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AMD Smart Access Memory (Resizable BAR) Guide
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AMD Smart Access Memory (Resizable BAR) Guide
Find out what AMD Smart Access Memory is all about, and how to turn it on for a free boost in performance ...
Find out what AMD Smart Access Memory is all about, and how to turn it on for a free boost in performance! Smart Access Memory : PCIe Resizable BAR for AMD! Smart Access Memory is AMD's marketi ...
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Precision Boost Overdrive 2 : Adaptive Undervolting Comes To Ryzen!
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Precision Boost Overdrive 2 : Adaptive Undervolting Comes To Ryzen!
AMD just introduced Precision Boost Overdrive 2 (PBO2), which introduces adaptive undervolting for Ryzen ...
AMD just introduced Precision Boost Overdrive 2 (PBO2), which introduces adaptive undervolting for Ryzen processors, amongst other improvements. Find out what Precision Boost Overdrive 2 offers, and w ...
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AMD B550 Chipset : What You Need To Know!
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AMD B550 Chipset : What You Need To Know!
AMD introduced the B550 chipset as part of their Spring 2020 desktop Ryzen update, offering PCI Express 4 ...
AMD introduced the B550 chipset as part of their Spring 2020 desktop Ryzen update, offering PCI Express 4.0 support at a lower price point. Here is what you need to know! AMD B550 Chipset : Off ...
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Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!
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Memory DQ Drive Strength from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!
Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memor ...
Memory DQ Drive Strength Common Options : Not Reduced, Reduced 15%, Reduced 30%, Reduced 50% Memory DQ Drive Strength : A Quick Review The Memory DQ Drive Strength BIOS feature allows you to re ...
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VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!
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VGA Share Memory Size from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!
VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for ...
VGA Share Memory Size Common Options for UMA : 1MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB Common Options for DVMT : 1MB, 8MB VGA Share Memory Size : A Quick Review The VGA Share Memory Size BIOS fe ...
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GIGABYTE TRX40 Threadripper Motherboards Revealed!
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GIGABYTE TRX40 Threadripper Motherboards Revealed!
GIGABYTE is often the first to announce new motherboards, and they are right on the dot with the new AMD ...
GIGABYTE is often the first to announce new motherboards, and they are right on the dot with the new AMD TRX40 chipset! Here is EVERYTHING you need to know about the four new GIGABYTE TRX40 motherboar ...
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GIGABYTE X570 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Preview
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GIGABYTE X570 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Preview
GIGABYTE makes many of the best AMD motherboards in the industry, and their new X570 AORUS Xtreme appears ...
GIGABYTE makes many of the best AMD motherboards in the industry, and their new X570 AORUS Xtreme appears to be no exception. Let's take a closer look at GIGABYTE X570 AORUS Xtreme, and see what it of ...
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RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
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RW Queue Bypass from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queu ...
RW Queue Bypass Common Options : Auto, 2X, 4X, 8X, 16X Quick Review of RW Queue Bypass The RW Queue Bypass BIOS setting determines how many times the arbiter is allowed to bypass the oldest mem ...
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PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
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PCI Clock Synchronization Mode – The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock ...
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode Common Options : To CPU, 33.33 MHz, Auto Quick Review of PCI Clock Synchronization Mode The PCI Clock Synchronization Mode BIOS feature allows you to force the PC ...
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The MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review!
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The MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon Motherboard Review!
The MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon is one of the first Intel Z390 motherboards to hit the market in suppo ...
The MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon is one of the first Intel Z390 motherboards to hit the market in support of the 9th Generation Intel Core i9-9900K processor. Let's unbox and take a close look at th ...
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The GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Master Motherboard Revealed!
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The GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Master Motherboard Revealed!
The GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Master motherboard has just been announced. Take a look at the key features of th ...
The GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Master motherboard has just been announced. Take a look at the key features of the latest Intel X299 motherboard from GIGABYTE! The GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Master Motherboar ...
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GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Revealed!
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GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Revealed!
Taipei, Taiwan, October 22nd, 2018 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, launched its newest flagship Z390 AORUS ...
Taipei, Taiwan, October 22nd, 2018 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, launched its newest flagship Z390 AORUS XTREME motherboard today. With the highest power phase count of any Z390 motherboard on the ma ...
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GIGABYTE B450 Motherboard Models, Features + Prices Revealed!
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GIGABYTE B450 Motherboard Models, Features + Prices Revealed!
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018, driving further demand for the 2nd Generation ...
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018, driving further demand for the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors. In this article, we will look at the first GIGABYTE B450 motherboards to ...
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ASUS B450 Motherboard Models, Features + Prices Revealed!
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ASUS B450 Motherboard Models, Features + Prices Revealed!
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018, driving further demand for the 2nd Generation ...
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018, driving further demand for the 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen processors. In this article, we will look at the first ASUS B450 motherboards to hit ...
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The First AMD B450 Motherboards Revealed!
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The First AMD B450 Motherboards Revealed!
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018. We had earlier shared with you our previews o ...
AMD officially launched their B450 chipset on 31 July 2018. We had earlier shared with you our previews of the GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WIFI motherboard, as well as the MSI B450 Tomahawk and B450A-Pro ...
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MSI B360M Mortar + B360M Mortar Titanium Preview
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MSI B360M Mortar + B360M Mortar Titanium Preview
Much of the focus at Computex 2018 was on the new B460 and X399 Refresh motherboards for the 2nd Gen Ryze ...
Much of the focus at Computex 2018 was on the new B460 and X399 Refresh motherboards for the 2nd Gen Ryzen and 2nd Gen Threadripper processors. But MSI also shared some Intel love, launching two new I ...
