In preparation for their upcoming Ivy Bridge line of processors Intel has released their Z77 Express system chipset to provide a shiny new platform for their next CPU, fortunately for all of us the new chipset also supports the previous generation of LGA 1155 CPUs so there’s plenty of testing going on. The Z77 provides […]
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The ASUS P9X79 WS motherboard is one of the few options to turn to if you want to give your next Intel Core i7 build the best possible platform to build on since they’ve gone for connectivity overload with a total of six PCIe x16 slots, of which two provide x4 bandwidth while the other four […]
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MSI’s X79 Big Bang XPower II takes some of the high end gamer hardware gimmicks to the extreme as evidenced by the heatsinks they loaded on to their top of the line motherboard but at least it can bring you everything you want out of a performance product. Your LGA 2011 build will be well […]
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BIOSTAR has made some excellent strides over the years in improving their image with impressive motherboard models, like their new TA990FXE AMD 990FX motherboard. The board is, of course, AM3+ compliant which means you can fit a fancy new Bulldozer cored FX-8150 processor or its lesser siblings into place and benefit from all manner of awesome performance. […]
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The ASRock X79 Extreme4-M is specially crafted for power users looking to cram in as much performance as possible into the smallest enclosure they can find. The Sandy Bridge-E capable, Intel X79 chipset toting, motherboard sticks to the small microATX format but it still manages to offer up three PCIe X16 slots as well as the […]
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Intel’s Sandy Bridge-E processor lineup packs a serious amount of computing power into one chip which requires an equally impressive motherboard to keep up with. The MSI X79A-GD65 features Intel’s X79 chipset which offers up a massive array of advanced features, although it’s a little lite on the SATA 6G ports so MSI tossed in an […]
The Biostar TZ68K+ proves that high performance platforms don’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. The motherboard uses Intel’s Z68 chipset, which supports the company’s LGA1155 processors, and it’s somewhat barebones on the feature front with two PCIe X16 slots (one full x16 and one running at X4) bringing in the bulk of […]
AMD’s APU based Llano cores have a reputation for being a bit on the mundane side since they don’t offer the same performance their Phenom II cousins tout, much less whatever Intel has put out in the past three years, but the ASUS F1A75-V Pro motherboard makes the case for this wonder of a chip. The […]
Read more ASUS F1A75-V Pro overclocks Llano APUs like a fiend
Gimmicks aren’t a big selling point for me but there is something to be said for the ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe motherboard and its assortment of tricks. It’s an FM1 socket board so you’re going to be making fine use of an AMD Llano based APU on it which suits it quite well since it believes […]
Read more ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe Motherboard has a remote you’ll just adore
The ASUS P8H67-M EVO motherboard is the sort of board you want when there’s a system to be built which won’t see any form of enthusiast level tweaking. Aside from the restrictions on pushing your CPU there are a ton of reasons to consider this microATX board with its LGA1155 processor support and multi GPU capability […]
The ECS A75F-A is a bit overkill for playing host to a CPU platform that’s a bit more budget oriented than the rest but that just gives you more reasons to upgrade further on down the road. When it’s paired up with the AMD Fusion A6-3650 APU you have yourself a potent machine capable of […]
Read more ECS A75F-A Motherboard pairs up with the AMD A6-3650 APU quite nicely
