SiSoft Sandra 2012
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The Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt performed on par with the competing Intel Z77 system, indicating proper functioning on the board's CPU and...
Audio Subsystem Testing
Audio Playback Testing
Using a selection of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music tracks and Windows Media Player, the audio subsystem playback performance was tested for playback accuracy and fidelity. Playback of the selected audio...
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To verify that the motherboard works as advertised, the board was run through our standard benchmark suite. In most cases, the results are presented for the motherboard under review as well as a different...
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MSI bundled the Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt motherboard with the latest version of their UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS, a customized version of the AMI-developed UEFI style BIOS. The UEFI BIOS...
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The L-shaped integrated heat pipe cooling solution cools the CPU power circuitry just above and to the right of the CPU socket.
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Introduction
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Hydro Series™ H110 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler
Courtesy of Corsair
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Hydro Series™ H90 High Performance Liquid CPU...
Performance
Corsair seems to have two spectacular devices on their hands in the 140mm revisions to their Hydro Series™ liquid coolers. Given the performance measured from these coolers when put up against a Swiftech based custom system, any...
