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Just got a 200GE as a placeholder for hopefully upgrading to Ryzen 3 later this year, if its worth moving up from the 2600 on my main rig. Took a bios update to get the NVME to work, but its there and going. Early BIOS versions 1.0 and 1.1 didn't detect the NVME at all, but had unlocked ram speed with the 200GE. Versions 1.2 and current 1.3 picked it up fine, but capped the ram at 2666.
200GE
MSI B450 Gaming Plus
Team 3000 2x4Gb
Intel 600P 256Gb
I user the UserBenchmark test as a general baseline and it tested about average on speeds,
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/13943641
Probably depends on board and Bios tho

The pci-e lanes coming from the cpu will support pci-e 4.0 but it depends on the physical layout of the board and the board quality.
It's really critical that the distance between the pins of the cpu which have those pci-e lanes and the physical connector (pci-e slot ,m.2 connector) is below some threshold. If the distance is too long, the signals become too weak and the speed gets downgraded to pci-e 3.0
 
The chipset may or may not have to be aware of pci-e 4.0 in order for a m.2 device to communicate with the cpu at pci-e 4.0 speeds.
 
Either way, you shouldn't worry that much about it ... any m.2 ssd that supports pci-e 4.0 and actually exceed the pci-e 3.0 limitations will most likely be expensive and launch probably in the middle of next year or by the end of next year.
 

check this out, original LG V20 battery - 3200 mAh, this monster - 10000 mAh (regular battery not powerbank)
 
 
 

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Do you want an i9 9900K!? Is Intel's flagship the object of your material dreams however you're an AMD peasant you can't afford it??
 
Fear no More! Gigabyte has you covered like none other does!
 
Now you can afford the i9 9900K beast by cheapening out at your motherboard and memory like never before! Introducing the Amazing, The one of a kind! Unique! the very first and hopefully the last DDR3 9th gen motherboard the Gigabyte H310M DS2V DD3 MicroATX.
 
You're too good for Intel's 14nm chipsets? Go back to the amazing 22nm recycled H310M chipset! That DDR3 1333mhz memory already used with your ancient FX CPU? if it works it works right? throw that in your case and order your i9 9900K already, don't forget you'll need a cooler so grab a Pentium Stock Cooler for maximum cringe goodness!
 
You'll have that sweet bragging rights of the worlds fastest mainstream CPU on the biggest bottleneck scenario ever, VRM and powerphases throttling? insufficient memory bandwidth all this won't matter when you can show off your CPU-z to those Ryzen users peasants! Do not waste another minute and order yours already!
 
"According to the official site, the Intel 9900K supports DDR4-2666 memory. It turns out that the Gigabyte H310M DS2V DDR3 micro ATX motherboard will allow users to run the same CPU with DDR3 memory instead. The motherboard is going to release soon and it supports DDR3-1333 to DDR3-1866."
 
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Quad channel is 4 sticks used at once, but you can have 4 dimms configured in dual channel (such as a Z370 motherboard with 4 dimms)

yes. 2 sticks per channel.

Yes, each "set" will run in dual channel, assuming you put them in the correct slots. You can verify in CPUz. 

A lot actually. I mean you have Win10 feature set, plus you have Windows 8 feature set added to it, I is really massive.
I mean here are just some that just come of the top of my head
New Task Manager with various improvements like easier to read and GPU usage per applications, and global usage per GPU technology (video encoding video decoding, 3D, dedicated memory consumption, shared memory consumption) Clipboard history (Win+V, shows you a list of items that you copied before and ready to past one of them). Also include clipboard cloud sync, which allows your clipboard, if you want to, sync between your systems. 4x4 window snap instead of just side by side Much improved High-DPI aware display support Account settings sync, allowing you to have settings like background, file extension show/hidden and other settings be in sync between your devices using the same account. OneDrive integration Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), allowing you run Linux based OS on Windows natively. Share menu, allowing you to do the similar stuff as Phone Share panels, but more interestingly, you can use it to send a file to another nearby system from a mouse click. Virtual Desktop Much improved multi-monitor setup Dark Theme (available to all, but Microsoft still highlights that it is still in the works, and will get progressively better at every new version) Timeline More GPU rendered interface to reduce CPU load Game Mode (MAY boost full screen game performance or help keep more stable FPS depending on the system specs (it is  more lower end systems, but hey, anything helps, helps)) Game Screenshot and video recording Game Broadcasting built-in (supported Mixer service) Connect app, allowing you to see your phone or another PC on your PC (It is a Miracast app. You need a Miracast compatible wireless card and a device that supports it to send the video feed) Quiet Hours (turn off notifications based on time period, playing a game, playing a full screen video, etc. bunch of options) Customization Start Menu Night Light (kinda like f.lux, but built-in WIndows) eBook support (through Edge) PDF support (through Edge) Mixed Reality VR/AR stuff Dynamic lock your PC as you walk away with your phone Integration with your phone (in the works). Send/Receive SMS (and view conversation history) from your PC. Access pictures from your phone, get some phone notifications on your PC (example: low battery life warning) Per application audio output selection. So app A can output to sound card 1, and app B can output on sound card 2, for example. Ability to throttle Windows Updates and Apps Update, so you can still use the internet as you update the OS Massive improvements to accessibility, including eye control (special equipment needed), and color blindness filters Much improved Windows Defender (You may know it as: Windows Security Essentials under Window 7) Power User menu (do Win+X on the keyboard, or right-click on the Start button) DirectX 12 Native USB 3.0 support Storage Sense (helps freeing up space: Auto-clears old Windows backups files form upgrade (windows.old folder), old Downloads from the Download folder, move unused downloaded for offline view in OneDrive back to the cloud, and more) Storage Spaces (you can see it as software RAID) Much improved File History (able to go back in the time on a file, folder or drive. External drive USB or network shared drive needed) BitLocker Drive encryption (full drive encryption - TPM chip needed) Store app (place to get: Apps, Fonts, eBooks, rent/buy movies/tv shows, extensions for Edge web browser and Themes (backgrounds)) and lots more.
 
 
 
Yes, but the reality of things is that:
It does not start when you play a game It does not start during define Active Hours You can get a Windows 7 style restart notification panel You can pause update for 7 days if you need some extra time When an update is released the actual deliver of the update is several weeks later. Only those who force an update check will get it, and after the actual delivery of updates, it is done in waves, where blocks are auto-set based on reports Microsoft gets from user system (crash reports of programs, BSODs, failed update, driver issue detected, companies alerting MS of an issue), and so on, limiting the impact of issues from updates While not perfect by any stretch, you have the Insider program. A program which you can join and get beta versions of Windows currently in development, including security fixes and bug fixes that gets eventually transferred to the public, decreasing issues from updates. That said, it is true that:
Issues does arrives, most often from versions upgrades You can't pick and choose updates You can't skip or refuse an update  
Well everyone is different. and some of these apps are integrated in other things that leads to complications if forced removed. For example, XBox app can't be removed as the Game Bar feature is depended on it, and removing the Game Bar, loses a lot of features you may be interested in. Messaging, Maps, app can't be removed because it is part of Microsoft efforts in mobile space that is coming. Get Help app can't be removed, as if you have activation issues, need system help, well you won't get it. People app can't be removed as any app that uses will break (Mail, Calendar, Messaging, Skype, and any other third party app that you may get that uses it)
 
But unlike iOS and Android, the update model of apps allows not have the need to update the entire app, but rather what it needs, so updated can be kilobytes, or a few megabytes.
 
Hope this helps in making your decision.

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