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Overclocking: Asus Rampage IV Extreme Versus EVGA X79 FTWApr 16, 2012 - in Reviews
Many companies claim to offer the best overclocking for your money, yet only two compete for the best overclocking at the very highest price point. Today we put those claims to the test, including a full set of benchmarks to analyze performance gains.
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P67, X58, And NF200: The Best Platform For CrossFire And SLIApr 11, 2011 - in Reviews
Intel’s flagship X58 chipset supports three-way SLI and triple-channel RAM, while its fastest gaming processor is stuck with a far less-capable P67 platform. With multiple GPU installations hanging in the balance, which solution should you choose?
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GeForce And Radeon On Intel's P67: PCIe Scaling ExploredApr 10, 2011 - in Reviews
Intel’s Sandy Bridge-based processors dramatically advance gaming value by increasing performance at lower prices than LGA 1366-based configurations. But is the platform it sits on worthy of that CPU? We test three slot configurations to find out.
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Roundup: Four 790FX Socket AM3 MotherboardsApr 22, 2009 - in Reviews
While most manufacturers tout the value of AMD’s latest 790GX integrated chipset, enthusiasts need the added PCI Express connectivity of 790FX for multi-card graphics configurations. We test four 790FX-based AM3 motherboards for your Phenom II processor.
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The Truth Behind ASRock's X58 SuperComputerApr 17, 2009 - in Reviews
Two new motherboards, two replacement processors (C0 and D0 steppings), plus a new BIOS challenge our previous findings in ASRock X58 SuperComputer motherboard overclocking. How does the latest board revision handle our overclocking aspirations?
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Return To Castle Intel: 16 Years Of Motherboard HistoryMar 16, 2009 - in Picture Story
Last month, we took you on a tour of Intel's closely guarded Hawthorn facility, where its motherboards are refined. We returned this month with camera in hand to walk down memory lane at some of the company's big motherboard hits (and flops).
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Tom's OC Competition: LN2 CrazinessNov 9, 2008 - in Picture Story
We're approaching the bottom of all eight tanks of our liquid nitrogen today. Check out some of pictures from the final day of competition!
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Tom's OC Competition: Mid-day PicsNov 9, 2008 - in Picture Story
Check out mid-day pictures from our overclocking competition!
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Sneak Peek: Four Core i7 X58 MotherboardsOct 26, 2008 - in Picture Story
Core i7 is coming, Core i7 is coming! We got our hands on four of the first X58-based motherboards you're going to see come launch time from ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI and took plenty of pictures for this sneak peek.
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Most AM2 Motherboards Not Phenom ReadyDec 26, 2007 - in Reviews
AMD promised that Phenom could be operated in most socket AM2 motherboards. We tried running the new quad core on ten different products - and failed with most of them.
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Can MicroATX Boards Do the Job?Jul 31, 2007 - in Reviews
Many users will find that low-cost motherboards have everything they need. We take a look at three MicroATX boards for Intel Core 2 processors, and see that they perform alike, but their features and power consumption vary quite a bit.
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MSI P35 Platinum Makes a ComebackJul 31, 2007 - in Reviews
Performance leader MSI P35 Platinum Revision 1.0 made a big splash in our P35-DDR2 motherboard comparison but lost the gold due to poor overclocking capabilities. With Revision 1.1, MSI hopes to settle the score.
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Pipe Dreams: Six P35-DDR3 Motherboards ComparedJun 5, 2007 - in Reviews
Intel's P35 Express chipset represents next-generation processor and memory compatibility. While other media outlets consider the "DDR2 v DDR3" debate...
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Seven 650i SLI Motherboards ComparedMay 24, 2007 - in Reviews
The 650i SLI chipset is Nvidia's solution for buyers who want SLI on the cheap. We benchmark a bunch of 650i boards against the high-priced 680i SLI reference mobo.
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Is nForce 650 the Mainstream Master?Mar 19, 2007 - in Reviews
How good is Nvidia's mainstream nForce chipset? The 650i SLI takes on the competition by AMD and Intel.
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680i Motherboard Comparison Part 2Feb 22, 2007 - in Reviews
A broader selection of high-end NForce 680i SLI chipset platforms is finally beginning to surface, but was it worth the wait? We compare the performance, overclocking potential and other features of three newcomers to Part 1 entries.
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Shootout at the Core 2 Corral: Seven P965 Motherboards ComparedNov 13, 2006 - in Reviews
Launched as a companion to Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, the P965 chipset can be found in a range of products, from fancy to inexpensive. In this review, seven motherboards from six manufacturers compete for your buying dollar.
