Gigabyte BRIX - A MINI Performance Monster ?

Gigabyte BRIX - A MINI Performance Monster ?

By   March 02, 2018   No comments:

Gigabyte is one of the loyal enough manufacturers with mini PC line. From year to year, they have never refreshed their BRIX mini PC line with the latest hardware. It is interesting to note that when other manufacturers go to the mini PC arena, they almost all choose a form factor that looks more like a console. While Gigabyte, chose a form factor similar to Intel's Next Unit of Computing (NUC). Maybe Gigabyte feels that the NUC form factor is more friendly to the lay consumer than the console form factor.

This time Gigabyte brings four BRIX models, GB-BRi5-8250, GB-BRi7-8550, GB-BRi5-8250, and GB-BRi7-8550. As the name implies, GB-BRi5-8250 and GB-BRi5H-8250 use a Core i5 8250U processor that has 4 cores with 8 threads. Base clock from i5 8250 is 1.60 GHz with a Turbo up to 3.40 GHz, has a 6MB L3 cache with 25-watt TDP. While GB-BRi7H-8550 and GB-BRi7-8550 using Core i7 8550U processor with 4 cores 8 threads, clock 1.80-4.00 GHz, 8 MB L3 cache and 25 watts TDP.

BRIX times come with two chassis sizes, GB-BRi5-8250 and GB-BRi7-8550 have chassis with size 0.46L. While the other two variants, use a chassis with size 0.63L. Dimensionally, there is a 12.4mm height difference between the two.

For models using the 0.46L chassis, there are two DDR4-SO-DIMM slots, M.2-2280 slots and an M.2 slot for M.2-2240, Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 WLAN cards with dual-band 802.11 ac and Bluetooth 4.2. At the rear is available for HDMI, mini-DP, two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, gigabit Ethernet that using Intel i219-V controller. The front panel is enhanced with two USB ports 3.1 Type A and C, coupled with an audio jack. The 0.63L version adds support for 2.5-inch storage with a maximum thickness of 9mm. This storage will use a 6 Gb / s SATA connection. Like previous BRIX devices, all of the above models are compatible with VESA mount.

Unfortunately, until now Gigabyte has not released announcement when this new BRIX will be present in the market and how much it will cost

source : Jagat Review

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Bottleneck in an i5 CPU. Is it True?

Bottleneck in an i5 CPU. Is it True?

By   February 21, 2018   No comments:

source:https://www.gamersnexus.net

Recently there are some rumors about a bottleneck in an i5 CPU. Let say there are a computer specs like i5 4690K and Gigabyte GTX 1070, 8GB. Is the bottleneck might be happening in this specs?

Well,  it'll depend on the specific titles. If you're playing a pretty CPU intensive title that can utilize more than 4 cores, then there may be some holding back of the GPU.

Generally speaking though, on titles that are fine with 4 cores, a modern i5 + 1070 is a pretty nice pairing for high-end 1080p/1440p gaming.

Monitor your in-game utilization (HWMonitor, MSI AfterBurner etc). If both your CPU & GPU hit more than 90% utilization, you've got a very well balanced rig for the titles you play. If one is hitting 99-100% while the other is much lower (50% for example), then an upgrade may be warranted.

And last but not least, the benchmark. Yes..what benchmarks are you looking at? Reliable?, trusted sources like reviewers etc or "just some guy on Youtube"?
There's no way to truly verify what some people have on Youtube, and I would suggest legit reviewers.

Here is what I call a legit reviewer on Youtube

Ryzen 3 1300X vs GT1070

For example, looking at Ryzen3 1300X (where your CPU is stronger on an IPC basis) + 1070 in GTAV High/V.High settings.

Trying to run "max/ultra" puts unnecessary strain on the GPU IMO. Shadows, render distance, MSAA etc do not need to be "maxed" and would net you a much better experience.

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