Motherboard

Its big, its bad and its loaded to the gills. Can you afford it though?

How well does Supermicro's "pint-sized Powerhouse" stand up to scrutiny?

As we were wrapping up our rounds at CES today, Leo stopped by to visit the Supermicro/SuperO suite. Lately, the company has been dipping its toes into the consumer motherboard market, expanding beyond server-grade hardware. We were able to take a peek at the full lineup. Watch the video via …

Much like most AiBs at CES this week, EVGA turned up with its new lineup of RTX 2060 graphics cards. However, there was plenty more on show, including a new sound card, a new Z390 motherboard and perhaps most excitingly, an early look at the RTX 2080Ti Kingpin edition. Watch …

It's a beast of a board if you're looking to build a server around an EPYC processor

Is a 4-phase VCore VRM enough for an ROG motherboard?

Intel's new Z390 chipset with ALL the connectivity.

Super Micro has prepared its latest motherboards for Intel’s new 9th generation line-up, introducing the SuperO Z390 range. The new chipset gives Super Micro similar performance boosts touted by competitors, but what gives the company a real edge is server-grade quality built for gamers. The new SuperO motherboard line-up is …

Accompanying Intel’s official 9th generation launch, third-party manufacturers have wasted no time in updating their flagship lines with the new Z390 chipset. ASUS fans in particular are being spoiled with 19 new motherboards to choose from across its ROG Maximus XI, ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, Prime and WS. Once again, …

Today is the big day, Intel has officially launched the Z390 motherboard chipset alongside several new 9th Gen processors. Our main man Leo has already had a chance to preview a bunch of new Z390 motherboards coming out, including new models from ASUS ROG, MSI, ASRock and Gigabyte!

Featured-packed and affordable, but lacklustre for overclocking.

Is this the new AMD Threadripper motherboard you need? Read our indepth analysis

ASUS does B450 mini-ITX, exactly like X470 only cheaper.

This really is a hell of a showcase for MSI - read on to see why.

MSI makes a convincing case for choosing B450 over X470.

Server-infused expensive VRMs and 10 Gigabit LAN

Supermicro are known for their high grade server boards, but can they create a great MINI ITX board?

AMD recently launched four models of 2nd Gen Threadripper CPUs, including the mighty 32-core Threadripper 2990WX CPU that features in our review of the Armari Magnetar Workstation. We expect that new CPUs will arrive with a new chipset and a raft of new new motherboards  but this time round things …

Last week, we had the official announcements of AMD’s Threadripper 2nd Gen processors. We already knew that AMD would be sticking with the X399 chipset for its second generation processors, and ASUS seems to be right on the ball with an X399 BIOS update already available. Today ASUS announced that …

Last week, MSI accidentally let some news out surrounding Intel’s 9th Gen processor launch. At the time, we learned that Z370 motherboards would be getting a BIOS update to support some of Intel’s upcoming 9th Gen SKUs. Since then, other motherboard makers have also begun announcing their own plans for …

Last week, MSI accidentally let some news out surrounding Intel’s 9th Gen processor launch. At the time, we learned that Z370 motherboards would be getting a BIOS update to support some of Intel’s upcoming 9th Gen SKUs. Now Gigabyte has followed the same path, confirming its own Z370 9th Gen …

ASRock shrinks AMD Ryzen into the mini-ITX form factor

It looks like Intel's 9th Gen processors are definitely heading our way soon, as MSI has revealed plans to support new six-core processors on Z370.

Yesterday, AMD officially launched the B450 chipset for Ryzen. This isn’t the most exciting launch in the world, as B450 shares a lot in common with both B350 and X470. However, it does provide a new option for those looking to build a low cost Ryzen PC. Now, partners are …

It has been a long time coming, but today AMD has officially launched the B450 chipset for AM4 motherboards. Up to this point, Ryzen 2nd Gen buyers have had X470 motherboards available to them, but with B450 now landing, there will be more budget-oriented options available. As you would expect, …

Last week it was confirmed via leaks from ASRock that the upcoming eight-core CPUs from Intel will work on existing motherboards. ASUS has now also confirmed that there will be a new chipset available, dubbed Z390, and they will be releasing no less than 19 motherboards for the platform. Over …

ASUS ROG delivers a mid-range marvel for AMD's new X470 chipset.

When the new Ryzen chips launched a couple of months ago, they brought with them the X470 chipset. This chipset is aimed at the enthusiast, leaving budget builders out in the cold. That has all changed now though, as the B450 chipset is finally launching and aftermarket partners are starting …

Looking for a Z370 motherboard on a very tight budget? MSI's Z370 PC Pro could be for you.

When it comes to single-board computers, the Raspberry Pi is the one that immediately springs to mind. About a year ago though, Gigabyte had a go at its own take with the GA-SBCAP3350. Now, a year later, Gigabyte is back with the GA-SBCAP3450, which is a notable step forward thanks …