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AMD EPYC 7000 Series Processor Set To Change The Game
AMD EPYC Architecture & Technical Overview
AMD reveals EPYC 7000 server CPUs, up to 32 Zen cores
AMD Unveils EPYC 7000 Series Processors And Platform To Take On Intel In the Data Center
AMD's Future in Servers: New 7000-Series CPUs Launched and EPYC Analysis
AMDs Epyc 7000-series CPUs revealed
Asus Prime X299-Deluxe Motherboard Review
Asus ROG Strix Magnus
Asus, MSI and Gigabyte ready X299 motherboard offers for retail
CCL Athena Aura (i5/1070) System Review
IN WIN 509 Full Tower Gaming Chassis Review
Logitech G413 Carbon Mechanical Keyboard Review
MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review
Reolink RLC-411WS Wireless Security Camera Review
Roccat Leadr Gaming Mouse Review



AMD EPYC 7000 Series Processor Set To Change The Game

When AMD first dreamed up the Zen core architecture they did it to disrupt the datacenter platforms and they new they needed a 32-core processor to do that. AMD came up with a new architecture from the ground up and that would be AMDs new EPYC server chip (previously codenamed Naples). AMD EPYC hopes to chisel some market share away from Intel, who currently has 99% of this market. Read on to see what EPYC will deliver!

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AMD EPYC Architecture & Technical Overview

Today AMD took the wraps off their new EPYC server processors, which feature up to 64 threads and can support one or two CPUs per motherboard. Our article details the technical and architectural changes and also explains how AMD's Infinity Fabric interconnect works.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

AMD reveals EPYC 7000 server CPUs, up to 32 Zen cores

The AMD EPYC 7000 series processors will offer up to 32 "Zen" cores, which were designed to fit into this space. Each processor will have eight DDR4 channels, support for a whopping 2TB of memory, 128 PCI-E lanes, a dedicated security subsystem, and there will be no chipset outside of the CPU. The motherboard socket will also be compatible with the next generation of EPYC processors, in the hope that more vendors will jump on board.

Read full article @ TweakTown

AMD Unveils EPYC 7000 Series Processors And Platform To Take On Intel In the Data Center

Today marks the launch of AMD's EPYC family of processors for data center servers. Based on the company's Zen microarchitecture, it has become abundantly clear that AMD was targeting the lucrative data center market first and foremost with its new CPU architecture and the highly scalable Naples platform that leverages it. Of course Zen scales well for client/consumer desktop applications, as we've seen with AMD's successful Ryzen processor launch. However, the data center is near and dear to the AMD's heart, due to significantly higher chip pricing and better profit margins; not to mention the explosion of the cloud, from software as a service-built platforms like Amazon AWS, to AI, and big data analytics.

Today, AMD is giving us a detailed picture of how its Zen-based EPYC processor lineup will flesh-out...

Read full article @ HotHardware

AMD's Future in Servers: New 7000-Series CPUs Launched and EPYC Analysis

The big news out of AMD was the launch of Zen, the new high-performance core that is designed to underpin the product roadmap for the next few generations of products. To much fanfare, AMD launched consumer level parts based on Zen, called Ryzen, earlier this year. There was a lot of discussion in the consumer space about these parts and the competitiveness, and despite the column inches dedicated to it, Ryzen wasn’t designed to be the big story this year. That was left to their server generation of products, which are designed to take a sizeable market share and reinvigorate AMD’s bottom line on the finance sheet. A few weeks ago AMD announced the naming of the new line of enterprise-class processors, called EPYC, and today marks the official launch with configurations up to 32 cores and 64 threads per processor. We also got an insight into several features of the design, including the AMD Infinity Fabric.

