working on a custom iGame Ultra variant. This graphics card would feature a new color scheme.

Colorful set to launch a limited white edition of its Ultra GeForce graphics card

The card is based on RTX 3080 iGame Ultra, which is kept in a black color scheme with funky holographic stickers. The iGame Ultra is a mid-tier series in the Colorful lineup. The manufacturer also offers Battle Ax (entry-level), Advanced (mid-tier

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Gigabyte launches GeForce RTX 3090 and RTX 3070 VISION OC graphics cards

GIGABYTE unveils VISION series

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TechPowerUP GPU-Z gets AMD Radeon RX 6000 (Navi 21) support

The most popular GPU utility now supports Navi 21.

GPU-Z supports Navi 21

AMD will officially introduce its Radeon RX 6000 series on October 28th. The series will feature RDNA2 architecture based on a 7nm fabrication node. The second-generation (Navi 2X) GPUs are to offer twice the performance per Watt, compared to the Navi 1X series.

AMD is set to launch three SKUs based on Navi 21. According to our sources, AMD is not launching


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(PR) MSI promises its AMD X470 and B450 motherboards will support Ryzen 5000 (Zen3) series

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MSI’S ENTIRE LINE-UP OF AMD 400 SERIES MOTHERBOARDS WILL SUPPORT RYZEN™ 5000 SERIES PROCESSORS

[Taipei, Taiwan] AMD has officially announced Zen3 architecture Ryzen™ 5000 series processors on October 8th. The latest Zen3 processors have significant performance improvements compared to the previous 7nm Ryzen 3000 series processors. For the upcoming processors, MSI has released the latest AGESA COMBO PI V2 1.1.0.0 for all

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NVIDIA updates NVDEC (video decoding) and NVENC (encoding) matrixes for Ampere GPUs

NVIDIA has updated its NVENC and NVDEC matrixes featuring just-released GeForce RTX 30 graphics cards.

NVIDIA RTX Ampere GPUs now support AV1 decoding

The first Ampere graphics card to launch earlier this year, the NVIDIA A100 accelerator, does not have any video encoding capability. The gaming-oriented GeForce RTX 30 series (also based on Ampere architecture) on the other hand, supports video encoding, which is an essential feature for many consumers.

NVIDIA has been developing and updating its NVNEC encoder since 2


(PR) EK launches Vector water blocks for EVGA GeForce RTX 30 XC3 series

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EK RELEASES ANOTHER VECTOR WATER BLOCK, THIS TIME FOR EVGA XC3 RTX 3080/3090 GPUS

EK®, the leading computer cooling solutions provider, is launching its premium high-performance GPU water block for the EVGA® XC3 edition of NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 30 Series graphics cards. The new water block is named EK-Quantum Vector XC3 RTX 3080/3090 D-RGB and is exclusively engineered for the EVGA

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X overclocked to 6.0 GHz with Apple iMac Pro?

Is somebody having fun overclocking Ryzen CPUs with Apple iMac?

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X at 6.0 GHz

AMD has recently been eager to provide samples to extreme overclockers to test their Ryzen processors. Historically speaking, AMD Ryzen CPUs were not overclocking monsters, but they tend to provide a lot of performance once fine-tunned, which usually is a very time-consuming task.

There are two entries in the Geekbench benchmark database, as discovered by @TUM_APISAK . The entries don’t list

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ASUS unveils PG32UQX 4K 144Hz Mini-LED gaming monitor

Update

The monitor has no HDMI 2.1 as reported by TFT Central

Update direct from Asus. The PG32UQX does NOT have HDMI 2.1 despite the listing and info on taobao! Further updates pending if we get any more info https://t.co/xF2jwkG9aV

— TFTCentral (@TFTCentral) October 16, 2020

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ASUS next-generation 32-inch gaming monitor has been finally unveiled through a listing on Chinese Taobao. This is

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Leaked slide explains AMD Ryzen 5000 series memory overclocking

According to a slide leaked by Technopat , AMD is now recommending higher-clocked memory for its Ryzen 5000 series CPUs.

AMD Ryzen 5000: DDR4-4000 memory is the sweet-spot

A slide from the alleged ‘Where Gaming Begins’ press deck, covers the memory overclocking on next-generation AMD Ryzen processors. The slide explains the differences between three memory-related internal clocks:

  • Infinity Fabric Clock (fclk): governs how quickly CPU cores can communicate across CPU