Motherboards
During Computex 2024, ASRock held an event to unveil some of its upcoming X870E motherboards, designed for AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 series processors. ASRock's announcement includes a pair of Taichi-branded boards, the X870E Taichi and the lighter X870E Taichi lite, which uses AMD's X870E (Promontory 21) chipset for AM5. The current flagship model announced from ASRock's X870E line-up for Ryzen 9000 is the ASRock X870E Taichi. ASRock is advertising a large 27-phase power delivery through 110A SPS, suggesting this board is designed for overclockers and all-around power users. Two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots (operating in either x16/x0 or x8/x8) provide high-speed bandwidth for cutting-edge graphics cards and other devices. Meanwhile, ASRock has gone with 4 DIMM slots on this board, so system builders will...
AM4 Motherboard BIOS Updates Released to Support AMD Ryzen APUs
AMD’s Ryzen CPUs made a large impact on the market starting around mid-2017 when they were released. When Ryzen based CPUs hit the scene, performance was on generally on...
19 by Joe Shields on 2/12/2018
The EVGA X299 Micro Motherboard Review: A Smaller Take on X299
The EVGA X299 Micro Motherboard is mid-range microATX offering aiming to please a wide range of users but isn't marketed towards any one function in particular. It supports 2-way...
23 by Joe Shields on 2/9/2018
The EVGA X299 FTW K Motherboard Review: Dual U.2 Ports
The EVGA X299 FTW K is our first X299 motherboard from EVGA. The FTW K aims to bring users a solid power delivery, three-way multi-GPU capabilities, two M.2 slots...
23 by Joe Shields on 1/29/2018
It's An RGB Disco: The GIGABYTE X299 Gaming 7 Pro Motherboard, Reviewed
We have reviewed a lot of X299 based motherboards over the past couple of months, but our first Gigabyte/AORUS offering is the X299 Gaming 7 Pro. The G7P promises...
29 by Joe Shields on 1/26/2018
Supermicro at CES 2018: X11SRA Xeon W Motherboard on Display
Another product on display over at Supermicro at this year’s CES was that of a Xeon W motherboard. Xeon W is Intel’s professional platform that is almost a copy/paste...
11 by Ian Cutress on 1/24/2018
Supermicro at CES 2018: X299 Motherboards, for Upcoming 300W CPUs?
Aside from the mini-ITX motherboard on display, Supermicro also had its two X299 consumer-based motherboards on display. These two were somewhat identical, although each had a separate key feature...
15 by Ian Cutress on 1/23/2018
Supermicro at CES 2018: The First Supero Mini-ITX Motherboard
A few elements to Supermicro’s suite at CES were intriguing, one of which was the company’s first foray into a consumer mini-ITX motherboard. The C7Z370-CG-IW, based on Z370 and...
20 by Ian Cutress on 1/22/2018
ASRock at CES 2018: Hands-On with the ASRock X399M Taichi
LAS VEGAS, NV – While smaller motherboards are fun to look at, and an engineering challenge, they still represent a small part of the market. The main benefit for...
6 by Ian Cutress on 1/16/2018
GIGABYTE at CES 2018: A First Look at X470
LAS VEGAS, NV – One of the announcements from AMD’s Tech Day prior to CES was that of a new chipset coming to the Ryzen market. The purpose of...
14 by Ian Cutress on 1/16/2018
The NZXT N7 Z370 Motherboard Review: A New Player in the Motherboard Market
NZXT, a company much better known for products like cases, power supplies, and coolers, is dipping its toes in the motherboard waters with an Intel Z30 based motherboard named...
62 by Joe Shields on 1/9/2018
MSI Releases The Mini-ITX B350I PRO AC AM4 Motherboard
MSI has now released the B350I PRO AC, a mini-ITX option for those looking to build a small form factor system featuring AMD’s Ryzen processors or a 7th generation...
19 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/6/2018
The ASUS ROG Strix X299-XE Gaming Motherboard Review: Strix Refined
Today we have a chance to dig down on the ASUS ROG Strix X299-XE Gaming. The XE Gaming differs from the non-XE by adding a larger VRM heatsink and...
27 by Joe Shields on 12/11/2017
The ASUS TUF X299 Mark I Motherboard Review: TUF Refined
Today we have a chance to look at our first ASUS motherboard, the TUF X299 Mark 1. The Mark 1 is listed as a durable and reliable motherboard for...
16 by Joe Shields on 12/6/2017
The ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Motherboard Review: An 18-core No-Compromise Mini-ITX
Our next X299 motherboard review shrinks down from the large ATX and E-ATX sized motherboards to the sole Mini-ITX offering for the X299 platform. The ASRock X299E-ITX/ac is a...
24 by Joe Shields on 12/4/2017
The MSI X299 SLI Plus Motherboard Review: $232 with U.2
Today we had an opportunity to look at another motherboard in the MSI lineup. Instead of coming from the Enthusiast, Performance, or Arsenal line of products, the MSI X299...
21 by Joe Shields on 11/29/2017
Intel to Remove Legacy BIOS Support from UEFI by 2020
The PC Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) will turn 39 in three years, and as it turns out, this is when it is going to die on 64-bit Intel platforms...
23 by Anton Shilov on 11/22/2017
The MSI X299 Tomahawk Arctic Motherboard Review: White as Snow
Our first look at MSI X299 offerings arrived in the form of a mid-range board from the Arsenal Gaming series, the Tomahawk Arctic. The Tomahawk line of motherboards, MSI...
21 by Joe Shields on 11/20/2017
The GIGABYTE Aorus AX370-Gaming 5 Review: Dual Audio Codecs
Today we are having a look at a LED-laden, gaming-focused, ATX motherboard from GIGABYTE: the Aorus AX370-Gaming 5. If a user wants LEDs for Ryzen at under $200, here...
34 by Gavin Bonshor on 11/14/2017
Colorful Announces a Bay Trail Mining Motherboard with 8+1 PCIe Slots
This week Colorful has introduced a uniquely designed motherboard, created specifically for the professional miner. One of the first things most will notice is this doesn’t look like most...
31 by Joe Shields on 11/10/2017
ASRock Releases X299 Taichi XE and X299 Gaming i9 XE: Big Boy Heatsinks
This week ASRock has released “XE” editions of two of its popular X299 motherboards: the X299 Taichi XE and the flagship X299 Professional Gaming i9 XE. Buy ASRock X299...
8 by Joe Shields on 11/9/2017
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