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...
The GIGABYTE X399 DESIGNARE EX Motherboard Review
In this review we are having a look at GIGABYTE's currently best AMD X399 motherboard, the Designare EX. The specifications of the motherboard are impressive, and the design of...
21 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/22/2018
The GIGABYTE H370N WiFi Review: Mini-ITX with HDMI 2.0 and 802.11ac Wave 2
GIGABYTE has released a version of their most popular mini-ITX motherboards on the market with the H370N WiFi - a small form factor board designed to offer users a...
26 by Joe Shields on 6/21/2018
ASRock Rack Goes AMD: EPYCD8 Workstation Motherboard
One of the lesser known companies to play in the server space is ASRock Rack, a subsidiary of the consumer focused ASRock. Much like other smaller server platform providers...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/20/2018
GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro Wi-Fi: A Second Gen Mid-Range Motherboard
With the launch of the second generation of Ryzen, AMD also launched the X470 chipset which enabled the next generation of Precision Boost, a new adaptive storage technology called...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/19/2018
BIOSTAR Updates a Popular Motherboard: The X470GTN
Would it surprise you that our most popular AM4 motherboard review to date was Biostar’s mini-ITX offering, the X370GTN? At the time it was launched, it was the only...
6 by Ian Cutress on 6/18/2018
GIGABYTE’s X399 Aorus Extreme: The Threadripper 2 Halo Motherboard
Our most popular news during the week of Computex was, without a doubt, AMD’s announcement of the next generation of Threadripper. The new chips, coined Threadripper 2, are set...
17 by Ian Cutress on 6/18/2018
AMD BIOS Limitations: Bristol Ridge Dropped From Certain Motherboards
One of the functions of a motherboard BIOS, or UEFI, is the ability to discern which CPU is installed in the socket. With each new generation of CPUs, new...
34 by Ian Cutress on 6/15/2018
Tyan Tomcat EX: The First AM4 Ryzen Motherboard with Management Control
A surprise at Computex was seeing the first public AMD Ryzen-based AM4 motherboard that will implement an Aspeed AST2500 BMC chip for additional management. Tyan was showcasing its Tomcat...
12 by Ian Cutress on 6/14/2018
Intel Confirms Some Details about 28-Core 5 GHz Demonstration
When Intel demonstrated its 28-core system running at 5 GHz at the Computex 2018 keynote this week, there were many questions surrounding the hardware and what was required in...
145 by Ian Cutress on 6/8/2018
ASRock Shows Off B450 Lineup: Something For Everyone
AMD has yet to officially launch the B450 chipset, but that didn’t stop motherboard manufacturers from showcasing their upcoming AM4 B450 motherboards at Computex 2018. Of all the major...
12 by Joe Shields on 6/7/2018
EVGA Goes Budget Part 2: H370 Stinger, with 10 PCB Layers
In light of the B360 Gaming already being shown to us at EVGA’s suite at Computex, cue another interesting surprise in the H370 Stinger. The key headline for this...
6 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2018
We Got a Sneak Peek on Intel’s 28-Core: All You Need To Know
This week at Computex, we saw two big CPU related announcements. The first was the launch of the Intel i7-8086K, a six-core limited edition processor at 5 GHz that...
66 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
EVGA X299 Micro2: A Refresh of the X299 Micro
Intel has stated that the next generation of HEDT processors is coming later this year. We fully expect these processors to be motherboard compatible with current Skylake-X processors on...
5 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
EVGA’s New BIOS Interface, with Built-In Stress Testing
One of the criticisms over the years is that EVGA has not been on par with the major motherboard manufacturers when it comes to their BIOS/UEFI interface and feature...
7 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
MSI B450 AM4 Motherboards at Computex
AMD's 2000-series Ryzen processors represent an incredible step forward even though they are based on a revamped architecture, but much like Intel's Coffee Lake launch, the company only released...
9 by Joe Shields on 6/5/2018
EVGA Goes Budget: B360 Gaming Motherboard Coming Soon
For as long as EVGA has made motherboards, they have focused almost exclusively at the high-end market. For users that want a product that is full of engineering that...
4 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
EVGA Roboclocker: A Water Cooling Loop for LIQUID NITROGEN
One of the more esoteric elements of the technology industry are the extreme overclockers. Much like what drag racing is for cars, extreme overclocking is to computers: trying anything...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/5/2018
ASUS ROG Press Event at Computex 2018 (6:30pm Taiwan, 10:30am UTC)
ASUS' Press Event. For Those Who Dare, apparently. We've got some tasty news lined up, and we're coving the press event with a Live Blog.
7 by Ian Cutress on 6/4/2018
ASUS Announces H370 Mining Master: One Motherboard, 20 GPUs
ASUS has announced the latest addition to its mining motherboards with the H370 Mining Master. This ATX sized board will support up to a mind-boggling 20(!) graphics cards via...
17 by Joe Shields on 6/1/2018
AMD B450 At Computex: ASRock Invite Mentions B450 Chipset on Display
ASRock on Thursday announced plans to demonstrate its new AM4 motherboards based on AMD’s yet-unannounced B450 chipset next week at Computex. The new chipset is expected to bring a...
7 by Anton Shilov on 6/1/2018
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