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...
Intel Core Duo: AOpen i975Xa-YDG to the Rescue
Looking for a great Core Duo Mobile on Desktop motherboard? AOpen's uniquely designed and performance oriented i975Xa-YDG features the Intel 975X chipset and shows impressive performance.
81 by Gary Key on 5/4/2006ASUS A8R32-MVP: Taking the Overclocking Route via the 0404
We do an overclocking double take with the Asus A8R32-MVP and the new 0404 bios. Is there improvement or will the hardcore enthusiast remain disappointed?
23 by Gary Key on 4/20/2006MSI: SLI Plus Eight
Our take on MSI's Diamond series motherboard featuring the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 chipset.
42 by Gary Key on 4/11/2006ECS: 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 4/4/2006NVIDIA 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 3/23/2006VIA 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 3/20/2006EPoX 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 3/15/2006Abit 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 3/10/2006ASRock 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 3/2/2006Asus 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 3/1/2006Live 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 3/1/2006NVIDIA 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 2/16/2006Intel 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 1/26/2006Asus 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 1/16/2006nForce4 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 1/3/2006ULi 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 12/8/2005Asus 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 12/6/2005Asus 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 12/1/2005DFI 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 11/25/2005Asus 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