For CES 2021, Thermaltake isn’t only launching the new Tower 100 Mini chassis, but also a series of Divider cases. On show today is the Divider 300TG, which has a somewhat unusual ATX layout.
In terms of footprint, the case is no different than most ATX mid-towers, measuring 220mm wide, 475mm tall and 461mm deep. Where it differs is with its divided side panel that’s half tempered glass, half sheet metal and comes with a side intake/exhaust for added airflow.
To aid with vertical GPU mounting, the PCIe slots on the chassis can rotate 90 degrees, as this helps the user place the GPU a little further from the side panel for better airflow. However, the question is, why vertical-mount the GPU if the side panel covers up most of it?
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Next to an ATX motherboard, the case has room for GPUs up to 390mm (360mm with radiators), 180mm power supplies (220mm without the PSU cage), two 3.5-inch drives and five 2.5-inch SSDs.
For cooling, the ARGB variant of the cases pack three RGB intake fans that spin at up to 1,000 RPM. Both ARGB and non-RGB variants pack a non-RGB exhaust fan that also spins at up to 1,000 RPM.
The Divider 300TG’s front I/O consists of discrete audio jacks, power and reset switches, two USB 3.0 ports and a USB Type-C port.
Pricing for the Divider 300TG is set at $80 for the base black version and $85 for white. To add the three RGB fans to the cases, add $30 to these base prices. The 300TG will be available in the U.S. later this month. Thermaltake will release other Divider Series models to compete with the best PC cases “later this year,” its announcement said.
A couple of new unannounced Asus ROG Maximus motherboards have been spotted on Twitter, leaked by user @harukaze5719. The leaked images feature the Asus ROG Maximus VIII Hero and the ROG Maximus VIII Extreme Glacial, a motherboard equipped with an EK monoblock. Given the proximity to CES 2021, we expect Asus to officially announce these boards during the event.
The Extreme Glacial appears to be Asus’ liquid-cooled variant of the Maximus Extreme. The Glacial features an EK monoblock that cools both the power delivery system and CPU, plus there’s liquid cooling for the chipset. It appears that one of the M.2 slots could also be liquid-cooled, but we can’t be sure.
If you’ve heard of the Extreme Glacial name before, it’s because there were rumors that a Maximus Z490 XII Glacial was in the works. A few sites, including Anandtech, reported that a Z490 Glacial was indeed coming, but Asus apparently dropped the board completely from its lineup. Hopefully, the Z590 Extreme Glacial variant is real and won’t succumb to the same fate.
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The Maximus XIII Hero looks very similar to the older XII model, with a minor facelift. The chipset heatsink cover is now a greyish-silver instead of matte black, and the VRM heatsinks now have RGB illumination. It appears the Maximus XIII Hero might have an upgraded power delivery system, as the board gets upgraded CPU EPS power from an 8-pin plus 4-pin to dual 8-pin EPS power.
Hopefully, we’ll learn more about these boards during CES 2021. The Maximus Extreme Glacial, specifically, looks amazing for enthusiasts who want to build a liquid-cooled Rocket Lake system.
Courtesy of VideoCardz, we have an early look at the upcoming Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Xtreme motherboard that will launch next week, purportedly alongside Intel’s new 11th-Gen Rocket Lake CPUs. We expect to see the full details of Gigabyte’s Z590 Aorus Xtreme next week during CES 2021.
The new motherboard apparently features several major upgrades, the most significant being the power delivery system. Gigabyte’s previous Z490 Aorus Xtreme already had a great power delivery system with 17 phases (16+1 design). This was more than sufficient for overclocking Comet Lake-S CPUs. However, in light of Intel’s recent strategy to push sub-ambient cooling to the masses, more power delivery might be needed. Gigabyte apparently increased the Z590’s power phases to 21 (20+1 design) to combat the extra power consumption Intel’s CPUs can eat up when cooling is no longer a bottleneck.
According to the report, the Z590 Xtreme gets a bandwidth jump from three M.2 PCIe Gen 3.0 slots to two M.2 PCIe Gen 4.0 slots and a third Gen 3.0 slot. This goes in line with Rocket Lake being the first CPU architecture from Intel to support the PCIe Gen 4.0 standard fully.
According to Videocardz, Gigabyte’s Z590 Aorus Xtreme will pack a yet-unannounced audio codec from Realtek, the ALC4080. We don’t know anything about this chip, but it seems to be a successor to the current ALC1220 codec. Basically, this means that the Z590 Xtreme will pack better audio processing compared to previous Z490 boards.
Hopefully, we’ll know more about this motherboard at CES 2021. We expect this motherboard to release alongside Intel’s Rocket Lake processors in the next few months.
The vivo V2035 spotted on FCC last month has appeared on Geekbench with Android 11 and 8GB RAM. Its motherboard is listed as “bengal”, which is associated with Snapdragon 662 or Snapdragon 460.
