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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Asus 'Turbo Game Mode' arrives on its AM5 motherboards — second CCD and SMT toggles arrive for up to a 35% performance boost on X3D chips.

    ...my case doesn't have a turbo button?!

    Nov 3, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Arrow Lake CPUs can still get bendy despite revamped socket — specialized contact frame flattens chip, claims to lower temperatures by up to 6C.

    If you have a budget where you can upgrade only very infrequently, it is quite surprising how disconcerting the current environment is...

    Nov 1, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Asus Z890 motherboards update the BIOS without unzipping the file — EZ Flash 4 comes with support for ZIP files.

    What I think is cool is that asus uefi can read the update file from your windows ntfs drive, but that has been around for a while.

    Oct 26, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Intel LGA1851 socket has a new ILM that helps CPUs run a bit cooler — MSI claims 1ºC to 2ºC lower CPU temperatures.

    I think we need to see updated coolers or mounting brackets that target the new hotspot to see this 1C difference, especially for air...

    Oct 12, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread Review Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 review: Another banger.

    Since most of us have cases that mount the motherboard vertically, I was wondering how heavy a cooler one should really be using. Also...

    Sep 11, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Thermaltake confirms 71 CPU cooler models are fully compatible with Intel LGA1851 — ready for your next-gen Intel Arrow Lake PC build.

    Since most coolers have copper bases, I was wondering if the contact surface would have an impression that would not exactly match in...

    Sep 8, 2024
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    wingfinger replied to the thread News Older YubiKeys compromised by unpatchable 2FA bug — side-channel attack is critical, but expensive and difficult to execute.

    I was thinking about one of these a while ago. There was a question as to whether to keep it with you or to keep it at home. If you...

    Sep 5, 2024

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