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Intel LGA 1700 (z790) Testbed:

• Windows 11 (22H2)
• Motherboard: MSI MPG Carbon WiFi
• CPU: Intel 13-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) Corsair Vengeance Memory DDR5-5600
• Cooling: Artic Liquid Freezer II 420 w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 1700 (z690) Testbed:

• Windows 11 (22H2)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Pro
• CPU: Intel 12-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB Crucial Desktop Memory DDR5-4800
• Cooling: Artic Liquid Freezer II 420 w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Ryzen 7000-series Testbed:

• Windows 11 (22H2)
• Motherboard: MPG X670E CARBON WIFI
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7000-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB (16GBx2) Corsair Vengeance Memory DDR5-5600
• Cooling: Artic Liquid Freezer II 420 w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1T
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Ryzen 5000-series Testbed:

• Windows 11 (22H2)
• Motherboard: ASRock X570 Taichi
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600
• Cooling: Artic Liquid Freezer II 420 w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Ryzen 3000-series Testbed:

• Motherboard: ASRock X570 PHANTOM GAMING 4
• CPU: AMD Ryzen various 3000-series
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600
• Cooling: Corsair H115i w/ 4 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 2011-v3 Testbed:

• Motherboard: Asus TUF X99 Mark 1
• Processor: Intel (various)
• Memory: 32GB GSkill TridentX DDR3-2400 4x8GB
• Cooling: EVGA CLC 280 AIO
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 1151-200 Testbed:

• Motherboard: ASUS RoG STRIX Z370-E Gaming
• CPU: Intel (various)
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600
• Cooling: Corsair H115i w/ 4 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 1151-300 Testbed:

• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming
• CPU: Intel 8-series and 9-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600
• Cooling: Corsair H115i w/ 4 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 1200 (z490) Testbed:

• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Z490-Plus
• CPU: Intel 10-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3200
• Cooling: Corsair H150i w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i

Intel LGA 1200 (z590) Testbed:

• Motherboard: ASUS RoG Maximus Xiii Hero
• CPU: Intel 11-series (various)
• RAM: 32GB Ballistix Elite DDR4-3200
• Cooling: Corsair H150i w/ 3 fans
• Video Card(s): ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 3090Ti
• SSD: 1x Crucial MX500 1TB
• Power Supply: Corsair AX860i