Podcast #485 - Intel and AMD Earnings, Samsung Z-NAND, GDDR6 and more!
Subject: General Tech | February 1, 2018 - 12:24 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Z-NAND, western digital, supernova, ssd, Samsung, podcast, NVMe, K68, Intel, evga, earnings, corsair, amd, 760p
PC Perspective Podcast #485 - 02/01/18
Join us this week for a recap of news and reviews including Intel and AMD Earnings, Samsung Z-NAND, GDDR6 and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Josh Walrath, Allyn Malventano
Peanut Gallery: Alex Lustenberg, Ken Addison
Program length: 1:23:43
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Week in Review:
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1:11:15 Ryan: APC 1500VA UPS
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1:15:45 Jeremy: I’m impressed with how much I am enjoying Subnautica
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1:17:15 Josh: Reasonably price Threadripper cooling
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1:18:15 Allyn: Cheap portable batteries from Amazon? (act fast)
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Introduction and Features
Introduction
Small size, big performance – the new Supernova G3 Series power supplies are based on EVGA’s popular G2 series but come in a smaller chassis measuring only 150mm (5.9”) deep. The G3 Series uses a 130mm cooling fan with a hydraulic dynamic bearing for quiet operation and EVGA claims the G3 units offer even better performance than the original G2 models. The Supernova G3 Series is available in five different models ranging from 550W up to 1000W. We will be taking a detailed look at the Supernova 750W G3 power supply in this review.
• EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G3 ($99.99 USD)
• EVGA SuperNOVA 650W G3 ($109.99 USD)
• EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G3 ($129.99 USD)
• EVGA SuperNOVA 850W G3 ($149.99 USD)
• EVGA SuperNOVA 1000W G3 ($199.99 USD)
The Supernova G3 series power supplies are 80 Plus Gold certified for high efficiency and feature all modular cables, high-quality Japanese brand capacitors, and EVGA’s ECO Intelligent Thermal Control System which enables fan-less operation at low to mid power. All G3 series power supplies are NVIDIA SLI and AMD Crossfire Ready and are backed by either a 7-year (550W and 650W) or 10-year (750W, 850W and 1000W) EVGA warranty.
EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G3 PSU Key Features:
• 750W Continuous DC output at up to 50°C
• 10-Year warranty with unparalleled EVGA Customer Support
• 80 PLUS Gold certified, with up to 90%/92% efficiency (115VAC/240VAC)
• Highest quality Japanese brand capacitors ensure long-term reliability
• Fully modular cables to reduce clutter and improve airflow
• Quiet 130mm hydraulic dynamic bearing fan for long life
• ECO Intelligent Thermal Control allows silent, fan-less operation at low power
• NVIDIA SLI & AMD Crossfire Ready
• Active Power Factor correction (0.99) with Universal AC input
• Heavy-duty protections: OVP, UVP, OCP, OPP, SCP, and OTP
Please continue reading our review of the EVGA 750W G3 PSU!!!
CES 2018: EVGA Shows 2200W 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply
Subject: Cases and Cooling | January 10, 2018 - 12:40 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: CES, CES 2018, evga, power supply, PSU, 2200W, 2200 watts, mining, 80 Plus Platinum
Positioned casually amist the current and upcoming power supply lineup at EVGA's suite at CES is the SuperNOVA 2200 P2, which offers a mere 2200 watts of 80 Plus Platinum power with 183.3A from the +12V rail. I will let that sink in for a moment.
Naturally this level of power will require more than the typical 110V mains power in the US, with 220V required. It seems safe to assume that the biggest customer of such a PSU at this point would be the mining community, making the need for 220V a non-issue for the dedicated miners among us (who needs an electric range in the kitchen, anyhow?).
We didn't get specifics on release date or pricing, but this is an impressive piece of hardware - especially considering the Platinum efficiency.
Podcast #480 - NVIDIA TITAN V Compute, Crucial MX500, and more!
