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...
µATX Part 1: ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Performance Review
We compare AMD's orphaned RS600 chipset against Intel's G33 chipset and wonder if ATI should have stayed in the Intel platform chipset business.
22 by Gary Key on 8/28/2007µATX Overview: Prelude to a Roundup
Our µATX extravaganza is finally here, and it has grown to epic proportions. Here's a quick look at what we've been dealing with and an overview of the future...
42 by Gary Key on 8/7/2007Biostar TF560 A2+: Overclocking NVIDIA's new nForce 560
We take a quick glance at Biostar's TF560 A2+ to see how well it overclocks a couple of budget level AM2 processors. We've also got some comparisons with Intel's...
21 by Gary Key on 8/2/2007ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2: Sneak Peek
We provide a first look at ASRock's update to their VIA PT880 Ultra based Core 2 motherboard, now with SATA 3.0Gbps capability.
16 by Gary Key and Jarred Walton on 6/29/2007MSI P35 Platinum: Redux
We take an updated look at the MSI P35 Platinum with a new BIOS that promises to bring this board's performance up to par with ASUS and Gigabyte.
10 by Gary Key on 6/26/2007ASUS P5K3-Deluxe: Beta BIOS Update
We take a quick look at a couple of new features ASUS will be releasing shortly in their new 0504 BIOS update.
6 by Gary Key on 6/18/2007Gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6: DDR3 comes a knocking, again
We preview Gigabyte's latest flagship board based on the P35 chipset and sporting DDR3 capability. Does it provide enough performance to catch ASUS?
22 by Gary Key on 5/30/2007EVGA nForce 650i Ultra: Performance on a Budget
We provide a first look at NVIDIA's 650i Ultra chipset that offers Jolly Green Giant performance in a Leprechaun package.
18 by Gary Key on 4/10/2007ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus: NVIDIA's 650i goes Dual x16
We provide our first impressions of ASUS's 650i based hybrid board that offers an alternative to the new 680i LT SLI.
37 by Gary Key on 4/2/2007MSI P6N SLI Platinum: NVIDIA's 650i Part Two
We provide our first impressions of MSI's impressive P6N SLI Platinum that raises the bar on stock performance with decent overclocking to boot.
20 by Gary Key on 3/13/2007Gigabyte GA-N680SLI-DQ6: Quad to the Extreme
We provide our first impressions of Gigabyte's new nForce 680i board that provides not only the bling-bling factor but performance to back it up.
14 by Gary Key on 2/24/2007abit AB9 QuadGT: Test Lab Update
We follow up on abit's AB9 QuadGT to see what difference a beta BIOS can make in resolving issues and improving performance.
8 by Gary Key on 2/21/2007Intel P965: Roundup Recap and Awards
We review our test results from 12 different yet not so different P965 motherboards and find a few products that stood out from the rest.
26 by Gary Key on 1/26/2007Intel P965: abit AB9 QuadGT
Our first impressions of the abit AB9 QuadGT reveal some surprising performance results, new design ideas, and some lingering concerns about abit engineering.
41 by Gary Key on 1/22/2007Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3: Lab Testing Update
We take a quick look at the overclocking capabilities in the new F9 BIOS.
14 by Gary Key on 1/4/2007Intel P965: Foxconn P9657AA- 8KS2H
We take a quick look at one of the best budget priced P965 motherboards that offers surprisingly solid performance in a quality oriented package.
9 by Gary Key on 12/28/2006ASUS P5N-E SLI: NVIDIA's 650i enters with a Bang
We provide our first impressions of ASUS' new P5N-E SLI that uses the NVIDIA 650i SLI chipset and once again come up with more questions than answers.
27 by Gary Key on 12/22/2006DFI LANParty UT ICFX3200-T2R: ATI's, err, AMD's RD600 finally arrives
We provide a quick performance preview of DFI's latest LANParty motherboard and wonder what will become of the RD600.
42 by Gary Key on 12/16/2006Intel P965: MSI P965 Platinum and ECS PX1 Extreme
We take a look at two midrange performance boards from MSI and ECS that trade enthusiast level overclocking performance for features.
13 by Gary Key on 12/6/2006Intel P965: The Double Mint Twins Gone Wild
We take a look at two budget boards from Biostar and Gigabyte that offer surprising performance when compared to their more expensive fraternal twins.
23 by Gary Key on 11/9/2006
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