The benchmark database doesn’t divulge any other specs of the V2035, but FCC revealed the smartphone will pack a 5,000 mAh battery and come with 18W charging. It will also come with a dual-SIM slot and support 4G networks.
The marketing name and the rest of the specs of vivo V2035 are currently unknown, but more details about it should surface soon.
It’s called Tower 100 the new case from Thermaltake designed for even powerful mini-ITX configurations, especially showcase the hardware thanks to three tempered glass panels.
by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 15: 01 in the Peripherals channel Thermaltake
Thermaltake announced Tower 100 , a new compact case designed for motherboard-based configurations mini-ITX . The new chassis, nevertheless, offers ample space for both cooling solutions and for installing large video cards like many of the latest proposals from Nvidia and AMD.
Tower 100 is characterized by three 4mm thick tempered glass window panels , with options for cooling at the top and bottom of the case (two pre-installed fans from 120 mm and 1000 RPM, one at the top and one at the bottom), as well as in the classic rear position. Frontally, in the external upper part, we find a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C, two USB 3.0 Type A and the audio jacks.
The case supports additional fans including one from 120 / 140 mm at the top, one from 120 / 140 mm above the power supply cover and one from 120 / 140 mm in the back. Those who want to liquid cool the CPU can do so by placing the radiator from 289 mm of an AIO solution at the top. If you prefer an air cooler, Thermaltake allows you to install tall models up to 190 mm.
As regards the space for video cards, a maximum length of 330 mm allows you to install many of the cards on the market, but clearly it will be your concern to make sure you purchase a model with the appropriate size. Behind the motherboard tray is room for two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch drives, but you’ll have to sacrifice a fan. Alternatively there is the option to mount two 2.5 inch drives sideways.
As can be seen from the videos and photos released by the manufacturer, the inside is rotated by 90 degrees, so the I / O outputs are positioned at the top of the case , under a removable panel and accessible through openings. Finally, the case supports standard ATX power supplies at the bottom. At the moment we do not know the price of the Thermaltake Tower 100, while two colors will be available , black and white.
Home/Component/CPU/Intel Rocket Lake-S 8-core CPU overclocked to 6.9GHz using LN2
João Silva 6 hours ago CPU, Featured Tech News
Rocket Lake-S CPUs may not be officially out yet but overclockers seem to have their hands on them already. This week, two videos appeared online, showing an extreme overclock attempt with one of Intel’s unreleased CPUs 11th Gen Core CPUs.
Given what we know about the Rocket Lake-S line-up, this processor should either be the Core i9-11900K or the Core i7-11700K. The motherboard model used to achieve the 6.9GHz clock speed wasn’t specified, but this post from VWorld suggests that it’s a Gigabyte Z590 motherboard. Besides the CPU, the memory was also overclocked to a whopping 6666MHz at 1.83V.
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— VWorld (@PttpcWorld) January 8, 2021
The second video shows a closeup of the CPU-Z running, reporting the CPU instruction sets and Lx cache. As per the video, the processor supports both AVX512F and SHA, two instruction sets that are not supported on the current Comet Lake-S processors, and 48KB of L1 cache per core (384Kb) and 512KB of L2 cache per core (4096KB).
Intel is expected to announce its 11th Gen Core processors at CES 2021, running from January 11th to 14th, and launch them at the end of Q1 2021.
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Apparently AMD will still sell the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors outside of the OEM and SI market, because Videocardz now has two photos of a motherboard with WRX 80 – Chipset appeared, which are intended for these processors. To the details of the ASUS WRX 066 Pro WS Sage SE Wifi and Gigabyte WRX 80 SUB8 we’re coming soon.
Mid-July 2020 AMD introduced the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors. These bring, among other things, eight memory channels for DDR4 – 3200 and until 128 PCI Express 4.0 lanes – in contrast to four memory channels and only 64 Lanes, as is the case for the standard models of the Ryzen Threadripper. So far Lenovo is with the ThinkStation P 532 the first and so far only provider with a corresponding workstation that relies on the new Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors.
So let’s get to the ASUS WRX first 80 Pro WS Sage SE Wifi:
The upper half of the main board is dominated by the base SP3. Below and above there are four DIMM slots, each with a UDIMM, RDIMM and LRDIMM in the form of DDR4 – 3200 be able to record. Each DIMM slot is connected to a memory channel of the processor.
The power supply for the mainboard is located on the left and right of the socket. The TDP of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors is up to 280 W. Unlike the ROG Dominus Extreme, ASUS only uses one 24 – Pin power supply connector. There are also three EPS.
The seven x 16 – Slots in the eye, all of which have 16 should have PCI Express lanes – the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors theoretically provide a sufficient number of lanes. But this is certainly also dependent on how many M.2 slots are installed. You can also see two U.2 connections, which are also connected via PCI Express. There are also eight SATA ports.