Subject: General Tech | December 21, 2017 - 12:19 PM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: podcast, x299, v-sync, titan v, sapphire, rx vega, optimus, nvidia, nitro+, MX500, msi, Intel, evga, crucial, CB-C55, AUKEY, ataribox, AT&T, apple, video
PC Perspective Podcast #480 - 12/21/17
Join us for discussion on NVIDIA TITAN V Compute, Crucial MX500, and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Jeremy Hellstrom, Sebastion Peak, Allyn Malventano
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Program length: 1:32:27
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0:03:25 PCPer Mailbag #22 - 12/15/2017
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Week in Review:
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- 1:04:35 SAPPHIRE Releases NITRO+ Radeon RX Vega (64 & 56)
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1:06:55 Ataribox remains in pre-pre-order
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1:17:50 Free games? Why not!
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1:19:10 Ryan: HP Envy x360 Ryzen 5
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1:22:40 Jeremy: LEGO Star Wars First Order Heavy Assault Walker
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1:24:35 Sebastian: Cooperstand Ecco-G
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1:26:15 Allyn: IOT all of the tings! (16-relay Arduino)
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1:28:16 Alex: Konmari Method: Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up!
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Introducing the EVGA X299 DARK Motherboard
Subject: Motherboards | December 18, 2017 - 05:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: evga, x299, X299 DARK, LGA2066, Intel Skylake-X, kaby lake x, e-atx
EVGA have released a new X299 board, called simply DARK, which offers a vast array of useful features while remaining light on the fluff. It fully supports Intel Optane as well as sporting two M.2 Key-M slots, a single M.2 Key-E, a pair of U.2, USB 3.1 in both Type-A and Type-C as well as eight SATA ports for even more storage support; you will need a Skylake X to pull that off all at once however.
The 16 phase voltage regulator modules are actively cooled at the top of the board, useful for those who watercool and install a minimum of case fans, the fan toward the bottom ensures your M.2 drives also stay cooled. The quad channel memory can support up to 64GB of DDR4-3600 with a Skylake X processor, or 32GB of DDR4-4133 with a Kaby Lake X chip.
In order to fit everything on this board EVGA opted for an E-ATX design, make sure you remember that when purchasing a case to install this in. It may not have RGBitis, but as they say "you can't see pretty in the Dark." You can see the full PR below the handy lane chart.
December 18th, 2017 – EVGA introduces you to the ultimate in raw performance for the next-gen Intel® Extreme lineup, the EVGA X299 Dark. The Dark is crafted from the ground up to be the performance apex with everything you need to make a record-breaking benching run or a 24/7 number cruncher, and nothing you don't – a board that is as reliable as it is fast. The EVGA X299 Dark has all of the current gen top-tier component support, including:
- 2x M.2 Key-M slots / 1x M.2 Key-E slot
- Intel Optane Memory Ready
- 2x U.2 Ports
- USB 3.1 Type-A / Type-C
- Up to 64GB of 4000MHz+ (OC) Quad-Channel RAM on Skylake-X CPUs
- Up to 32GB of 4133MHz+ (OC) Dual-Channel RAM on Kaby Lake-X CPUs
- 2x Intel GbE LAN with teaming support
- EVGA’s Full Featured GUI UEFI/ BIOS
- Legacy LGA20XX Socket Backplate for custom CPU cooling solutions (optional)
There is much to be said about a beautifully-engineered motherboard designed to handle the highest loads or the most extreme conditions, let alone the rigors and abuse constantly demanded by the best overclockers in the world and still look good doing it. This was achieved, in part, by using:
- 12-Layer PCB
- Highly-Efficient 16-Phase PWM
- 100% Solid State Capacitors
- 300% Higher Gold Content in CPU Socket
- External BCLK / Clock Generators
- 8 SATA Ports – 6 from Intel PCH / 2 from ASMedia ASM1061
- Triple BIOS Select Switch
- PCIe Disable Switches
- ProbeIT Connector
- PS/2 Port
- Creative Core3D Audio
- Intel VROC Header
Although the X299 Dark does not feature RGB LED support, it politely reminds you that you can't see pretty in the Dark. This board is engineered for the ultra-enthusiast, including these features:
- Active PCH & M.2 cooling
- 4-Way SLI Support
- Multi-Function POST Indicator
- Visual Guide / Bench table
- PCIe / DIMM Status LEDs
- Right Angle Power / Fan / and USB3.0 Headers
The X299 Dark proves once again that until you have used it, you don’t know the power of the Dark side of the EVGA motherboard lineup.
