… For those unfamiliar, this is a proprietary technology that Asus developed to shift graphics card power delivery to the motherboard, intent on enhancing the cable-free appearances of its back-connect ‘BTF’ motherboards. …
Motherboards Reviews Sapphire Nitro+ X870EA PhantomLink Edition review: a stylish, cable-shifting motherboard Balancing form and function with ease, the Nitro+ X870EA PhantomLink Edition goes one step further in the name of convenience via GC-HPWR. …
… We should expect dual Thunderbolt 5 ports on some motherboards too, according to Videocardz, providing 80Gb/s of bandwidth each. Upcoming chipsets will also apparently feature support for ECC CUDIMM and CSODIMM memory, the latter being an unusual standard for desktop systems. …
… On our test motherboard, it was far enough away not to worry about them. …
… However, a 270MHz increase in frequency won’t shift the performance needle much. …
… This is well worth doing, as it makes for much more stable visuals than AMD’s standard FSR frame gen tech. …
… That’s not a seismic shift in performance for the price, but an improvement nonetheless. …