Since we do not have any technical data, we can use the ASUS WRX 80 Only describe Pro WS Sage SE Wifi using the picture. A look at the I / O panel is not granted and so we do not know how many USB and which Ethernet connections (and at what speed) are offered. 02 GbE should be installed.
ASUS uses numerous covers for cooling. A fan can be seen under the chipset cover. However, it cannot be said whether this is also installed in the VRMs. The form factor should be EEB. Sufficient space should therefore be available in the housing if such a mainboard is to be installed. When and at what price the mainboard will be available on the market is not known. Of course, this only makes sense if AMD offers the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors for free.
Gigabytes WRX 80 SUB8 IPMI:
Also for the Gigabyte WRX 64 SUB8 IPMI we only know one product photo, which appeared about a month ago. Here, too, there is a DIMM slot per memory channel. The range of PCI Express slots is also identical. There will certainly be a few minor differences in the connections.
Overall, the gigabyte WRX 80 SUB8 IPMI is designed for the typical workstation market, while the ASUS WRX 80 Pro WS Sage SE Wifi due to the black design and the covers a certain premium Wants to convey claim. It is not possible to estimate whether there are major differences in the power supply. With the cooler cover, ASUS also conveys a little more potential here. Whether this ultimately plays a role in practice is another matter.
The addition of IPMI also shows that Gigabyte has installed a corresponding chip, which among other things enables remote access to the mainboard. The presence of a VGA connection on the slot cover also matches this. At the Gigabyte WRX 80 SUB8 IPMI we get to see the slot cover. Here we can see at least 4x USB 3 and also 4x Ethernet, of which at least two should be faster than Gigabit.
Also with the Gigabyte WRX 80 SUB8 IPMI now has to wait and see when and at what price the mainboard will be available in stores.
WRX 80 – chipset is just a TRX 40
Little or nothing was known about the chipset of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors. According to the information available to us, it is simply the TRX 40, which as WRX 80 referred to as. AMD Hardwareluxx opposite:
“WRX 80 is the chipset that pairs with AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors. WRX 80 connects to AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO processors using 8 PCIe 4.0 lanes.SATA and USB expandability are the same between WRX 80 and TRX 40. “
The connection between processor and chipset is the same as with the TRX 40 over eight PCI Express 4.0 lanes . The Ryzen Threadripper Pro offers a total of 128 Lanes. Less eight for the connection of the chipset and two times four lanes for either NVMe, SATA or other slots remain from the processor so 112 Lanes left. The WRX 80 – Chipset therefore offers the range of additional lanes and connections shown above, which are identical to the TRX 40 are. There is a maximum of more 28 Lanes can be implemented as PCI Express slot. There are also numerous USB 3.2 and / or SATA connections.
So we know the details of the ominous WRX 80 – chipset. The WRX, which was also treated at least in the rumors a year ago 40 remains a mystery.
The additional offer of PCI Express lanes, the possibility of expanding UDIMM, RDIMM and LRDIMM with ECC support to up to 2 TB, the eight memory channels and the relatively high clock rates for 12 to 64 Cores are the most important Argument of the Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors. We hope to see a workstation with Ryzen Threadripper Pro when the time comes.
A video that appeared on Twitter shows a Intel’s future Rocket Lake desktop CPU, expected to debut in March, cornered by an overclock attempt under liquid nitrogen. The CPU reached 6.9 GHz.
by Manolo De Agostini published 00 January 2021 , at 09: 31 in the Processors channel Intel Core
Le 11th Generation Intel Core CPU desktop – codename Rocket Lake – will only arrive in the course of March , but there are those who are already having fun testing the limits. In two videos posted on Twitter by the VWorld account, we see a future Intel processor with 8 cores and 16 thread struggling with an extreme OC attempt under liquid nitrogen.
It is not clear who the author of the video is, but the video shows that the processor was tested on a motherboard from Gigabyte , possibly a Z chipset model 590, along with other information. The first is that the CPU in question has been overclocked to 6923 MHz . To prove that it is a Rocket Lake processor, some details: the size of the L1 and L2 caches, respectively 48 KB and 512 KB, within the cores Cypress Cove, as well as AVX instruction support 512 F and SHA, not supported by current Comet Lake CPUs tenth generation.
In a second video it is also seen that on the same platform the memory has been brought to 6666 MHz with an operating voltage of 1, 83 V. We remind you that in the coming days at CES 2021 Intel should announce the new motherboards with the series chipsets 500 and LGA socket 1200. For the CPUs, however, we will have to wait until March. The new Rocket Lake solutions, compatible with both the platforms of the series 400 and future chipsets 500, will offer up to 8 cores and 16 thread .
