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...
VIA KT266A Motherboard Roundup - January 2002
VIA's KT266A chipset has hit it big as many computer users find themselves turning to the KT266A chipset for a high performance Socket-A solution. Check out our roundup of...
3 by Mike Andrawes on 1/18/2002VIA P4X266 Motherboard Roundup - The Forbidden Five - January 2002
With so much political controversy surrounding VIA's P4X266 chipset very little attention has been paid to the quality of the actual boards that implement VIA's forbidden love. Read...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/4/2002Intel 845 DDR Motherboard Roundup - December 2001
Intel's first DDR chipset has launched and we have rounded up the 12 hottest boards that use it. Find out what the best 845 DDR platform is for...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/17/2001Motherboards in 2002: Preview from Comdex
We started this tradition two years ago and we're continuing it as we bring you a preview of what to expect from motherboard manufacturers in the coming year. ...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/19/2001Socket-A AMD 760 Motherboard Roundup: Farewell to a Beauty
It's been just over a year since the release of the AMD 760 chipset and we're finally ready to say farewell to it. Being replaced by cheaper and...
0 by Mike Andrawes on 11/3/2001VIA KT266A Initial Roundup - October 2001
Motherboards based on VIA's KT266A chipset are finally here and we take a look at three of them.
5 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/24/2001Tyan's Tiger MP: Affordable Multiprocessing
What do you get when you combine the performance of the 760MP platform with a $220 price tag? The new Tyan Tiger MP.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/26/2001Intel 850 Motherboard Roundup: September 2001
Now that the Pentium 4 is finally becoming a viable processor solution we bring you a roundup of the highest performing motherboards on the market.
2 by Mike Andrawes on 9/12/2001Intel 845 Chipset Review & Motherboard Roundup: September 2001
Intel's 845 chipset has been released and we provide you with a roundup of the latest 845 motherboards.
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/11/2001Value Dual Socket-370 Motherboard Roundup - August 2001
In a day in age where dual CPU setups no longer cost an arm and a leg, AnandTech takes a look at which value dual Socket-370 is best for...
3 by Mike Andrawes on 8/24/2001i815 B-Step Tualatin Motherboard Roundup - July 2001
Following yesterday's release of the first 0.13-micron Pentium III processor, we have a roundup of four of the first motherboards that can run the CPU.
1 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/31/2001VIA KT133A Motherboard Roundup - June 2001
With the KT133A chipset all grown up and finally leaving the house, it's time to roundup the boards that are out there and crown a winner. It's been...
2 by Mike Andrawes on 6/13/2001Gigabyte GA-7ZXR (Rev. 2.2) Socket-A KT133A ATX
A bit on the late side, Gigabyte releases their second KT133A motherboard. Read on to see how it does given the fierce competition.
1 by Mike Andrawes on 6/7/2001Gigabyte GA-8TX i850 Socket-423 ATX
With the appeal of the Pentium 4 growing, more and more motherboard manufacturers are jumping on the i850 boat. Today we take a look at Gigabyte's RDRAM Pentium 4...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 6/3/2001Gigabyte GA-6VXD7 Dual Socket-370 Apollo Pro133A ATX
Gigabyte brings us dual Socket-370 performance with their VIA Apollo Pro 133A implementation. Does it have what it takes to make it against ABIT's, MSI's and Iwill's Apollo Pro...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 5/28/2001ASUS P4T i850 Pentium 4 ATX Motherboard
With the Pentium 4 becoming more affordable, it's time to take a look at Pentium 4 motherboard solutions. Luckily, the first one we've reviewed happens to be one...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 5/9/2001ASUS CUV266 Socket-370 Apollo Pro 266 ATX
ASUS brings to the market their first Apollo Pro 266 based motherboard and they bundle it with a 128MB DDR SDRAM stick.
1 by Mike Andrawes on 4/18/2001MSI 694D Pro Dual Socket-370 Apollo Pro133A ATX
Although it's been out for a while, MSI's 694D Pro is still a favorite of ours when it comes to Dual Socket-370 motherboards. Find out how it stacks...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 4/9/2001Iwill DVD266-R Dual Socket-370 Apollo Pro266 Preview
Only about a month after the release of the VIA Apollo Pro266 chipset, dual Socket-370 motherboards using the chipset have started to emerge. Iwill caught our attention by sending...
1 by Mike Andrawes on 3/27/2001EPoX EP-3SPA3 i815EP Socket-370 ATX
The first i815EP board to find its way into the AnandTech lab is the EPoX EP-3SPA3. What's so different about the i815EP and how does the EPoX fare...
0 by Mike Andrawes on 3/15/2001