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BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA Review
Audio Quality »Finished Looks
The BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA features a neutral gray aesthetic that will be very easy for users to match with other hardware.
The RGB on the BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA is limited to a single zone under the rear I/O cover. Diffusion is excellent, but brightness could use a boost.
Test System
| Test System | |
|---|---|
| Processor: | Intel Core i9-10900K 5.3 GHz (max Boost clock), 20 MB Cache |
| Memory: | 2x 8 GB DDR4 3600 MHz G.SKILL Trident Z Neo F4-3600C16Q-32GTZN |
| Cooling: | Custom loop: Swiftech Apogee SKF LT block, Bitspower SC6 pump, 360 mm radiator |
| BIOS Version: | 5.17 |
| Graphics Card: | EVGA RTX 2080 FTW3 Ultra |
| Hard Disk: | 1x Crucial M4 128 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (OS) 1x Crucial BX200 256 GB SATA 6 Gb/s SSD (Data) 1x Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (NVMe) |
| Power Supply: | Seasonic Titanium 1000 W |
| Case: | Primochill Praxis Wetbench |
| Software: | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit, NVIDIA GeForce 430.86 WHQL |
G.SKILL generously provided their excellent Trident Z Neo kit. Along with the new hardware, I will be implementing a new testing standard. Moving forward, I will be testing new platforms with XMP enabled.
Note: Intel has limited B460 boards to either 2666 or 2933 MHz depending on the installed CPU. I still chose to enable the XMP profile on my Neo kit with no manual tuning. The BIOSTAR Racing B460GTA did pick some weird timings, but I had no stability issues during my testing.
Sep 26th, 2024 20:03 EDT
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