Products again at 14 nanometers , these chips will be the first Intel desktops to adopt a new architecture in more than five years now: Intel talks about cores Cypress Cove , an adaptation of the Sunny Cove architecture that we have already seen on Ice Lake mobile chips at 10 nanometers. The CPUs will also be fully compatible with PCI Express 4.0 and will support DDR4 memory – 3200. As for the graphics , Intel will adopt the new architecture Xe LP , a clear step forward compared to the Gen 9.5 seen on previous models. A increase in CPI is expected between 10% and the 20% from the new compute architecture, and this should be particularly useful in gaming and some workloads.
Last year, AMD released the Ryzen 5000 series desktop processors in one of the most monumental hardware launches of the modern era. This final step completed the Red brand’s ascent back into the forefront of the desktop processor market that began with the launch of the first generation of Ryzen CPUs. While Intel prepares its next move, Z490 and the 10th generation are here to hold the line.
While the 10th Gen Intel Core processors will not support PCIe 4.0 connectivity due to signal integrity issues, many of the Z490 motherboards are designed to support the PCIe 4.0 specification. This is accomplished by adding clock generators to help clean up the signal. Generally speaking, when it comes to long-term platform support, AMD has been the trendsetter. Has AMD’s long support of the AM4 socket on its newer generation processors inspired Intel to take similar steps?
So what is Z490 offering right now? For starters, there has been a large focus on VRM and VRM cooling design. With the top-level Intel Core i9-10900K featuring 10 cores along with HyperThreading, the ability to deliver clean, continuous power is going to be one of the primary factors that separates a good Z490 board from the competition. With the introduction of HyperThreading on Intel’s mid-range line-up, power delivery is going to be vital in all segments.
The AORUS line from Gigabyte spans a broad range of products—laptops, peripherals, and core components. Across the enthusiast spectrum, the AORUS name denotes Gigabyte’s gaming-focused products. The AORUS motherboard range features a consistent naming scheme that includes the Pro, Elite, Ultra, Master, and Extreme motherboards. Within this line up, the Master serves as the high-end mainstream option offering prime features at a high, but attainable price point.
The Gigabyte Z490I AORUS Ultra features a robust VRM utilizing 90 A power stages, along with Q-Flash for a redundant safety net for ambitious overclocking. The Gigabyte Z490I AORUS Ultra also offers a full-coverage aluminium backplate for added rigidity and additional VRM cooling. This little board should pack a punch, so let’s see how the Gigabyte Z490I AORUS Ultra stacks up against the competition.
2x Antenna ports 1x Q-Flash Plus button 1x DisplayPort 1x HDMI port 1x LAN (RJ45) port 1x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C port 4x USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports 1x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-A ports 2x USB 2.0 ports 3x 3.5 mm audio jacks
Audio:
1x Realtek ALC1220 Codec
Fan Headers:
4x 4-pin
Form Factor:
ATX Form Factor: 6.7 in x 6.7 in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
Two videos leaked via VWorld show a secret overclocking meeting at Gigabyte’s OC labs. The videos reveal an unidentified 11th Generation Rocket Lake-S shooting up to 6.9 GHz (6,923 MHz) under the influence of liquid nitrogen.
The highest we’ve seen from a Core i9-10900K is 7.7 GHz (7,707 MHz) so Rocket Lake still has a fair bit if distance to travel before smashing Comet Lake’s record. Comet Lake, like its previous antecessors, is based on Skylake microarchitecture though, and Rocket Lake does wield the new Cypress Cove cores so it’ll be interesting to see how high Rocket Lake can go.
While the details are slim, the processor from the video may be the Core i9-11900K. However, it’s impossible to say for sure since Rocket Lake-S maxes out at eight cores. Leaked specifications showed that the Core i7 models will allegedly feature eight cores too, suggesting that the clock speeds will ultimately be what separates a Core i7 SKU from a Core i9 SKU. Therefore, the processor from the video could very well be a Core i7-11700K too.
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The brief CPU-Z screenshot exposed the mysterious chip with a 16MB L3 cache and 4MB of L2 cache, which coincides with the configuration on Rocket Lake-S. For reference, Comet Lake-S features 256KB of L2 cache per core, while Rocket Lake-S sports 512KB per core. Furthermore, the processor from the video reportedly supports AVX512F and SHA, two instruction sets that are baked into Rocket Lake-S and not Comet Lake-S.
Judging by the BIOS’ graphical user interface and the PCB design, the motherboard is unquestionably from Gigabyte. It’s likely a Z590 motherboard that hails from the brand’s elite Aorus lineup. The mysterious overclocker also pushed the memory to 6,666.66 MHz with a whopping 1.83V.
Many believe that Intel will finally announce Rocket Lake-S at CES 2021. If that’s so, Intel or some other motherboard vendor will probably boast about their overclocking feat.
Some of today’s hardware seems to be focused more on looks than performance. As such it’s no surprise to see cases seemingly built to put your gear on display. With that in mind, Thermaltake just announced the Tower 100 Mini enclosure, which is a glass-clad Mini-ITX tower that’ll let the world see your pretty components.
