While most of the focus for motherboards is on the big models, what happens when we get down to the lower price points? If you want a basic ATX Z77 motherboard with all the IGP video outputs, Gigabyte has you covered at $120.
DFI 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 11/23/2005Compatibility issue with Tyan boards & Antec PSU's
A few stability issues have cropped up when using certain Antec power supplies with some Tyan motherboards.
39 by Tuan Nguyen on 11/15/2005Intel 945P Motherboards: Going from Hopeless to Enthusiastic
Intel's 945P chipset is put to the test in three distinctly different yet similar offerings from Asus, Epox, and Foxconn.
26 by Gary Key on 11/15/2005Gigabyte GA-G1 975X: Will a Turbo help the Pentium 4?
Our first look at Gigabyte's new series of G1-Turbo motherboards featuring Intel's 975x chipset.
30 by Gary Key on 11/11/2005Motherboard, Memory and Graphics Briefing WW45
In what will eventually be a series of articles, we spent some time with a few manufacturers this week discussing new products. We were briefed by the following...
12 by Kristopher Kubicki on 11/8/2005Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe: NVIDIA Dual x16 for the Athlon 64
UPDATE: SLI-AA Benchmarks Added. Asus announces a serious Dual x16 AMD board for the AMD Enthusiast. Does this 8-phase passive-cooled design have what it takes to attract the performance set?
95 by Wesley Fink on 11/6/2005Asus P5N32-SLI: Dual x16 - What Dreams Are Made On . . .
Asus introduces an NVIDIA nForce4 dual x16 PCI-Express SLI board for the Intel enthusiast.
70 by Gary Key on 10/27/2005DFI LANParty UT RDX200: ATI’s Crossfire AMD for the Bleeding Edge
DFI launches the first ATI Crossfire Retail board. With features like support for 4DS DIMMs at 1T and vDIMM to 4+V, it’s targeted at the AMD Enthusiast. ...
48 by Wesley Fink on 10/18/2005Intel Motherboards: Something Wicked This Way Comes...
Gigabyte is planning to introduce one of the most unique motherboards ever developed based upon the NVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset family.
43 by Gary Key on 10/12/2005Abit NI8 SLI: nVidia SLI for the Intel Gamer
ABIT takes aim at Intel gamers with a new Fatal1ty SLI. Will this new Gaming board continue Abit's reputation as a top make of Enthusiast boards? ...
19 by Randi Sica & Wesley Fink on 10/7/2005Intel Motherboards: Can a Diamond beat a Royal Flush?
MSI and Gigabyte bring full-featured motherboards to market based upon the nForce4 SLI Intel Edition and Intel 955x chipsets.
19 by Gary Key on 9/23/2005FIRST LOOK: NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Performance
Biostar is first with a GeForce 6100 board. How do the new NVIDIA Integrated Graphics compare?
43 by Wesley Fink on 9/22/2005ASRock 939Dual-SATA2: First Retail ULi PCIe/AGP
Asus' Value Division is first to market with the ULi M1695/M1567 with full support for both PCIe x16 and AGP 8X. How does the ULi retail board compare...
56 by Wesley Fink on 9/7/2005Editors Day 2005: A “NEW” ECS Looks to the Future
Mix ATI, NVIDIA, AMD and Intel at ECS Editors Day and you have opportunities galore to look at future directions in the Computer industry.
22 by Wesley Fink on 9/2/2005Jetway 939GT4-SLI: Gem with a New SLI Twist
Jetway introduces a unique nForce4 SLI board with 3 x16 slots, and the performance will surprise you. We take a look at how the 939GT4-SLI works and compare...
46 by Wesley Fink on 8/24/2005ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI
ULi sent us Revision 2 of the M1695/M1567 for a closer look. Now they add Dual 8X SLI to the PCIe/AGP/PCI mix.
46 by Wesley Fink on 8/5/2005Sapphire PURE Innovation - ATI's Chipset for the AMD Enthusiast
ATI will soon be unleashing their Grouper, Jaguar, Crossfire AMD and Crossfire Intel chipsets. We take a first look at a production Sapphire board and the new family...
52 by Wesley Fink on 7/29/2005FIRST LOOK: ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP Socket 939 for Athlon 64
We get our First Look at the new ULi M1695/M1567 for AMD Socket 939. PCIe/AGP/PCI are all supported with the promise of Dual 8X PCIe.
72 by Wesley Fink on 7/13/2005nForce4 Ultra Roundup: Charting the Mainstream
With NVIDIA dominating the Athlon 64 landscape, it's time to take a closer look at seven nForce4 Ultra motherboards. Do they provide the bang that users are looking...
75 by Wesley Fink on 7/5/2005