![]() ![]() That's why I've settled for power consumption testing with VLC Media Player, while watching a 4K 30 FPS video that's encoded with H.264 AVC at 64 Mbps bitrate. I specifically don't want to test media streaming over the Internet as that would add a dependency on network speed, and I have no control over the data rate, format, and compression providers use or might change at any time. Times have changed, and the vast majority of movie playback is now through streaming services. Power Consumption TestingFor almost ten years (!), I've tested media playback power consumption in reviews using Blu-ray playback with an actual optical drive, with the Batman Dark Knight disc (to ensure AACS still has to be decrypted). But for that to happen, performance and market penetration has to be there, or the graphics card review comments will be full of posts ".but on Intel.". ![]() Zen 2/Ryzen 3000 is around the corner, and if it manages to deliver gaming performance on-par with Intel-even at lower resolutions-I might be open to switching to AMD for the graphics card test system. I guess further down the road, I could see me wanting larger SSDs as 1 TB is simply getting too small with our large game selection and how much space each individual game takes up. 32 GB of memory is still far from being required for gaming, and nothing has changed in requirements regarding everything else. Our CPU overclock is not that big, so overclocking headroom wasn't a factor for our motherboard choice. ![]() Performance is excellent, too, and the diagnostic LEDs will definitely come in handy for troubleshooting. It contains so many little quality of life features in its BIOS that make setup easier, and the angled connectors for SATA and 24-pin ATX help with cable routing. As the motherboard, we chose an EVGA Z390 DARK, which I have to admit is the best motherboard I've ever used. ![]()
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