Motherboards

by Rafael Hernandez on July 29, 2009 · 0 comments

It used to be that motherboard manufacturers would release their products and allow for the enthusiasts and tweakers to get the most out of their products, now they’ve started to take all of that fun for themselves before the boards…

Read more Asus Demonstrates P55 Motherboards, Enjoys the Overclock As Well

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2009 · 0 comments

It’s tough to match the flexibility that Nvidia’s ION platform offers. It takes the lowly Intel Atom processor, pairs it with a power friendly system chipset which sports a moderately competent graphics core built-in, the perfect combination for media playback.Zotac’s…

Read more Zotac's ION A-Series ITX Board, WiFi'ed Atom Goodness

by Rafael Hernandez on June 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Foxconn tends to build things for a whole host of other computer manufacturers but their own computing products are overlooked despite the fact that they put out impressive motherboards, such as their FlamingBlade.HardOCP has a look at the Intel…

Read more Foxconn's FlamingBlade, the Red Signifies Performance…I Think

by Rafael Hernandez on June 1, 2009 · 0 comments

While E3 may be getting all of the buzz when it comes to gaming Computex 2009 will soon cast a giant spotlight on the computing world’s newest hardware. The show starts tomorrow and all manner of new gadgets and anything…

Read more Computex 2009 Hardware Previewed

by Rafael Hernandez on May 23, 2009 · 0 comments

We’re finding more and more high performance chipsets making their way to the MicroATX form factor quicker than ever before. Intel’s X58 is, of course, your only option if you want to make use of their Core i7 CPU so…

Read more MSI's X58M, MicroATX Core i7 Motherboard Action

by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2009 · 0 comments

It used to be that the microATX segment was underserved, relying on expensive boards that didn’t have much going for it other than a smaller form-factor. Those performance hungry engineers got their hands on to everyone’s favorite miniature spec and…

Read more ASUS Rampage II Gene mATX Motherboard, Extreme Performance in an Itty Bitty Formfactor

by Rafael Hernandez on May 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform has been touted as a great compromise between good performance and low power usage. Hard to wonder why considering its powerful, yet integrated, GPU and Intel Atom CPU combined make it an intriguing choice for HTPC…

Read more Zotac's MiniITX Nvidia Ion Motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on May 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 chip is quite a performer in its own right, given the right motherboard though you can do so much more with it. Budget boards just won’t do when you want to push your chip to new levels…

Read more MSI Eclipse SLI X58 Motherboard, High-end Performance

by Rafael Hernandez on May 5, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s Phenom II has the right price/performance ratio which is getting it quite a bit of attention now, of course finding the right motherboard to drop one into without spending a mint is a difficult task given the options.Jetway’s Hummer…

Read more Jetway Hummer HA08 LF, 790GX At A Budget Price

by Rafael Hernandez on May 4, 2009 · 0 comments

You could always count on ASRock to combine the latest CPU support with some oddball features and somehow make it all work together, lately that doesn’t seem to be the case. Oh their products do work splendidly but you’re likely…

Read more ASRock M3A790GXH-128M, A Normal AM3 Supporting Motherboard

by Rafael Hernandez on May 1, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s motherboards have a reputation for being somewhat…bland. Sure they offer stable performance and security features, so they’re tried and true, but most other manufacturers tend to pass over for the full throttle overclocking prowess so they get all of…

Read more The Intel DX58SO, A Performance Platform