September 2024 AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor Update…

September 2024 AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processor Update…

New Firmware for AMD Socket AM5 platformsIf you have an AMD Socket AM5 motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 600 series chipset, or you have one of the new AMD 870X motherboards, you will benefit from the new BIOS firmware spin named AGESA PI 1.2.0.2. to help squeeze more performance out of the AMD Ryzen 9600X … Read More

Glenn’s Technical Insights For October 23, 2019

Glenn’s Technical Insights For October 23, 2019

(Glenn’s Technical Insights… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post instead so it can get more visibility. It covers interesting new hardware and software developments that are generally relevant for SQL Server). It also can just be technically-oriented items that I find interesting. AMD … Read More

How To Stress Test Your GPU + 5 Tools

How To Stress Test Your GPU + 5 Tools

Stress testing your GPU can be helpful if you have brought a prebuilt gaming PC, have built a new gaming PC or if you are an overclocker who needs to test the stability of your overclock. Essentially, GPU stress testing is used to push your graphics card hardware to the limits of stability to ensure … Read More