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 P965: Mid-Range Performance Sector Roundup
first in a series of three P965 performance guides features the mid-range performance motherboards from Abit, Asus, Biostar, and Gigabyte.
62 by Gary Key on 10/20/2006Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3: BIOS Mania
We take a quick look at the overclocking improvements in the soon to be released F7 BIOS.
29 by Gary Key on 10/11/2006Motherboards that work with Kentsfield
Will Intel's upcoming quad core processor work with your existing motherboard? If you are planning for Kentsfield we have a list of boards that will support the new CPU.
18 by Wesley Fink on 9/29/2006EPoX EP-5P945 PRO: Budget 945P Performance
We take a quick look at EPoX's 945P based motherboard and discover very good budget performance from a standard design.
23 by Gary Key on 9/11/2006Abit AW9D-MAX: When "Beta" MAX is a good thing
Our preview of the AW9D-MAX shows great performance potential in an unusual package.
56 by Gary Key on 9/8/2006ASRock ConRoe945G-DVI: Core 2 Duo goes mATX
Our first look at ASRock's 945G based motherboard reveals that very good budget performance can come in a small package.
33 by Gary Key on 9/1/2006ASUS P5B: New BIOS Adds Unlocking & Improved Overclocking
A new official BIOS for the P5B unlocks Core 2 Duo chips and promises much improved overclocking.
84 by Wesley Fink on 8/24/2006ASUS P5NSLI: Core 2 Duo and SLI on a Budget
Our early look at the affordable ASUS P5NSLI motherboard based on the NVIDIA nForce 570SLI for Intel chipset.
27 by Gary Key on 8/22/2006AM2 Motherboards-Part 4: ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200
AM2 Motherboards based on the ATI RD580 chipset finally arrive in the retail channel.
28 by Wesley Fink on 8/21/2006ASRock Core 2 Duo: AGP/PCI Express Graphics Performance, Part Tres
We determine if there is a performance penalty when using AGP graphics cards on the ASRock 775Dual-VSTA motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Duo.
43 by Gary Key on 8/15/2006Intel Core 2 Duo: Memory Performance Part Deux
We provide additional memory benchmarks with comparative chipsets and see how well the VIA PT880 Pro based ASRock 775Dual-VSTA performs against the competition.
34 by Gary Key on 8/14/2006ASRock 775Dual-VSTA: Does DDR2 matter?
DDR is compared to DDR2 on ASRock's value Core 2 Duo motherboard to determine if your DDR memory is worth keeping.
55 by Gary Key on 8/8/2006Abit AB9-Pro: Mainstream P965 Performance and Pricing
We take a quick second look at Abit's AB9-Pro, now armed with a production level BIOS and Core 2 Duo results.
25 by Gary Key on 7/24/2006Conroe Buying Guide: Feeding the Monster
Conroe requires new parts, and help through the Buying Jungle is here!
123 by Gary Key & Wesley Fink on 7/19/2006Abit AB9 Pro: A sneak peek at Intel's new P965 chipset
We're taking an early look at Intel's P965 chipset courtesy of Universal Abit's AB9 Pro as we continue our preview of Core 2 Duo capable boards.
33 by Gary Key on 7/3/2006ASUS M2N32-SLI & Epox MF570SLI: AM2 Wunderkinder
The impressive ASUS M2N32-SLI and value-packed Epox MF570SLI race through Part 3 of our AM2 Motherboard Roundup.
23 by Wesley Fink on 6/28/2006Foxconn and Gigabyte Tackle Socket AM2
The transition of motherboard manufacturers to socket AM2 is in full swing, and Gigabyte and Foxconn sent us their premium nForce 590 SLI models for review. Could one...
36 by Jarred Walton on 6/22/2006NVIDIA nForce 500: Biostar and MSI Aim for the Gold
Our first look at Biostar's nForce 590-SLI and the MSI nForce 570-SLI for the new AMD AM2.
18 by Gary Key on 6/8/2006CrossFire Xpress 3200: RD580 for AM2
ATI introduces the RD580 chipset for AM2 processors. RD580 was designed from the ground up for high speed overclocking and dual X16 CrossFire. How does it compare?
71 by Wesley Fink on 6/1/2006DFI CFX3200-DR: ATI RD580 Tweak Attack
DFI launches their ATI RD580 chipset motherboard with every tweak an enthusiast can imagine. How does the first DFI dual X16 compare with other top Athlon 64 boards?
25 by Wesley Fink on 5/8/2006
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