Intel's Coffee Lake was released not even a year ago and it already feels like the standard enthusiasts Intel motherboard, unless you stuck to your Z270 you only just bought!
Read More...Intel's Coffee Lake was released not even a year ago and it already feels like the standard enthusiasts Intel motherboard, unless you stuck to your Z270 you only just bought!
Read More...The ASRock Z270 Pro4 motherboard is a familiar site. ASRock is a familiar brand and since the birth of the ASRock company, it has secured a healthy and immediately identifiable place in the component market.
Read More...Asus are calling this their “Flagship micro-ATX Z170 with 5X Protection II for dependable stability, fantastic DDR4 performance, and reversible USB Type-C connectivity”. It’s a rather odd claim for this motherboard, Asus have flagship product lines, the Rampage and ROG series for example. Why would they call Z170M Plus motherboard a flagship?
Read More...Every system builder these days will know the name ASRock, and it’s welcome, in the past ten years we have seen the number of motherboard manufacturers dwindle, losing the likes of Abit, Nvidia and even the mighty Intel from the motherboards arena.
Read More...Anyone bought an Intel Z97 motherboard recently? We think it is one of the best Chipsets out there but Intel think it’s time for an upgrade. They recently launched their Skylake range of CPU’s and a supporting Chipset, the Z170. We have a couple of motherboard and CPU samples kicking around the office and we must admit we are already very interested in their capabilities and performance. We love mITX motherboards these days, and though still a compromise on what you can populate them with, there has been a step change from a couple of years ago, making a mini gaming rig possible and a performer too.
Read More...Ever since Haswell-E processors launched a short while ago, we have been testing the most luxurious Intel X99 motherboards. Face it, what candy is to kids, this platform is for enthusiast PC gamers. As expensive as this upgrade is, we...
Read More...With the dust settling from the recent Intel X99-E releases, there is a general view there will be no mITX motherboards. When you consider what’s in the Intel X99-E’s spec, it is unlikely to ever be something to cater for the mITX gamers, so what’s the alternative?
Read More...Just in case you missed it, small form factor machines are making a comeback. Well, resurgence actually since many hardware enthusiasts and manufacturers skipped over the small form factor in favor of “real” motherboards. For years hardware enthusiasts claimed that...
Read More...Today we review the MSI Z97 Gaming 9 AC motherboard, probably is one of the most aesthetically pleasing Z97 motherboards available on the market. MSI took the Z97 chipset and then started adding with the results a gorgeous motherboard that...
Read More...We review the MSI Z97 XPOWER AC motherboard which is seated in the MSI OC series. MSI’s new OC Series include the Z97 MPower, Z97 MPower MAX AC, and the Z97 XPower AC. We test the flagship today, the Z97...
Read More...We review, test and benchmark the MSI Z97I Gaming AC motherboard and Radeon R9 270X Gaming ITX – You betta pick up magnifying glass alright as this will be among the smallest fully fetched Z97 motherboard you will lay your...
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