Motherboards
BIOSTAR has launched its AM5-based A620MS motherboard today, bringing a new low-end option for PC users on a budget. Though BIOSTAR has not disclosed what MSRP it the A620MS motherboard will carry, the specifications of the board make it clear that it targets the lowest-end segment of the market, though it makes use of the regular A620 chipset instead of the even less expensive A620A chipset. The A620MS sports some features typical for mATX A620 boards (which make up the vast majority of current models): two DDR5 DIMM slots that support up to two 48GB sticks, an M.2 PCIe 4.0 slot for SSDs, four SATA III ports, and a PCIe Gen4 x16 slot. The motherboard also has four debug LEDs for diagnosing CPU, RAM, GPU...
Computex 2011: Danshui Bay Concept Motherboard
ASUS have been coming to Computex to sensationalize and dazzle the press with concepts for years, and this year is no different, regardless of whether something is technically feasible...
53 by Ian Cutress on 6/3/2011Computex 2011: Twelve X79 Motherboards
Almost all the major motherboard manufacturers have had some form of X79 on display – Anand has already shown you the MSI and ECS offerings, but I stopped by...
30 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2011More on Intel's Thin Mini-ITX Standard
I stopped by Intel's booth at Computex to grab a few shots of the small but potent Thin Mini-ITX ecosystem. If you read our coverage yesterday you'll remember that...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/1/2011Computex 2011: MSI's X79 and Llano Motherboards
By now you know that Ivy Bridge (due out in March - April of 2012) will be backwards compatible with some 6-series motherboards. The CPU itself has a PCIe...
11 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011Computex 2011: Zotac Z68 miniITX Motherboards
Zotac has two mini-ITX Z68 motherboards on display at Computex: the Zotac Z68-ITX WiFi A and B models (Z68ITX-A-E and Z68ITX-B-E). Both feature Intel’s Z68 chipset with all of...
10 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/31/2011Computex 2011: ECS X79 and Llano Motherboards
I’ve been running around the Computex show floor all morning and finally managed to build enough of a lead ahead of my meetings to sit down and write up...
19 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/30/2011Computex 2011: ASRock Llano, 990FX and Z68 Motherboards
Computex 2011 is officially underway. Although technically it started yesterday with informal meetings at LAX, Ian and I kicked off our plethora of meetings at the show today with...
39 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Ian Cutress on 5/30/2011ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Review: Our First Z68 Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO: Friend or Foe? Yet another 6-series chipset is upon us from Intel. In terms of just consumer level desktop Cougar Point chipsets, this makes the seventh on...
99 by Ian Cutress on 5/11/2011P67 $190 Part 2: MSI P67A-GD65, ASRock P67 Extreme6 and ECS P67H2-A2
Our first look at $190 P67 boards started with ASUS and Gigabyte. Within hours of posting the review, I was commandeered by several other companies to look at their...
28 by Ian Cutress on 5/10/2011H67 – A Triumvirate of Tantalizing Technology
Sandy Bridge is more than just P67. With the plethora of issues regarding the B2 stepping and Intel’s recall, there is still hope in the land of Sandy...
56 by Ian Cutress on 3/27/2011ASUS & MSI Announce 6-series Motherboard Replacement Programs
Let’s recap. Intel launched Sandy Bridge. Intel found a bug in the 6-series chipset, necessary for all Sandy Bridge systems. Intel issued a stop shipment on all 6-series parts...
58 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/8/2011Gigabyte Announces 6-series Motherboard Replacement Program
Yesterday Intel announced the largest stop shipment/recall I can remember it ever making (excluding FDIV). The product in question? All 6-series chipsets, a necessary part of any Sandy Bridge...
86 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/1/2011The Battle of the P67 Boards - ASUS vs. Gigabyte at $190
In the world of motherboards and manufacturer competition, the idea is to beat your competitor. To develop the product, with more features, more fancy gadgets, and perform better than...
137 by Ian Cutress on 1/20/2011Welcome to Sandy Bridge, with the ASRock P67 Extreme4
The launch of the Sandy Bridge platform today brings Intel’s newest socket, the new LGA-1155 platform, into the hands of the consumer. Pre-release information across the internet has heralded...
55 by Ian Cutress on 1/3/2011Zotac Announce two 880G AMD Mini-ITX Motherboards
The mini-ITX market is gathering pace, and seemingly every motherboard company wants a piece of the action. Some get it almost right, such as the Gigabyte H55N-USB which...
26 by Ian Cutress on 12/3/2010A brief look at upcoming ASUS P67 Motherboards
With the launch of Sandy Bridge on the horizon, the larger motherboard manufacturers are putting the final touches to their products. ASUS, Gigabyte, EVGA, MSI, Foxconn, and others...
53 by Ian Cutress on 11/14/2010A Quick Glimpse of the Biostar TP67XE and TH67XE
With Intel’s new socket 1155 and Sandy Bridge archtecture nearly upon us, it was only a matter of time before motherboard vendors started to release promotional shots of their...
27 by Ian Cutress on 9/29/2010ASRock 890FX Deluxe: Comprehensive Motherboard Review & Investigation of Thuban Performance Scaling
We kick off our long overdue focus on AMD with an in-depth review of ASRock's 890FX Deluxe 4. Landing with an MSRP of $180, the Deluxe 4 slots in...
43 by Rajinder Gill on 8/31/2010ZOTAC IONITX-P-E: Can Intel's CULV Processors Reinvigorate Interest in NVIDIA's ION?
NVIDIA’s ION brought a tremendous appeal to mini-ITX last year, but over the past six months Clarkdale has established itself as the natural and more capable choice for small...
42 by Rajinder Gill on 8/26/2010