Tag Archives: AM4

We go over our picks for the top 5 AMD motherboards of 2020

A cracking CPU you will want, but let us know if you can find it for sale anywhere !

Ryzen 5000 has launched and both Luke and Leo are impressed by the performance offered up by the chips. Some of AMD's pricing decisions seem a bit bizarre, though, and have let Intel back into the picture with some of their ageing refined 14nm processors. Let's discuss Ryzen 5000, Zen 3, Intel competition, and more availability woes.

We assess AMD's 8-core Zen 3 processor, the Ryzen 7 5800X

AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X is here - how does it stack up against the competition?

ASUS is expanding its lineup of B450 motherboards this week, aiming to boost “the utility and flexibility of this platform” with a refreshed set of motherboards that deliver “great performance at a solid value”. As part of the B450 refresh line-up, each new motherboard coms with ASUS’ BIOS FlashBack for …

B550 and micro-ATX seem to go hand-in-hand, especially given the scarcity of quality X570 micro-ATX offerings. We are examining the ASUS TUF-Gaming B550M-Plus (Wi-Fi) motherboard that features dual M.2 connectors, 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2, and 802.11AX WiFi. Watch via our Vimeo channel (below) or over on YouTube at 2160p HERE …

Built around an eight-phase solution, ASRock deploys six 90A DrMOS power stages for the CPU VCore

AMD 3600XT can overclock to 4.6GHz on all cores, but is it worth buying?

AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors are here - but should you buy one?

Tomahawk is back... we review the MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk

We are looking at two of ASUS’ ROG STRIX offerings – the B550-F Gaming (WiFi) & B550-E Gaming

It's a cracking B550 board from Gigabyte, but is it worth the steep £300 asking price?

ASRock's Phantom Gaming-ITX is the only X570 mITX motherboard with a Thunderbolt 3 connector

How good are AMD's new quad-core Ryzen 3 CPUs?

Things are looking busy for AMD. Last week saw new set of EPYC processor SKUs released, and we've also seen leaks and rumours pointing to an impending release of Zen 2-based Ryzen 3 3000 processors. And Luke and Leo talk about the prospect of a Zen 2-based desktop APU akin to what we see from the new Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs...

Zen 3 is still likely to be many months away, but the rumour mill has certainly begun churning. Keeping up with AMD's release cadence from Zen, Zen+, and Zen 2, we initially expected to see Zen 3 around Q4 2020. Will this still be the case?...

AMD is back with the 16-core Ryzen 3000 CPU... just how good is it?

EKWB has been hard at work updating some of its previous hardware with new designs featuring D-RGB addressable LED lighting. The company has now launched a new design for AMD X570 users in the form of a monoblock belonging to its Quantum line of custom liquid cooling components. The new …

This is a board you dont want to miss, given its powerful 16 phase power delivery system

Luke goes hardcore with an in-depth VRM analysis of four X570 motherboards

It's ASRock's £300 X570 offering - what does Luke make of it?

Dig deep with Luke as he analyses the new MSI MEG X570 ACE motherboard

It's a high-end X570 motherboard that costs £390. Is it worth the money?

It's a Zen+ APU with Vega 11 graphics, priced at £139.99. Does Luke rate it?

How does AMD's Ryzen 5 3600X fare in the mid-range market segment?

Looking for a new CPU upgrade? AMD delivers in spades with the Ryzen 3900X and 3700X

Some of Noctua’s most popular CPU coolers are finally getting compatibility for AMD’s AM4 socket for Ryzen processors. Free upgrade kits are being offered to current owners of one of the supported coolers, meanwhile all new stock will come with AM4 mounting hardware in the box. Noctua has offered AMD-specific …

Featured-packed and affordable, but lacklustre for overclocking.

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