I just returned an Asrock Z390 Taichi because I could not get drivers to install without it locking up. Apparently it is an issue with the board. Simply luck of the draw. Went with the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra and all has been working great.
"While these comments make sense, ultimately very few users apply memory profiles (either XMP or other) as they require interaction with the BIOS, and most users will fall back on JEDEC supported speeds "
Then why do overclocking tests since very few users ever enter the bios (your words not mine, I don't agree with this statement).
I get the impression that the purpose of the overclocking portion of the review is more about stability and how high they can OC on the board, and not about doing performance benchmarking.
As a result it seems like it would make sense to do performance benchmarking at stock speeds, but with a followup section that does cater to those few individuals to let them know "btw if you do do this, this is how well it works."
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justareader - Friday, October 4, 2019 - link
I just returned an Asrock Z390 Taichi because I could not get drivers to install without it locking up. Apparently it is an issue with the board. Simply luck of the draw. Went with the Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra and all has been working great.sonny73n - Sunday, October 6, 2019 - link
Whatever Gigabyte shill... We can read the customer reviews of Gigabyte motherboards and move on to purchase another from a different brand.29a - Friday, October 4, 2019 - link
"While these comments make sense, ultimately very few users apply memory profiles (either XMP or other) as they require interaction with the BIOS, and most users will fall back on JEDEC supported speeds "Then why do overclocking tests since very few users ever enter the bios (your words not mine, I don't agree with this statement).
inighthawki - Friday, October 4, 2019 - link
I get the impression that the purpose of the overclocking portion of the review is more about stability and how high they can OC on the board, and not about doing performance benchmarking.As a result it seems like it would make sense to do performance benchmarking at stock speeds, but with a followup section that does cater to those few individuals to let them know "btw if you do do this, this is how well it works."
MDD1963 - Saturday, October 5, 2019 - link
'Prepare for 9900KS!!!!' Shows results of 2 year old 8700K..... :)MDD1963 - Saturday, October 5, 2019 - link
I'd have thought perhaps 9900K OC results might be *slightly* more relevant.... :)Surfacround - Sunday, October 6, 2019 - link
bingo!... we have a winner.Slash3 - Monday, October 7, 2019 - link
Thank you for deleting the spam comments! (Albeit, along with some others)Always frustrating to see them pop up.