Motherboards

BIOSTAR has launched its AM5-based A620MS motherboard today, bringing a new low-end option for PC users on a budget. Though BIOSTAR has not disclosed what MSRP it the A620MS motherboard will carry, the specifications of the board make it clear that it targets the lowest-end segment of the market, though it makes use of the regular A620 chipset instead of the even less expensive A620A chipset. The A620MS sports some features typical for mATX A620 boards (which make up the vast majority of current models): two DDR5 DIMM slots that support up to two 48GB sticks, an M.2 PCIe 4.0 slot for SSDs, four SATA III ports, and a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot. The motherboard also has four debug LEDs for diagnosing CPU, RAM, GPU...

ECS: RD480 in the Extreme

An ECS motherboard sets a new AMD Overclocking record for AnandTech! A closer look at the amazing ECS KA1 MVP Extreme motherboard featuring the ATI Radeon Xpress 200...

23 by Gary Key on 4/4/2006

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI XE: Enthusiast Features on a Budget

We review ECS's affordable performance-oriented board based on the recently introduced nForce4 SLI XE chipset for the Intel platform.

15 by Gary Key on 3/23/2006

VIA PT880 PRO: Biostar’s Deluxe Dual Combo

A quick look at Biostar's new budget based Intel board featuring the VIA PT880 PRO chipset.

18 by Gary Key on 3/20/2006

EPoX EP-9U1697-GLi: ULi M1697 Goes Mainstream

Our first look at EPoX's value based performance board utilizing the ULi M1697 chipset and offering dual x8 SLI operation.

35 by Gary Key on 3/15/2006

Abit AT8: µGuru comes to the RD480

Our look at Abit's first ATI CrossFire-capable motherboard featuring the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire chipset.

42 by Gary Key on 3/10/2006

ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2: ULi Dual x16 SLI

Our first look at ASRock's value performance board based on the ULi M1697 and M1695 chipsets offering dual x16 SLI operation.

46 by Gary Key on 3/2/2006

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe: First ATI RD580

Asus has an RD580 at launch that upgrades the top-selling A8R-MVP with Dual x16, more features, and better performance.

65 by Wesley Fink on 3/1/2006

Live from Taiwan: ATI RD580 Motherboards

ATI launches RD580 today, and Socket 939 boards from Asus, DFI, Abit, and Sapphire will be coming your way.

25 by Wesley Fink on 3/1/2006

NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra: Biostar's Performance Surprise

Our first look at Biostar's new Intel value performance board based on the nForce4 SPP Ultra chipset.

31 by Gary Key on 2/16/2006

Intel D975XBX: Intel brings their Bad-Axe to Market

Our first look at Intel's new enthusiast board based on their 975X chipset.

34 by Gary Key on 1/26/2006

Asus P5WD2-E Premium: Intel 975X for the Enthusiast

Our first look at Asus's new enthusiast board based on the Intel 975X chipset.

21 by Gary Key on 1/16/2006

nForce4 SLI Motherboards: Premium Performance at a Bargain Price

NVIDIA's nForce4 SLI chipset is put to the test in three varying offerings from Asus, Albatron, and Foxconn.

37 by Gary Key on 1/3/2006

ULi M1697 single-ASIC chipset update

ULi informs of coming availability of motherboards that use its M1697 value-performance chipset which supports high-end features of recent AMD-based chipsets.

17 by Brandon Hill on 12/8/2005

Asus P5WDG2-WS: Intel 975X goes to Work

Our first look at Asus's 975X based workstation board based on Intel's new chipset.

31 by Gary Key on 12/6/2005

Asus A8N-VM CSM: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Finally Arrives

A First Look at NVIDIA's high-end 6150 integrated graphics chipset.

56 by Wesley Fink on 12/1/2005

DFI NF4 SLI-DR Expert – Can the best get better?

DFI has refined the AMD Athlon 64 Overclocker's Board. We take a closer look at the new Expert from an overclocker's perspective.

40 by Randi Sica on 11/25/2005

Asus A8R-MVP: Mainstream Rocket

UPDATED: 2T/1T Performance Update. Asus has just started shipping a mainstream-priced ATI Crossfire AMD that will definitely grab your attention!

74 by Wesley Fink on 11/23/2005

Compatibility issue with Tyan boards & Antec PSU's

A few stability issues have cropped up when using certain Antec power supplies with some Tyan motherboards.

39 by Tuan Nguyen on 11/15/2005

Intel 945P Motherboards: Going from Hopeless to Enthusiastic

Intel's 945P chipset is put to the test in three distinctly different yet similar offerings from Asus, Epox, and Foxconn.

27 by Gary Key on 11/15/2005

Gigabyte GA-G1 975X: Will a Turbo help the Pentium 4?

Our first look at Gigabyte's new series of G1-Turbo motherboards featuring Intel's 975x chipset.

30 by Gary Key on 11/11/2005

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