Read full article @ Anandtech

AMDs Epyc 7000-series CPUs revealed

AMD's Epyc server CPU lineup is here. We take a tour of AMD's implementations of Zen for the data center and explore the company's first competitive estimates of performance for the platform versus Intel's Broadwell Xeons.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Asus Prime X299-Deluxe Motherboard Review

The Prime X299-Deluxe brings a slew of features to the high-end market, but are those features valuable enough to justify its relatively high price?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Asus ROG Strix Magnus

Asus' first entry into the field of streaming microphones - the ones used by Twitch and YouTube streamers - is a great one. The ROG Strix Magnus is packed with features, comes in a compact form factor, and its sound quality will make your followers and subscribers happy.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

Asus, MSI and Gigabyte ready X299 motherboard offers for retail

These firms are all offering promotional gifts and extras to sway your buying decision. Asus emailed HEXUS with pre-order information for its brand new X299 motherboards. It is marketing the ROG STRIX X299-E Gaming, Prime X299 Deluxe or Prime X299 A, and TUF X299 MK1 or MK2 as great LGA 2066 solutions to pair with your shiny new Intel Core-X processor.

From now until the 16th July buyers of Asus branded X299 motherboards can grab a free game from a range of AAA titles listed by GamesPlanet. Furthermore, if you get your skates on and order before 25th June you will qualify for a free copy of Dawn of War 3 too.

Read full article @ Hexus

CCL Athena Aura (i5/1070) System Review

Today we are going to look at the Aerocool Strike-X Air which is a very innovative chassis, designed to appeal to those enthusiasts who spend a lot of time inside their PC and change hardware frequently. It uses an open design, similar to a test bench, which features a large mesh cover to hide the components

Read full article @ KitGuru

IN WIN 509 Full Tower Gaming Chassis Review

IN WIN, one of the leaders in PC Chassis, has reached for the stars and brought back the 509!  IN WIN began in 1985 and has grown into one of the leaders in computing Chassis, Power Supplies, Enclosures, and other peripheral products.  Not many companies are building Full Tower gaming cases, but that didn’t stop IN WIN from building the …

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Logitech G413 Carbon Mechanical Keyboard Review

Mechanical keyboards have long been all the rage for gamers, but they're still a long way off becoming ubiquitous due to their premium price point. The Logitech G413 is a full-sized mechanical gaming-oriented keyboard, but at $90 it undercuts most of its competition while packing in largely the same feature set.

Read full article @ TechSpot

MSI X299 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review

MSI's Gaming Pro Carbon AC is first to hit the X299 test bench. Following closely on all the post Computex hype, is this board truly retail ready?

Intel’s new X299 platform replicates what we’ve seen in its mainstream desktop advancements over the past two years, and the most amazing part of that is the age of the X99 it replaces. HEDT (High-End Desktop) users had to wait all this time for a faster DMI interface to connect various devices through the chipset to the CPU, while suffering with an old one that limited all 10 of their SATA SSDs and any attached network and USB controllers to a combined total of 20Gb/s. At 32Gb/s, even the latest iteration of Thunderbolt was too fast for the X99. So, what does all of this newfangled, mainstream tech add to the high end?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Reolink RLC-411WS Wireless Security Camera Review

The RLC-411WS from Reolink is a great little camera. When I first got it, I was anxious to get this review posted, but I decided to spend some time with the camera and get to know it, and I can say that I am not disappointed. It is affordable and does everything that I needed a security camera to do. Now I can see what is going on whenever I want, day or night. Since this camera uses software for motion detection, there can be many factors that drive how well this feature works, including the mounting location and exposure to weather. For example, if you use the camera outside, then weather events like rain or snow can trigger false alarms. Tree shadows, car headlights, and even an occasional spider or insect can trigger false alarms, and this is to be expected. I had to spend some time making adjustment to the sensitivity and motion detection areas to find the balance between picking up human or animal motion and ignoring other natural events. And as the seasons change, you may need to make some tweaks. However, if you use the camera inside a building, then you won't have to deal with weather or tree motion.

Read full article @ OCC

Roccat Leadr Gaming Mouse Review

Roccat has gone wireless with its Leadr optical gaming mouse. The Leadr includes a few new features, like the Owl-Eye 12000 DPI optical sensor (PixArt 3361). This is a modified version of the PixArt 3360 with improved responsiveness and manual surface calibration. With a body design similar to the Roccat Tyon, the Leadr also includes RGB lighting, an elegant charging dock, and customizable settings and profiles via the Swarm software. It does have a 20 hours battery life, which should set some great expectations for long gaming sessions. Benchmark Reviews has a chance to review the Roccat Leadr with its new Owl-Eye optical sensor, so let’s jump in to a quick overview of this wireless gaming product.

Read full article @ Benchmark Reviews