2018 Hardware Thread

GPU-Z update

v2.10.0 (July 19th, 2018)

• Added CPU temperature monitoring for Intel Sandy Bridge and newer and all AMD Ryzen
• Optimized sensor graph drawing code for faster repaint with lower CPU usage
• Various improvements to avoid error messages related to Query External
• Added button to reset sensor data
• Fixed missing tooltip for GPU clock sensor
• Report Overdrive Limits in Advanced: ATI/AMD BIOS
• Added GDDR6 memory type
• Delay "Screenshot taken" dialog by a second, to not get captured by screenshot
• Fixed secondary devices showing up with no info (old ATI cards)
• Fixed memory clocks on Intel Arrandale
• Fixed memory module info in Advanced Panel for AMD Vega
• Added support for AMD Vega M GH, Vega M GL, WX 4130, WX 4150, WX 8100, Radeon Pro Vega 56, Pro SSG
• Added support for AMD Vega Graphics in Ryzen 3 2200U, Ryzen 3 2300U, Ryzen 3 Pro 2200GE, Ryzen 5 2400GE, Ryzen 7 2400U
• Added support for Intel UHD 605, UHD 610, UHD 630, P580
• Added support for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB, GTX 1050 3 GB, GTX 1050 2 GB (GP106), GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q, MX110, MX130, GTX 750 Ti (GM107B)
• Added support for NVIDIA Quadro GV100, P600 Mobile, P620, P2000, P3200, P4200, Grid M3-3020
• Added support for NVIDIA Tesla V100, V100-PCIE-32GB, M4, P106-090, P5200, P6, P40, P100 SXM2, P100 PCIe 12 GB

   Note

He's talking from a competitive overclocker's perspective

In video: [Übersicht] PGA AM4 Mainboard VRM Liste
For Z370 boards: LGA 1151 Mainboard VRM Liste

For the Maximus X series boards:

	VCC					VCCGT
Modell	Controller	echte Phasen	Doppler	highside MOSFET	lowside MOSFET	Controller	echte Phasen	Doppler	highside MOSFET	lowside MOSFET	Quelle(n)

ROG Maximus X Hero (WiFi/ac)	ASP1400BT (4+2)	4 x 2	-	BSG0812ND		= VCC	2	-	BSG0812ND		Q1 R1 R2
ROG Maximus X Apex	ASP1405I (4+2)	4	4x IR3599	BSG0812ND		= VCC	2	-	BSG0812ND		R1 F1
ROG Maximus X Code	ASP1405I (4+2)	4 x 2	-	ZF906		= VCC	2	-	ZF906		F1
ROG Maximus X Formula	ASP1405I (4+2)	4 x 2	-	ZF906		= VCC	2	-	ZF906		R1

@Cliff Lot's of nice info.

Kol12 said:

@Cliff Lot's of nice info.

He's talking from a competitive overclocker's perspective, so he doesn't even think of looking at things like RGB connectors, sound, and the bling things I like

@Kol12,
If you want to learn a bit more about Phases and buck controllers, Texas Instruments has this .pdf that is actually a little easier to understand, than most other tech sites: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva882/slva882.pdf

Examples:

In today’s computing environment CPUs, FPGAs, ASICs, and even peripherals are growing increasingly
complex and in turn so do their power delivery requirements. To handle the higher demands, multiphase
regulators are becoming increasingly common on motherboards in many areas of computing from laptops
and tablets to servers and Ethernet switches. Designing with these regulators is more challenging than
using conventional switchers and linear regulators but the benefits of multiphase outweigh the complexity
for high-performance power applications. This tutorial is designed to provide the necessary equations and
guidance to get a new multiphase design up and running and ready for validation. After an overview of
multiphase benefits, an in-depth design example of a multiphase buck regulator for an ASIC core rail is
presented. Part 1 of this series focuses on the design specifications and component selection. Part 2
covers the PCB layout and basic performance testing.



A multiphase buck regulator is a parallel set of buck power stages as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2,
each with its own inductor and set of power MOSFETs. Collectively, these components are called a
phase. These phases are connected in parallel and share both input and output capacitors. During steadystate
operation individual phases are active at spaced intervals equal to 360° / n throughout the switching
period where n is the total number of phases. Figure 2 shows a TPS53679 multiphase controller
demonstration board and TI power stages for a six-phase design.

Advantages of Multiphase Regulators
Compared to single-phase buck regulators, multiphase converters offer several key performance
advantages that make them the default choice for high-power, high-performance applications:
a) Reduced input capacitance
b) Reduced output capacitance
c) Improved thermal performance and efficiency at high load currents
d) Improved transient over- and undershoot during load transients

Cliff S said:

@Kol12,
If you want to learn a bit more about Phases and buck controllers, Texas Instruments has this .pdf that is actually a little easier to understand, than most other tech sites: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slva882/slva882.pdf

Examples:

Some of it might be beyond my understanding but I'll give it a shot!

MSI released the latest official BIOS for the Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon today.

Latest leaked info about the new CPU's

Ryzen DRAM Calculator 1.3.0 is available.
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