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Review: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3 (+ABB/ ABBA testing)
ASRock is back with one of the hippest X570 motherboards I have seen to date, it is the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX-TB3 and as you can guess from its name, this puppy offers an ITX form factor, you house some of the best features of X570. Also, it is one of the faster motherboards for your Ryzen Generation 3 processor while offering PCIe Gen 4.0 and AX Wifi.
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Review: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Taichi OC+ - 10/01/2019 10:15 AM
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#5717775 Posted on: 10/07/2019 03:20 PM
I recently built a machine around the 3700X and this board.
I was able to fit a Noctua NH-U9S CPU cooler, with a second fan attached. I had to be careful with the orientation of the cooler, as there is absolutely no clearance left with the shroud around the USB ports and such. Yes, I had to use the LGA 115x mounting brackets. Noctua has a great motherboard compatibility wizard (https://noctua.at/en/mainboard/ASRock-X570-Phantom-Gaming-ITX-TB3)
Later, I should be able to buy an NVMe drive with a heatsink, as I put everything in a Fractal Design Define Mini C case and this line of cases has an open motherboard tray and extra clearance beyond that.
Basically what I'm saying is be careful with component selection and you should be fine.
One a related note, the most difficult part of the build was plugging in the ATX 12V for the CPU. The location can be hard to reach, depending on your case. It is in the back corner of the case. Also, I may have a hard time upgrading my RAM, as they're right below the CPU cooler heatpipes.
While this sounds great, I am wondering why bother with such a powerful ITX setup, what will you use it for?
I recently built a machine around the 3700X and this board.
I was able to fit a Noctua NH-U9S CPU cooler, with a second fan attached. I had to be careful with the orientation of the cooler, as there is absolutely no clearance left with the shroud around the USB ports and such. Yes, I had to use the LGA 115x mounting brackets. Noctua has a great motherboard compatibility wizard (https://noctua.at/en/mainboard/ASRock-X570-Phantom-Gaming-ITX-TB3)
Later, I should be able to buy an NVMe drive with a heatsink, as I put everything in a Fractal Design Define Mini C case and this line of cases has an open motherboard tray and extra clearance beyond that.
Basically what I'm saying is be careful with component selection and you should be fine.
One a related note, the most difficult part of the build was plugging in the ATX 12V for the CPU. The location can be hard to reach, depending on your case. It is in the back corner of the case. Also, I may have a hard time upgrading my RAM, as they're right below the CPU cooler heatpipes.
While this sounds great, I am wondering why bother with such a powerful ITX setup, what will you use it for?
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#5717978 Posted on: 10/08/2019 03:17 AM
Every 10 years, I like to build a small machine and see what kind of power and efficiency I can get. The last time, I was only able to go down to a Mini ATX.
I have 3 screens connected and this can just about push them all at native res and reasonable FPS.
The bottleneck is either single thread CPU performance or the GPU, as most games and such are still mainly single threaded. My UPS reports that the machine idles at 60W. Granted the only moving parts are the fans, as I have a NAS, that I hand built, for most of the storage. The NAS can saturate gigabit in both directions.
Every 10 years, I like to build a small machine and see what kind of power and efficiency I can get. The last time, I was only able to go down to a Mini ATX.
I have 3 screens connected and this can just about push them all at native res and reasonable FPS.
The bottleneck is either single thread CPU performance or the GPU, as most games and such are still mainly single threaded. My UPS reports that the machine idles at 60W. Granted the only moving parts are the fans, as I have a NAS, that I hand built, for most of the storage. The NAS can saturate gigabit in both directions.
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While I agree that the 1% gain is nothing you will notice in daily usage, and also that the 1% difference was blown way out of proportions by some loud minority, its deffo good to have this 1% gain, instead of being informed about another security hole discovered and your CPU being crippled in a next security update... So, yea.