For more details, please see here: https://www.evga.com/articles/01168/evga-x299-dark/
Podcast #478 - Windows on ARM, Intel 10nm rumors, and more!
Subject: General Tech | December 7, 2017 - 01:45 PM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: podcast, xfx, Vega, Raspberry Pi, radeon, qualcomm, nicehash, Intel, IME, GTX 1070Ti, gddr6, evga, Elgato, dell, coolermaster, cluster, asus, arm, amd, AM4, Adrenalin Edition, 4k60, 10nm, video
PC Perspective Podcast #478 - 12/07/17
Join us for discussion on Windows on ARM, Intel 10nm rumors, and more!
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Hosts: Ryan Shrout, Josh Walrath, Jeremy Hellstrom, Allyn Malventano, Jim Tanous
Peanut Gallery: Alex Lustenberg
Program length: 1:39:42
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EVGA Launches GTX 1070 Ti FTW Ultra Silent Graphics Card
Subject: Graphics Cards | December 6, 2017 - 06:50 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: evga, ftw, gtx 1070 ti, pascal, overclocking
EVGA is launching a new Pascal-based graphics card with a thicker 2.5 slot cooler in the form of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW Ultra Silent. The new graphics card has a sleek gray and black shroud with two large black fans in standard ACX 3.0 cooler styling, but with a much thicker cooler that EVGA claims enables more overclocking headroom or a nearly silent fan profile on stock settings.
The GTX 1070 Ti FTW Ultra Silent is powered by two 8-pin PCI-E power connectors that feed a 10+2 power phase and enables the cards 235W TDP (reference TDP is 180 watts). The 2432 Pascal GPU cores are clocked at 1607 MHz base and 1683 MHz boost which aligns with NVIDIA's reference specifications. While there are no guaranteed factory overclock here, EVGA is bundling the dual BIOS card with its EVGA Precision XOC and Precision OC Scanner X software for one-click overclocking that dynamically pushes the clocks up to find the optimal overclock for that specific card. The 8GB of GDDR5 memory is also stock clocked at 8008 MHz. Other features include a backplate, white LEDs, and 2-way SLI support.
Display outputs include one HDMI 2.0b, three DisplayPort 1.4, and one DVI port.
The new FTW series graphics card is available now from the EVGA website for $499.99 and comes with a three year warranty.
The graphics card appears to be rather tall, and I am curious how well the beefier heatsink performs and just how "ultra silent" those fans are! Hopefully we can get one in for testing! The $499.99 MSRP is interesting though because it lines up with the MSRP of the GTX 1080, but with the state of the GPU market as it is the price is not bad and actually comes in about in the middle of where other GTX 1070 Ti cards are at. My guess is they will be snatched up pretty quickly so it's hard to say if it will stay at that price especially on third party sites.

Here comes a new challenger
The release of the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has been an odd adventure. Launched into a narrow window of a product stack between the GTX 1070 and the GTX 1080, the GTX 1070 Ti is a result of the competition from the AMD RX Vega product line. Sure, NVIDIA might have speced out and prepared an in-between product for some time, but it was the release of competitive high-end graphics cards from AMD (for the first time in forever it seems) that pushed NVIDIA to launch what you see before us today.