The case features a layout unlike any we’ve seen before, including a 266mm wide and deep square base that towers up to 462mm. This makes it rather big by Mini-ITX standards, but the design is meant to cool well while providing enough glass to show off the internals. Glass is present on three sides of the case, so that it looks good whether you place it on the left or right side of your desk.
The bottom end of the chassis holds the power supply, and the internals are rotated 90 degrees so that the I/O resides at the top of the chassis. The top slides off, after which you slide the glass panels up. All the case’s panels are removable for easy access from all sides.
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Inside, you’ll fit up to Mini-ITX motherboards, a 120mm radiator at the top or CPU coolers up to 190mm tall, standard ATX-size power supplies up to 180mm long and GPUs up to 330mm long.
For cooling, the case features mesh on many sides, and you get eight filters total. That said, you can only fit up to two 140mm fans for airflow and two 120mm spinners come included in these locations.
For storage there is room behind the motherboard for up to two 3.5-inch drives or four 2.5-inch drives, but for any of these, you’ll have to sacrifice one of the fan mounts. Fortunately, two additional 2.5-inch drive mounts are present on the side.
Front I/O consists of discrete audio jacks, two USB 3.0 ports and one USB Type-C port.
Thermaltake hasn’t said anything about pricing yet, but the case will be available in white and black and compete with the best PC cases later this month.
Home/Component/Cooling/Thermaltake announces ToughLiquid AIO CPU liquid coolers
João Silva 9 mins ago Cooling, Featured Tech News
Thermaltake is expanding its portfolio of cooling products with the addition of the ToughLiquid series of AIO CPU watercoolers. With Thermaltake’s new line of high-performance AIO CPU watercoolers, the company will launch five models, with radiators ranging from 240mm to 360mm.
The ToughLiquid series coolers will come in two different flavours: ToughLiquid Ultra and ToughLiquid ARGB Sync. All coolers come equipped with ToughFan fans in 120mm or 140mm sizes depending on the radiator.
Featuring redesigned 240mm and 360mm radiators to offer more fin surface area, the ToughLiquid Ultra comes equipped with ToughFan 12 fans, with a maximum speed of 2500RPM to offer a “stronger airflow for enhanced cooling”. These fans feature 2nd gen hydraulic bearings and LCP blades capable of operating at low noise while maintaining maximum cooling performance. Additionally, the AIO cooler block comes with an integrated pump, a full copper base plate, and features a 2.1-inch LCD screen that can monitor your system’s components or display lighting effects and GIFs when using Thermaltake RGB Plus 2.0 software.
The ToughLiquid ARGB Sync will be available in 240mm, 280mm, and 360mm form factors, featuring similar ToughFan 12 fans (ToughFan 14 fans if using a 280mm radiator) with the same LCP blades and hydraulic bearings, but with a maximum speed of 2000RPM. The pump of these budget-friendly watercoolers features a rotatable RGB LED cap with a 360° rotational orientation that users can configure using the built-in controller, allowing users to change between lighting modes, fan and pump speeds, and colours. You can also synchronise the ARGB LEDs using your motherboard RGB software to match the rest of your system.
The Thermaltake ToughLiquid AIO CPU water coolers will release during Q1 2021. The ToughLiquid Ultra 240 will be available for $209.99, while the ToughLiquid Ultra 360 will cost $239.99. The ToughLiquid ARGB 240, 280, and 360 will be priced at $119.99, $129.99, and $149.99, respectively.
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The MSI Godlike performs above average in our testing and easily handled overclocking the Ryzen 9 5950X. With five M.2 sockets, two premium audio codecs, a watercooling ecosystem and an extreme overclocking capable power delivery, there is no doubt the features (and $699 price) are flagship class.
For
19-Phase 70A Power Delivery
Killer Network-based Wi-Fi and 2.5 GbE
10 GbE AIC included
Premium audio w/6.3mm jack
Five M.2 slots
Against
No video outputs
Only six rear USB ports
Expensive
Features and Specifications
The MSI X570 Godlike motherboard isn’t new — in fact, we’ve used it as our test platform in some AMD CPU reviews. But we’ve never had the chance to review it, and given that the Ryzen 9 5950X is our new test CPU, we’ve decided to put this flagship board through its paces with AMD’s latest flagship silicon.
The bold Godlike name infers this is one of the best out there, and to be frank it isn’t very far off, if price isn’t much of an issue. The $699.99 Godlike includes robust power delivery, a premium audio solution, five M.2 sockets and a cool-looking monochrome OLED screen, all of which are fitting for a flagship-class part.
At the time of publishing, MSI’s X570 lineup consists of nine boards, starting with the X570-A Pro ($159.99) and including multiple parts from the MAG line (Tomahawk WiFi), the MPG line (Gaming Plus, Gaming Edge WiFi, and Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi), and the premium MEG lineup (Unify, Ace, and Godlike). From E-ATX flagships like the Godlike to entry-level boards, there is something for everyone in MSI’s X570 range.
