News - ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX mainboard revealed

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Premium AM3+ offering gets pictured in entirety.

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[danroyle]

It's Like they chose the most boring hideous old colours ever. My nan would love it.

It's Fugly Prefer the look of the crosshairs


And why do they not use copper on heatsinks anymore much better cooling than a painted piece of anodized aluminium

[kalniel]

And why do they not use copper on heatsinks anymore much better cooling than a painted piece of anodized aluminium

Cooling isn't rate limited by transfer within the material (which copper is better at), but the metal-air interface, which anodized aluminium is better at. It's also probably cheaper and looks better (according to them).

[danroyle]

Cooling isn't rate limited by transfer within the material (which copper is better at), but the metal-air interface, which anodized aluminium is better at. It's also probably cheaper and looks better (according to them).

It's cheaper yes but its not better surely.