With MSRPs of $399 and $499 for the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 respectively, a new product that fits between them performance wise has very little room to stretch its legs. Because of that, there are some interesting peculiarities involved with the release cycle surrounding overclocks, partner cards, and more.
But before we get into that concoction, let’s first look at the specifications of this new GPU option from NVIDIA as well as the reference Founders Edition and EVGA SC Black Edition cards that made it to our offices!
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Specifications
We start with our classic table of details.
RX Vega 64 Liquid | RX Vega 64 Air | RX Vega 56 | Vega Frontier Edition | GTX 1080 Ti | GTX 1080 | GTX 1070 Ti | GTX 1070 | |
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GPU Cores | 4096 | 4096 | 3584 | 4096 | 3584 | 2560 | 2432 | 1920 |
Base Clock | 1406 MHz | 1247 MHz | 1156 MHz | 1382 MHz | 1480 MHz | 1607 MHz | 1607 MHz | 1506 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1677 MHz | 1546 MHz | 1471 MHz | 1600 MHz | 1582 MHz | 1733 MHz | 1683 MHz | 1683 MHz |
Texture Units | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 224 | 160 | 152 | 120 |
ROP Units | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Memory | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 16GB | 11GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB |
Memory Clock | 1890 MHz | 1890 MHz | 1600 MHz | 1890 MHz | 11000 MHz | 10000 MHz | 8000 MHz | 8000 MHz |
Memory Interface | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 352-bit G5X | 256-bit G5X | 256-bit | 256-bit |
Memory Bandwidth | 484 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 410 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 320 GB/s | 256 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
TDP | 345 watts | 295 watts | 210 watts | 300 watts | 250 watts | 180 watts | 180 watts | 150 watts |
Peak Compute | 13.7 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 13.1 TFLOPS | 11.3 TFLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS | 7.8 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
MSRP (current) | $699 | $499 | $399 | $999 | $699 | $499 | $449 | $399 |
If you have followed the leaks and stories over the last month or so, the information here isn’t going to be a surprise. The CUDA core count of the GTX 1070 Ti is 2432, only one SM unit less than the GTX 1080. Base and boost clock speeds are the same as the GTX 1080. The memory system includes 8GB of GDDR5 running at 8 GHz, matching the performance of the GTX 1070 in this case. The TDP gets a bump up to 180 watts, in line with the GTX 1080 and slightly higher than the GTX 1070.
The GTX 1070 Ti: NVIDIA's Response to RX Vega
Subject: Graphics Cards | October 26, 2017 - 09:00 AM | Jim Tanous
Tagged: nvidia, GTX 1070Ti, gtx 1070 ti, graphics card, gpu, evga
NVIDIA today announced the launch of the GTX 1070 Ti. The card, which has been the subject of leaks and rumors for several weeks, is NVIDIA’s first major response to AMD’s RX Vega line, designed to go head-to-head with the RX Vega 56, and give Vega 64 a run for its money in terms of price-to-performance in many games.
Compared to the GTX 1070, the 1070 Ti increases the GPU core count from 1920 to 2432 — 128 shy of the GTX 1080 — and raises the base clock frequency to the GTX 1080’s 1607 MHz. The 1070 Ti’s stock boost clock remains the same as the 1070, however, at 1683 MHz, although NVIDIA’s Pascal based cards have been shown to easily exceed this rated maximum clock speed. Other changes between the 1070 and 1070 Ti include an increase in texture units from 120 to 152 and a jump in TDP from 150 to 180 watts.
