Motherboards

by Rafael Hernandez on September 16, 2011 · 0 comments

The Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 is one of the reasons why AMD has plenty of fans. It can handle current AM3 processors quite nicely and will be there for your inevitable upgrade to their major architecture shift in the upcoming Bulldozer CPUs. Lets go beyond the main reason you’d buy an AM3+ motherboard at this point in time […]

Read more Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 Motherboard welcomes your AM3+ challenge

by Rafael Hernandez on September 15, 2011 · 0 comments

ASRock’s A75M-ITX motherboard is a welcome change of pace from the usual AMD FM1 based boards, well at least in the miniaturization department as it’s one of the few Mini ITX boards to show up on the market that support the Llano based processors. You’ll be giving up a bit of expansion capabilities but it […]

Read more ASRock A75M-ITX Motherboard brings FM1 to even smaller confines

by Rafael Hernandez on September 13, 2011 · 0 comments

The MSI A75MA-G55 is the sort of motherboard you dream of. It offers the ability to run your Fusion infused AMD Llano processor with its integrated graphics core so you can get your system up and running with a minimum of fuss, which is perfect for building that budget PC, but it also offers up a […]

Read more MSI A75MA-G55 Motherboard enables your love of graphics chips

by Rafael Hernandez on September 12, 2011 · 0 comments

It’s hard to ignore a motherboard like the ECS Black Series A990FXM-A especially when it hits all of the right feature marks and it sports the AMD 990FX chipset which is their, current, top of the line model and will allow you to expand to the company’s future Bulldozer based CPUs. Sure you’ll find the three […]

Read more ECS Black Series A990FXM-A Motherboard brings in a weird batch of features

by Rafael Hernandez on September 8, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS’ P6X58-E WS motherboard goes all out for those with a massive need for high bandwidth expansion. It takes Intel’s old fashioned X58 chipset, and its LGA 1366 processor support, and tacks on a NVIDIA nForce 200 chip to add quite a few extra PCI Express lanes so you can pile on quite a few […]

Read more ASUS P6X58-E WS Motherboard piles on the PCIe lanes

by Rafael Hernandez on September 1, 2011 · 0 comments

The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z motherboard is set to become the company’s gold standard when it comes to tweaking and overclocking your PC. Its Intel Z68 based design will gladly accept your LGA1155 CPU but you’re going to want to pair it up with a K series processor in order to get the most out of […]

Read more ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z Motherboard wants to be poked and prodded

by Rafael Hernandez on August 31, 2011 · 0 comments

The Gigabyte Z68XP-UD5 motherboard is the sort of platform you want to base your next PC build on. It’s not the snazziest of designs but it does offer enough features to keep you and your Sandy Bridge processor happy. Its LucidLogix Virtu capability will have your PC using less power with its graphics switching capability while the […]

Read more Gigabyte Z68XP-UD5 Motherboard is the performance booster you’ve been waiting for

by Rafael Hernandez on August 27, 2011 · 0 comments

ASUS’s P8B WS motherboard isn’t exactly what you’d consider a PC enthusiast’s dream board. There’s no touting of extreme overclocking and its color scheme is strictly muted. No this board is designed for the workstation crowd. Its Intel C206 chipset is all business but they do include four PCIe X16 slots for those with massive […]

Read more ASUS P8B WS Motherboard is aimed at the corporate crowd

by Rafael Hernandez on August 22, 2011 · 0 comments

Gigabyte’s X58-OC Motherboard marks a weird trend of revisiting an old platform for kicks. It’s joining the ASUS Rampage III Black Edition in taking one last stab at providing the absolute best tweaking, benching, and overclocking platform for those that enjoy pushing their processors to extremes. The board features four PCIe x16 slots with a pair […]

Read more Gigabyte X58-OC LGA1366 Motherboard pulls out all the stops

by Rafael Hernandez on August 17, 2011 · 0 comments

The Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard makes its case as your next possible upgrade platform for a myriad of reasons. Should your shiny new Intel LGA1156 processor sport a graphics chip you will be happy to know that the motherboard’s Lucid VIRTU technology will allow you to switch between it and a dedicated graphics card in order to […]

Read more Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard provides high end options at a reasonable price

by Rafael Hernandez on August 4, 2011 · 0 comments

It’s no secret that Intel is moving on from the first Socket that brought the Core i7 lineup to the masses so everyone’s eyes are on the future LGA2011 and its enthusiast class of features… that doesn’t mean the LGA1366 can’t have a going away party. The ASUS Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard represents just about […]

Read more ASUS Rampage III Black Edition Motherboard gives the LGA1366 a fond farewell