Focusing on performance, the Godlike did well in our benchmarking suite, running most tests on the faster side of average. Even in the PCMark 10 MS Office/Application testing, where we often see anomalies, we saw consistent results across the full gamut of testing. The board allowed the 5950X to reach its full 5 GHz boost, so we’re getting all we paid for at default settings. As expected, overclocking on this motherboard went without a hiccup, easily handling our 16-core/32-thread CPU. VRM temperatures at load were some of the lowest we’ve seen as well.
Performance isn’t everything, however. The features list is long and the Godlike includes a 10 GbE add-in-card (AIC) in addition to the existing 1 and 2.5 GbE ports, dual Realtek ALC1220 codecs and two additional PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 sockets via add-in-card. Features and specifications aren’t everything either, though. The appearance of the X570 Godlike is also solid. The Infinity RGB display around the VRMs, coupled with the customizable OLED screen and the overall clean look set this board apart from other less expensive models. Read on for additional details about the X570 Godlike, because there’s a lot here to cover.
Specifications – MSI X570 Godlike
Socket
AM4
Chipset
X570
Form Factor
E-ATX
Voltage Regulator
19 Phase (14+4+1, 70A MOSFETs)
Video Ports
✗
USB Ports
(2) USB 3.2 Gen 2, Type-A and Type-C (10 Gbps)
(2) USB 3.2 Gen 2, Type-A (10 Gbps)
(2) USB 3.2 Gen 1, Type-A (5 Gbps)
Network Jacks
(1) 2.5 GbE
(1) 1 GbE
(1) 10 GbE (via Add-in-card)
Audio Jacks
(5) Analog + SPDIF + 6.3mm outputs
Legacy Ports/Jacks
✗
Other Ports/Jack
✗
PCIe x16
(3) v4.0 (x16), (x16/x0/x0 or x8/x0/x8, or x8/x4/x4)
(1) v4.0 (x4)
PCIe x8
✗
PCIe x4
✗
PCIe x1
✗
CrossFire/SLI
AMD Quad CrossfireX and CrossFireX (2/3-Way), 2-Way Nvidia SLI
DIMM slots
(4) DDR4 5000+(OC), 128GB Capacity
M.2 slots
(1) PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe + SATA (up to 110mm)
(1) PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe + SATA (up to 80mm)
(1) PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe only (up to 110mm)
(2) PCIe 4.0 x4 / PCIe only (up to 110mm, via Add-in-card)
U.2 Ports
✗
SATA Ports
(6) SATA3 6 Gbps (RAID 0, 1 and 10)
USB Headers
(1) USB v3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C)
(2) USB v3.2 Gen 1
(2) USB v2.0
Fan/Pump Headers
(9) 4-Pin
RGB Headers
(2) aRGB (3-pin)
(1) RGB (4-pin)
(1) Corsair LED (3-pin)
Legacy Interfaces
✗
Other Interfaces
FP-Audio, TPM
Diagnostics Panel
Yes (2 character LED), Dynamic Dashboard
Internal Button/Switch
Power and Reset, OC Knob, BCLK+/-
SATA Controllers
ASMedia ASM1061
Ethernet Controller(s)
(1) Killer E3000 (2.5 GbE)
(1) Killer E2600 (GbE)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Killer AX1650x (802.11ax, 2×2, MU-MIMO, BT 5.1)
USB Controllers
ASMedia ASM1042
HD Audio Codec
(2) Realtek ALC1220
DDL/DTS Connect
✗ / ✗
Warranty
3 Years
Inside the box along with the motherboard is a whole lot of accessories. Outside of the usual selection of SATA cables, driver disks, and guides, the Godlike includes multiple add-in-cards (10 GbE, M.2 Expander), thermistors, and more. This accessory stack is the biggest we’ve seen in a while. Below is a complete list of the included extras.
(6) SATA cables
1 to 2 RGB LED extension Y cable (80cm)
Corsair RGB LED extension cable (50cm)
Rainbow RGB LED extension cable (10cm)
(2) Thermistor cables
Wi-Fi Antenna
M.2 Expander-Z Gen4 AIC
10G Super LAN AIC
6.3mm audio adapter
Case badge
SATA Cable labels
Driver DVD
Manual, Quick Guide, Quick Installation Guide
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When you first take the Godlike out of the box, you’re greeted by an attractive board that will fit in with most build themes. The PCB is matte-black, as are all heatsinks and shrouds. The large brushed-aluminum finish VRM heatsinks connect via heatpipe to each other and the chipset heatsink, sharing the thermal load between them. The DRAM and PCIe slots are all reinforced using MSI’s PCIe Steel Armor, protecting against bending/shearing and EMI.