RX Vega 64 Liquid | RX Vega 64 Air | RX Vega 56 | Vega Frontier Edition | GTX 1080 Ti | GTX 1080 | GTX 1070 Ti | GTX 1070 | |
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GPU Cores | 4096 | 4096 | 3584 | 4096 | 3584 | 2560 | 2432 | 1920 |
Base Clock | 1406 MHz | 1247 MHz | 1156 MHz | 1382 MHz | 1480 MHz | 1607 MHz | 1607 MHz | 1506 MHz |
Boost Clock | 1677 MHz | 1546 MHz | 1471 MHz | 1600 MHz | 1582 MHz | 1733 MHz | 1683 MHz | 1683 MHz |
Texture Units | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 224 | 160 | 152 | 120 |
ROP Units | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Memory | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 16GB | 11GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB |
Memory Clock | 1890 MHz | 1890 MHz | 1600 MHz | 1890 MHz | 11000 MHz | 10000 MHz | 8000 MHz | 8000 MHz |
Memory Interface | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 2048-bit HBM2 | 352-bit G5X | 256-bit G5X | 256-bit | 256-bit |
Memory Bandwidth | 484 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 410 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 484 GB/s | 320 GB/s | 256 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
TDP | 345 watts | 295 watts | 210 watts | 300 watts | 250 watts | 180 watts | 180 watts | 150 watts |
Peak Compute | 13.7 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 13.1 TFLOPS | 11.3 TFLOPS | 8.2 TFLOPS | 8.1 TFLOPS | 5.7 TFLOPS |
MSRP (current) | $699 | $499 | $399 | $999 | $699 | $499 | $449 | $349 |
The GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition is launching at $449, which puts it $100 above the current MSRP of the 1070 and $50 higher than the RX Vega 56. The GTX 1080 and 1070 first launched at $599 and $379 but saw a price drop in late February to $499 and $349, respectively.
EVGA’s GTX 1070 Ti Launch Lineup
The GTX 1070 Ti launch will of course include dozens of options from NVIDIA’s partners, but we have some specifics to share from EVGA. The GPU maker is launching with four 1070 Ti models:
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti SC GAMING Black Edition
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2
EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING HYBRID
Following the pattern of EVGA’s other Pascal-based releases, the 1070 Ti GAMING features a basic blower-style cooler, the SC model features ACX 3.0 cooling, and the FTW 2 version includes EVGA’s ICX cooling system. The HYBRID model utilizes a self-contained, all-in-one 120mm water cooler.
Pricing is not yet known for every model, but we’ve learned that the base GAMING edition will start at $469 and the FTW2 will carry a $489 MSRP. For comparison, the FTW2 version of the GTX 1070 is currently priced at $480 (expect prices to change once 1070 Ti stock hits the market) while the GTX 1080 FTW2 is $600.
GTX 1070 Ti Availability
NVIDIA is doing things a bit differently for the 1070 Ti launch. Although today (October 26th) marks the official “launch date,” actual product availability and performance benchmarks won’t land until next Thursday, November 2.
Aside from the advertised specifications, we therefore having nothing more to share at this time in terms of benchmarking or performance analysis, but rest assured that we’ll have our complete coverage ready to go as soon as we get our hands on these new cards.
Podcast #471 - Intel Coffee Lake, Lenovo ThinkPad, and more!
Subject: General Tech | October 12, 2017 - 01:04 PM | Alex Lustenberg
Tagged: Z390, Z370, windows 10 mobile, video, ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25, Thinkpad, strix, Q370, Q360, podcast, Mechwarrior, maximus x, Lenovo, Hydro 750W, H370, H310, GTX 1070Ti, fsp, evga, enermax, edge, coffee lake, B360, asus
PC Perspective Podcast #471 - 10/12/17
Join us for discussion on Intel Coffee Lake, Lenovo ThinkPad, and more!
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Hosts: Josh Walrath, Jermey Hellstrom, Ken Addison, Sebastian Peak
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Program length: 1:40:25
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1:19:00 iOS and Android have Edge? Lord!
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1:22:21 MechWarrior returns
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1:31:30 Josh: Out next month! Good reads!
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1:32:25 Jeremy: A beautiful addition to any household
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1:36:00 Seb: Who buys a sound card in 2017? This guy!
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