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As sales of GPU-based AI accelerators remain as strong as ever, the immense demand for these cards has led to some server builders going off the beaten path in order to get the hardware they want at a lower price. While both NVIDIA and AMD offer official card configurations for servers, the correspondingly high price of these cards makes them a significant financial outlay that some customers either can't afford, or don't want to pay. Instead, these groups have been turning to buying up consumer graphics cards, which although they come with additional limitations, are also a fraction of the cost of a "proper" server card. And this week, ASRock has removed another one of those limitations for would-be AMD Radeon users, with the introduction...
The AMD TRX40 Motherboard Overview: 12 New Motherboards Analyzed
It's been a fruitful time for AMD's CPU team over the last year, with a lot of praise heaped on its current processor product stack. The launch of the...
109 by Gavin Bonshor on 11/28/2019ASRock Reveals Mars UCFF PCs: 0.74-Liters With Intel Core Inside
ASRock has introduced its new Mars series of ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) barebones PCs. The Intel Core-based PCs come in a 0.74-liter chassis and can house up to 32 GB...
26 by Anton Shilov on 11/27/2019ASRock Unveils Three New X299 Motherboards For Cascade Lake-X
With Intel's new Cascade Lake-X HEDT processors coming soon, ASRock has announced three new motherboards - the Steel Legend, the Creator, and the Taichi CLX. The trio is spearheaded...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/25/2019AMD + ITX + TB3? It's the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 Motherboard Review
When it comes to small form factor systems, options are few and far between. For AMD's X570, out of the 35+ motherboards currently available, just four of them are...
64 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/9/2019The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 Motherboard Review: Prepare for 9900KS
The battle between Intel and AMD fighting over market share is hotter than it has ever been. With each of the two colossal chip makers doing battle for brand...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/4/2019In The Lab: ASRock X570 Aqua Motherboard Preview
This year marks the 50th anniversary of AMD's contribution to the industry and AMD's various partners have celebrated this notable achievement. One such company is ASRock, which has released...
13 by Gavin Bonshor on 9/26/2019The AMD X570 Motherboard Overview: Over 35+ Motherboards Analyzed
During Computex 2019, AMD's CEO Dr Lisa Su introduced the company's newest AM4 chipset, the X570. Designed to support the new AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors, X570 is...
231 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/9/2019ASRock’s 4X4 Box-R1000: A Ryzen-Based 0.87-Liter SFF PC
ASRock has introduced what could be the world’s smallest system based on AMD Ryzen processor. The 4X4 Box-R1000 ultra-compact form-factor (UCFF) PC can fit on the palm of a...
22 by Anton Shilov on 7/5/2019ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3: The Small Motherboard with a Side of Everything
During Computex 2019, ASRock announced its upcoming X570 range ready for the launch of AMD's Ryzen 3000 series processors. One of the motherboard highlights of the show was the...
37 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/18/2019ASRock X570 Pro4 and X570M Pro4 Motherboards: More For Professionals
ASRock unveiled a number of its X570 models during Computex 2019: a lot of gaming-focused models, and some extremely high-end offerings, but the ATX sized ASRock X570 Pro4 and...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/6/2019ASRock’s Internal External GPU: No Box Needed
If you say ‘Thunderbolt GPU’, it makes it sound like a PCIe device with a Thunderbolt output. Rather than go in this direction, ASRock has developed a GPU +...
16 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2019Made For Creators, ASRock X570 Creator With DDR4-4600, Two TB3, 10GbE
During Computex 2019, ASRock announced its range of X570 chipset motherboards for launch on 7/7 alongside the Ryzen 3000 series of processors. The ASRock X570 Creator is focused towards...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/5/2019ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X: DDR4-4666, Triple PCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi-Fi 6
ASRock announced a number of X570 motherboards for the AMD Ryzen 3000 series of processors during Computex 2019. One of the most high-end options from its range is the...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/4/2019ASRock X570 Aqua: Heaviest AMD Flagship Motherboard Ever (Plus Thunderbolt)
During Computex 2019, ASRock unveiled its latest flagship motherboard for AMD's AM4 socket, the X570 Aqua. Featured is a wide range of high-end components including 10 G LAN, Wi-Fi...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/3/2019Crucial 32 GB DDR4 Modules Found in an ASRock System
In a rather unexpected turn of events, Crucial has unveiled its first 32 GB DDR4 UDIMMs, which are based on Micron's yet-to-be-announced 16 Gb memory chips. The DIMMs will...
10 by Anton Shilov on 6/3/2019ASRock Unveils New X570 Taichi: Wi-Fi 6 and DDR4-4666 Support
Highly competitive motherboard manufacturer ASRock revealed its X570 motherboard line-up ahead of the Ryzen 3000 series processors launch. Its 13th iteration of the Taichi design, the ASRock X570 Taichi...
26 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/30/2019Computer Upgrade King Shows Off a Compact 32-Core Ryzen Threadripper PC
Workstations based on AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper processors with up to 32 cores are available from the vast majority of boutique PC makers. Since we are dealing with hardware for...
9 by Anton Shilov on 5/28/2019AMD Reveals the X570 Chipset: PCIe 4.0 is Here
At Computex 2019 during AMD's keynote, AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su unveiled details new X570 chipset designed for the upcoming Ryzen 3000 series "Matisse" processors. The new 3rd generation...
30 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/26/2019ASRock Completes Its Z390 Line-up With the Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 and Z390 Phantom Gaming X
ASRock has released two new ATX motherboards to complete its Z390 product range, the Z390 Phantom Gaming 7 and the Z390 Phantom Gaming X. Both the ASRock Z390 Phantom...
6 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/20/2019GeIL Launches Evo Spear Phantom Gaming Edition Memory, Designed For SFF Systems
Following on from a wide range of ASRock Phantom Gaming branded products, memory manufacturer GeIL has announced its new Evo Spear Phantom Gaming Edition memory, which is designed for...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/17/2019