On the RGB front, the Mystic Light Infinity II feature above the VRM area steals the show. Through the magic of light and mirrors, the RGB lighting looks like it goes down to infinity, offering a truly unique look. The chipset heatsink also sports RGB lighting, with the familiar MSI Dragon illuminated just above the chipset fan. Additionally, the customizable OLED panel located to the DRAM slots’ right brings another unique aesthetic to a motherboard. MSI’s Mystic Light software controls all of the LEDs and the OLED screen. In short, the X570 Godlike looks the part of a high-end motherboard and includes some cool features to set it apart from other high-end alternatives.
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Starting with the board’s top half, we get a closer look at the Infinity RGB display above the heatsink on the left-hand side. The mirror reflection system does a great job of showing off the RGBs differently from most motherboards. Above this and the large VRM heatsink are two 8-pin EPS connectors (one required) that send power to the CPU. The socket area is clear of most hazards and begs to have a pot on top for some sub-ambient fun.
To the right of the socket are four reinforced DRAM slots. Capacity is listed up to 128GB, while the supported speeds are close to the fastest we’ve seen listed, at DDR4 5000+(OC). As always, your mileage may vary on reaching sky-high speeds such as that. AMD’s sweet spot, even with the 5000 series processors, still sits at DDR4 3600/3733 with the Infinity Fabric tied to it (1:1). Reserved for benchmarking, these speeds benefit those shooting for world records more than it does for real-world performance gains.
Above the DRAM slots are the first three (of nine) 4-pin fan headers. Each fan header supports both PWM and DC controlled devices. The board will automatically detect what is connected and adjust the mode accordingly. MSI doesn’t list how much power these will output in the manual, but we reached out to the company and have answers. All 4-pin headers are 1A/12W, except for the pump header at 3A/36W. If only by the sheer count of fan headers, there should be plenty of power available to connect your pump and fans to the motherboard. Each header even has a LED next to it that tells you what mode the board is using. You’ll see red for PWM fans and white in DC mode. I don’t recall seeing this before, but this nifty little add-on can be helpful for troubleshooting and gives users information on how the fans connect at a glance, without going into the BIOS.
To the right of the socket is MSI’s OLED-based Dynamic Dashboard. Used for a slew of things, the Dynamic Dashboard displays CPU temperature/speed, BIOS flash status and error messages. The monochrome dashboard is customizable, even allowing you to upload a .GIF animation file to display. If there is an error during POST, the dashboard displays the part causing the issue listing the location and error on the screen. Couple that with the two-character debug LED and the four ‘dummy’ LEDs onboard and you should know what’s going on with this motherboard at all times. While it’s arguably overkill for the average user, for those benchmarking and pushing overclocking limits, this can be very helpful to troubleshoot issues efficiently.
In between these headers on the top of the board is the first (of four + Corsair RGB) RGB headers. In this case, it’s a 4-pin RGB. You’ll find the other three headers on the bottom edge of the board. The Mystic Light RGB application controls the RGB lighting. We’ve had no issues with this software providing proper control in our testing.
To the right of the DRAM slots and Dynamic Dashboard are a few more headers and connectors. From the top-down is the first of two temperature sensors, SYS_FAN2 header, the Corsair header, 24-pin ATX power connector, SYS_FAN3 header and a USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C front panel connector.
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The MSI X570 Godlike runs a total of 14 phases for Vcore and a 4-phase configuration on the SoC. Managing power is a premium International Rectifier IR35201 (x+y=8) buck controller that sends power to seven IR3599 doublers, then on to 14 70A Infineon TDA21472 MOSFETs. The 980A available for the CPU/Vcore only is one of the highest we’ve come across so far. We had no issues whatsoever overclocking our flagship Ryzen 9 5950X CPU. The VRMs remained cool throughout all of our testing. If sub-ambient cooling and benchmarking are your thing, the VRMs will serve you well. Of course, ambient overclocking won’t be an issue either.
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Moving to the bottom half of the board, we’ll start on the left side with the audio section. Hidden underneath the shroud are two (yes, two) Realtek ALC1220 codecs. The first is for the rear panel audio connectors, with the second dedicated for front-panel audio. An ESS E9018 Sabre DAC drives the 6.3mm stereo headphone output on the back panel. If you don’t have a 6.3mm headset, a 3.5mm-to-6.3 adapter is included if you’d like to use this port. Rounding out the audio section are 12 yellow Nippon audio caps and four WIMA audio caps (red). Overall, the audio solution is well above average, using premium codecs and a quality integrated DAC. The 6.3mm jack on the back is truly something unique on a motherboard.
In the middle of the board are four reinforced PCIe slots. Intended for GPUs, the top three slots support PCIe 4.0 x16 and break down to x16/x0/x0 or x8/x0/x8, or x8/x4/x4 when all three slots are populated. The fourth/bottom slot is sourced from the chipset and provides PCIe 4.0 x4 lanes. If you plan on using the M.2 Xpander and 10 GbE AICs, that leaves you with two full-size PCIe slots for video cards.