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Four 975X Motherboards For Core 2 DuoOct 11, 2006 - in Reviews
Intel's Core 2 Duo is the best desktop processor, but which is the best motherboard? We took a look at four 975X offerings from Asus, Foxconn, Intel and MSI.
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ATI's Crossfire Xpress 3200 Chipset Takes OffMar 1, 2006 - in Reviews
The new dual PCIe x16 chipset from ATI is the most advanced core logic product around, but can it beat Nvidia's nForce4 SLI X16 champ? We checked into its features, performance and graphics scalability.
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MSI K8N Diamond PlusJan 26, 2006 - in Reviews
MSI is starting the new year off with a bang. Its newest Socket 939 board sports a lavish feature set, complete with a high-end on-board sound solution. But how good really is the performance of MSI's K8N Diamond Plus HiFi-Edition?
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Three Premium nForce4 Motherboards from Gigabyte, Jetway, and MSISep 21, 2005 - in Reviews
Which chipset: Intel or NVIDIA? We start our big comparison test of the best premium motherboards on the market with three nForce4-based Pentium motherboards.
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NVIDIA nForce4 Intel Edition Sets Its Sights on Intel 925XEApr 6, 2005 - in Reviews
Today, NVIDIA announces the nForce4 Intel Edition chipset for socket 775, featuring dual core processor support and the option of SLI dual graphics. In addition to offering a host of advanced features, it also kicks Intel's 925XE off the top of the performance heap.
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Asus A8N-SLI Premium Allows SLI to be Enabled in SoftwareMar 23, 2005 - in Reviews
The Premium version of Asus' A8N-SLI motherboard allows you to turn on or off SLI in software, rather than requiring you to open your system case. Will this new feature help alleviate one of the issues that some people have with SLI?
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NVIDIA Rushes Into PCI Express With nForce4Oct 20, 2004 - in Reviews
Many notable features found their way into NVIDIA's brand new nForce4 chipset for the AMD' Athlon64 family. While these capabilities make it a very desirable product, the reference board was not able to live up to our expectations.
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NVIDIA, SiS and VIA Bring on Chipsets for AMD Socket 939Sep 1, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA, SiS and VIA have launched their chipsets based on Athlon64 processors. And as THG's benchmarks show, there are performance differences. So who delivers and who doesn't?
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Mobo Makers Try Again with Intel's 925X and 915P ChipsetsAug 10, 2004 - in Reviews
Heat problems associated with the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 mired our first pre-retail launch tests of Intel's Socket 775 with DDR2 memory. Now that board makers have had over six weeks to work the kinks out, we look again at how mobos take the heat from Intel's 925X and 915P chipsets.
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Intel's 865/875 Superior Performance Song Remains the SameJul 12, 2004 - in Reviews
The truth remains more evident than ever. As we documented last month, Intel's socket LGA 775 "platform of the future" does not match the performance of its previous line of 865/875 chipsets for socket 478. We now back our conclusion with an exhaustive battery of tests on no less than 16 mobos in combination with 13 memory modules.
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New and Improved: NVIDIA nForce3 250 Gb ChipsetApr 20, 2004 - in Reviews
It took awhile, but NVIDIA's nForce3 250 Gb has eliminated the weak points of its predecessor, the nForce3 150, and offers a host of new features to boot. Serial ATA support with RAID, gigabit Ethernet ports with an integrated hardware firewall and other features should serve to shake up the competition as our tests showed.
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The SiS, VIA and Intel Showdown at the Performance Chipset CorralDec 15, 2003 - in Reviews
At the beginning of next year, Intel will launch faster Pentium 4 processors based on the well-known Socket 478. This should unleash a fresh round of debate about what is the best performance chipset, since a fast processor should also have the support of a platform that's as speedy as it can be. The newset product vying to unseat the Intel 875P is the 655TX from SiS. We also pitted it against the production version of the VIA PT880.
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Avant-Garde: Four boards for AMD's Athlon 64 FXNov 17, 2003 - in Reviews
The Athlon 64 FX has been out for only a few weeks, but the 64 bit contender has already made a name for itself. But because of the few unit counts in the market and the uncertainty factor over a new technology, many boardmakers remain hesitant about jumping in. We tested Athlon 64 bit boards from the big three that have taken the plunge: Asus, Gigabyte and MSI - thus divide up the market between them. Here is what we found.