› Asus ROG Crosshair
VIII Formula
Asus went back to the drawing board for the Crosshair
VIII Formula, and returned with a motherboard that
rethinks how cooling works for Ryzen 3000. Anyone
wanting to really push the top-tier Zen 2 chips need
look no further than this behemoth of black metal and
mirrors. You’ll want to be a bit of a pro with the old
water cooling, but if you are, this will pay richly—we
liked it so much that we used it in our big build last
issue. The only obvious downside is the price.
$600 http://www.asus.com
Reviewed: Vol. 24, No. 12, Page 84› Zotac Gaming
GeForce RTX 2060
6GB
Nvidia’s RTX graphics cards started rolling out at the
end of last year, and while they’ve all seen updates
with the Super renditions, only the original RTX 2060
really stands out as a must-buy graphics card. This is
mainly due to the fact that its price tag isn’t absurd.
While you won’t be playing ray-traced titles at the
higher resolutions, it’ll trace those rays at 1080p,
and normal games run smoothly at 1440p.
$333 http://www.zotac.com
Reviewed: Vol. 24, No. 4, Page 80
› EVGA GeForce GTX
1660 Super SC Ultra
Nvidia’s decision to release budget-focused cards
based on Turing, but without the real-time ray-tracing
support, may have been an odd pitch, but it paid off in
terms of value for money. Releasing “Super” renditions
was also something of an odd angle, but again, it paid
off, resulting in near-1660 Ti levels of performance, for
less money. The 1660 Super will rock 1080p gaming at
the highest settings, and have a good try at 1440p if you
ease back on the settings.
$230 http://www.evga.com
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