Between the PCIe slots are three M.2 sockets, each with their own heatsinks. The top two (M2_1 and M2_2) support both PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA-based modules. M2_1 supports up to 110mm modules while M2_2 supports up to 80mm devices. The bottom slot, M2_3, supports PCIe only and drives up to 110mm long. If these three aren’t enough, the M.2 expander card adds two more M.2 sockets. To get the full bandwidth from the AIC, install it in a slot that offers PCIe 4.0 x8 bandwidth (third slot down with nothing installed in the second slot). If you need a whole lot of wicked fast NVMe based storage, this motherboard supports it!
To the right of the M.2 and PCIe area are the chipset heatsink and fan. The large fan was inaudible during our testing, though we weren’t using any chipset-connected PCIe 4.0 devices so the stress level is lower. On the right edge are two USB 3.2 Gen 1 front-panel ports along with six SATA ports. SATA ports 1-4 are fed from the chipset, while ports 5/6 source their lanes from the ASMedia ASM1061 chip. The AMD chipset connected ports support RAID0, 1 and 10 modes, which is typical.
Across the bottom are several buttons and headers ranging from front panel audio to power and reset buttons. A lot is going on down there, especially for hardcore overclockers, where you’ll find BCLK buttons and other extreme overclocking functions. Also worth noting in this section are the temperature sensors and water flow headers. With these on board, you’re able to monitor and then control attached devices through the MSI software and the BIOS. Here’s the full list, from left to right:
Front panel audio
TPM header
3-pin RGB header
LN2 mode header
Fan header
Temperature sensor header
Fan header
BIOS switch
Fan header
BCLK “-” button
USB 2.0 header
BCLK “+” button
Reset and Power buttons
OC knob
USB 2.0 header
Front panel header
Water flow header
Clear CMOS header
Slow mode jumper
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MSI’s rear IO includes an integrated plate with a black and red theme. On the left are two buttons, one that clears the CMOS and the other used for the board’s BIOS flashback capabilities. Moving right, we spy the two WiFi antenna mounts, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports and above that, a legacy PS/2 mouse/keyboard port. Next are the two Killer-based Ethernet ports that reside above the four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (one Type-C). To the right of that is one of the most unique features on this motherboard, a 6.3mm audio jack that uses the integrated DAC. Finally, the rest of the audio stack consists of a 5-plug analog and SPDIF stack.
When we thought that there was nothing else left in the field of the PC and its surroundings to which to put RGB lighting, comes GELID, the manufacturer known for its cooling solutions, and shows us that we were wrong, there were still to illuminate the cables that go from the power supply to the different colors.
So they got down to business and announced the GELID ASTRA ARGB Sleeved Extension Cables , that is, a set of individually sheathed cables that have ARGB lighting on the outside.
Available in 24 pins, 8 pins and 2×8 pins, these GELID ASTRA cables include 8 ARGB LEDs
The cables have one end with mac connector ho and another end with female connector to serve as an extension to the cables with the connector of 24 pins, up to 6-8 pins for graphics cards, although they will be sold separately. having a model of 24, one of 8 and one dual of 8 +8.
To configure and power lighting Addressable ARGB , included a dual 3-pin connector that allows you to connect it to a compatible motherboard or ARGB controller, and also connect to other cables to unify effects.
Each cable has 8 configurable ARGB LEDs. Its price ranges from 90 Model dollars from 24 pin up to 37, 99 dollars of the 8-pin model. The 8-pin dual connector model rises slightly to the 38, 99 pins.
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Antonio Delgado
Computer Engineer by training, editor and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we get here for reviews. In my spare time I fiddle with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.
Luke Hill 2 hours ago Featured Tech Reviews, Motherboard
With AMD’s success on the CPU side of the market throughout 2020, it has been a strong year for motherboard fanatics. We have been showered with plenty of options in all shapes and sizes – whether you’re looking for high-end ATX, budget micro-ATX, or enthusiast level Mini-ITX. The options on the market have been excellent throughout this year. Clearly B550 on the venerable AM4 platform has been the notable launch for 2020, but has anything else impressed us enough this year to make it into our Top 5 AMD motherboards list? Let’s have a look.
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#5: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/ax
Read the full ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/ax review HERE.
#4: ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha (TRX40)
Read the full ASUS ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha review HERE.
#3: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master
Read the full Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master review HERE.
#2: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E Gaming
Read the full ASUS ROG STRIX B550-E Gaming review HERE.
#1: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Read the full MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk review HERE.
KitGuru says: There we have our list of our Top 5 AMD motherboards that we have reviewed for 2020. It has been a great year to be a motherboard enthusiast with so many compelling options on the market and with B550 proving to be a strong success in our opinion. Let us know what you think of our list in the comment section down below and let us know how you would rate your Top 5 favourites of 2020.
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