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MSI B450 Tomahawk + MSI B450A-Pro Preview
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MSI B450 Tomahawk + MSI B450A-Pro Preview
Excited about the upcoming GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WiFi motherboard? It's not the only AMD B450 motherboa ...
Excited about the upcoming GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WiFi motherboard? It's not the only AMD B450 motherboard we saw at .Computex 2018. Let's take a look at two upcoming MSI B450 motherboard models - th ...
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GIGABYTE X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Preview
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GIGABYTE X399 AORUS Xtreme Motherboard Preview
Hidden in the GIGABYTE and AORUS showcases was the yet-to-be-released X399 AORUS Xtreme motherboard. We w ...
Hidden in the GIGABYTE and AORUS showcases was the yet-to-be-released X399 AORUS Xtreme motherboard. We were given a chance to take a close look at it, and take a video and some photos of it. If you a ...
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GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WIFI Motherboard Preview
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GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WIFI Motherboard Preview
Hidden in the GIGABYTE and AORUS showcases was the yet-to-be-released B450 AORUS PRO WIFI motherboard. We ...
Hidden in the GIGABYTE and AORUS showcases was the yet-to-be-released B450 AORUS PRO WIFI motherboard. We were given a chance to take a close look at it, and take a video and some photos of it. If you ...
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Exclusive : Mystery ROG Strix Motherboard Preview!
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Exclusive : Mystery ROG Strix Motherboard Preview!
ASUS just sent us a mystery ROG Strix motherboard. As this ROG Strix motherboard has not been launched ye ...
ASUS just sent us a mystery ROG Strix motherboard. As this ROG Strix motherboard has not been launched yet, we cannot share with you all of the details. Just a few teaser images and some of its specif ...
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MPS Control Version For OS from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
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MPS Control Version For OS from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
MPS Control Version For OS Common Options : 1.1, 1.4 Quick Review of MPS Control Version For OS Th ...
MPS Control Version For OS Common Options : 1.1, 1.4 Quick Review of MPS Control Version For OS The MPS Control Version For OS feature is only applicable to multiprocessor motherboards as it sp ...
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PIRQ x Use IRQ No. from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
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PIRQ x Use IRQ No. from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide
PIRQ x Use IRQ No. Common Options : Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Quick Review of PIRQ x ...
PIRQ x Use IRQ No. Common Options : Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Quick Review of PIRQ x Use IRQ No. The PIRQ x Use IRQ No. BIOS feature allows you to manually set the IRQ for a parti ...
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The ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming Motherboard Review
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The ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming Motherboard Review
The ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming (Price Check) is one of the first 11 ASUS Z370 motherboards to hit the m ...
The ASUS ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming (Price Check) is one of the first 11 ASUS Z370 motherboards to hit the market in support of the new 8th Generation Intel Core (Coffee Lake) processors. In this review, ...
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The 11 New ASUS Z370 Motherboards Revealed!
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The 11 New ASUS Z370 Motherboards Revealed!
Intel have officially launched the 8th Generation Intel Core processors (codenamed Coffee Lake)! In this ...
Intel have officially launched the 8th Generation Intel Core processors (codenamed Coffee Lake)! In this article, we will share with you details, videos, pictures and specifications of the 11 new ASUS ...
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Dithering – The BIOS Optimization Guide
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Dithering – The BIOS Optimization Guide
Dithering Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Dithering The Dithering BIOS feature ...
Dithering Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review of Dithering The Dithering BIOS feature is only found in motherboards with an integrated LCD interface that supports both 18-bit and 24 ...
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DRAM Termination – The BIOS Optimization Guide
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DRAM Termination – The BIOS Optimization Guide
DRAM Termination Common Options : 50 Ohms, 75 Ohms, 150 Ohms (DDR2) / 40 Ohms, 60 Ohms, 120 Ohms (DDR3) ...
DRAM Termination Common Options : 50 Ohms, 75 Ohms, 150 Ohms (DDR2) / 40 Ohms, 60 Ohms, 120 Ohms (DDR3) Quick Review of DRAM Termination The DRAM Termination BIOS option controls the impedance ...
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Introducing The First AMD X399 Threadripper Motherboards!
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Introducing The First AMD X399 Threadripper Motherboards!
Planning to buy the AMD Ryzen Threadripper? Don't forget about the motherboard! To help you make your cho ...
Planning to buy the AMD Ryzen Threadripper? Don't forget about the motherboard! To help you make your choice, here are the first AMD X399 motherboards you can pair your Threadripper with! The A ...
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The 2017 AORUS Gaming Motherboards For Intel & AMD
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The 2017 AORUS Gaming Motherboards For Intel & AMD
The GIGABYTE team just flew in all the way from Taipei to brief us on the 2017 AORUS gaming motherboards ...
The GIGABYTE team just flew in all the way from Taipei to brief us on the 2017 AORUS gaming motherboards for the new Intel Z270 and AMD X370 platforms, as well as the newly-launched Intel X299 platfor ...
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Maximum TLP Payload – The BIOS Optimization Guide
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Maximum TLP Payload – The BIOS Optimization Guide
Maximum TLP Payload Common Options : 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 Quick Review of Maximum TLP P ...
Maximum TLP Payload Common Options : 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 Quick Review of Maximum TLP Payload The Maximum TLP Payload BIOS feature determines the maximum TLP (Transaction Layer Packe ...
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The New ASUS X299 Motherboards Announced!
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The New ASUS X299 Motherboards Announced!
May 30, 2017 — Intel just took the wraps off its long-awaited Core X-Series processors and accompanying X ...
May 30, 2017 — Intel just took the wraps off its long-awaited Core X-Series processors and accompanying X299 chipset, which bring enough horsepower and bandwidth for everything from professional conte ...
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