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MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI, A Beefy Home For Your Core Ultra

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:42:50 +0000

Don't adjust your browser, The FPS Review of the MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI takes a while to load because there are a lot of high quality pictures of the BIOS settings…

Prefer Intel? Take A Look At The GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 23:47:17 +0000

The Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI 7 is not a flagship model but does still sport their ULTRA DURABLE PCIE ARMOR system to keep everything from your VRMs to your M.2 cards…

ASRock X870 Pro RS Has An Exceptionally Clean Backplate, And Much More

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 18:40:16 +0000

The FPS Review wrapped up their second review of an AMD X870 motherboard, covering the ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi. ASRock did a lovely job on the aesthetics of this motherboard, white…

AMD’s New Chipset Is Rolling Out, Such As The ASUS TUF GAMING X870-Plus WiFi

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 20:00:50 +0000

AMD's new X870 chipset isn't much of an upgrade from the previous design but it's new features do make it attractive. These new boards, such as the ASUS TUF GAMING X870-Plus WiFi…

The AMD X870 Motherboards Have Arrived

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0000

You can be disappointed with the arrival of AMD's X870 motherboards, in that they are essentially B650E boards with USB 4 Type-C and PCIe M.2 ports added on, or you could be…

The MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI Is A Breeze To Set Up

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:59:33 +0000

There is something to be said for a motherboard that offers absolutely no challenges to set up. Motherboards with personality can be interesting, but for a new user or just someone who…

GIGABYTE Z790 UD AC, Ultra Durability Doesn’t Have To Be Ultra Expensive

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:48:11 +0000

The first look at the GIGABYTE Z790 UD AC reveals some seriously robust construction, with a metal reinforced PCIe slot to hold today's rather large GPUs. The VRMs and MOSFETs are equally…

Ride The Riptide With This ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 Board

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:31:59 +0000

ASRock's Phantom Gaming Z790 RIPTIDE WIFI has both a PCIe 5.0 16x slot and a PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, however if you want to use them both then that PCIe slot…

CES 2024: ASUS BTF Motherboards plus Cable-Free RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and RTX 4090

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:24:15 +0000

Here's a simple concept: to eliminate cable mess, eliminate cables! Ok, maybe it's not that simple, but we can at least hide all cables behind the motherboard, and ASUS is introducing their…

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 NOVA WIFI Bursts Onto The Scene

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:55:55 +0000

The ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 NOVA WIFI motherboard has, among other things, a total of six M.2 slots, one is Gen5 slot while the others are Gen4. That is a lot of…

The Affordable ASRock B760M STEEL LEGEND WiFi

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:04:22 +0000

If you prefer mATX to mini-ITX then head over to The FPS Review for a look at the ASRock B760M STEEL LEGEND WiFi. As far as B760 motherboards go, it is…

The MSI Z790-P PRO WiFi, A Mix Of Old And New

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 23:24:28 +0000

The MSI Z790-P PRO WiFi comes at an attractive price and offers some nice modern features such as 2.5GbE, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C and up to 192GB of DDR5-7000. The power…

ASRock Launching All-White Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPUs

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:26:16 +0000

ASRock is launching "the company's first all-white motherboard available on both Intel & AMD platforms" targeting the mainstream DIY market, with a B550 board on the AMD side, and Intel B760 and…

ASRock B650 Pro RS And It’s Blazing M.2 Socket

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 09 May 2023 21:52:32 +0000

ASRock, as we have said many a time, now produces quality products which generally cost less than the competition while still retaining most of the features. The ASRock B650 Pro RS is…

AMD Announces A620 Chipset for Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs

Sebastian Peak — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 01:30:34 +0000

Some very affordable AM5 motherboards are on the horizon, as AMD has made the A620 chipset official today, with ASRock, ASUS, BIOSTAR, GIGABYTE, and MSI shown as partners. Obviously this won't match…

ASRock B650E PG-ITX, Almost All The New Features In A Compact Package

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:58:15 +0000

Those that like tiny computers should take note of the ASRock B650E PG-ITX Wi-Fi, a mini-ITX AM5 board with just about everything you'd want, excepting USB4. You will get DDR5 support up…

Is The MSI MEG X670E ACE Worth $700?

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 22:11:00 +0000

Graphics card prices may get most of the headlines but if you've been pricing out a new system build you may well have noticed motherboard prices have jumped at least as much,…

ASUS STRIX Gaming B650E-F WIFI With A Splash Of PCIe 5.0

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 23:44:52 +0000

As you have heard many a time, this generation of components are exceptionally expensive. Oddly the CPU is now often the cheapest component to purchase for a new build, as even the…

Investing In The MSI MEG Z790 ACE DDR5?

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 20:58:29 +0000

The current generation of motherboards come with impressive price tags, regardless if you are shopping for AMD or Intel. The MSI MEG Z790 ACE DDR5 is no exception to this, it's $700…

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk, Raptor Lake And DDR4

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 19:18:44 +0000

One nice thing about the current generation of Intel motherboards is the ability to choose between DDR4 and DDR5 when you are purchasing one. All Raptor Lake processors are happy with either…