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AMD 890GX Unveiled: Three Motherboards ComparedMar 1, 2010 - in Reviews
AMD’s new chipset promises big performance increases with its Radeon HD 4290 graphics core and built-in SATA 6Gb/s controller. Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI sent their latest motherboards to help us find out how well 890GX and SB850 deliver on those promises.
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Budget Computing: Nine H55 And H57 Motherboards ComparedFeb 24, 2010 - in Reviews
Providing an HDCP-compliant audio path for its latest integrated-video CPUs, Intel’s new H55 and H57 chipsets are certain to appeal to both home theater and office system builders. We inspect nine samples to find out what else these value boards can do.
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Say Goodbye To Your BIOS: Hello, UEFI!Dec 29, 2009 - in Reviews
Alright, so it's not as simple as waving the BIOS away. While the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface is ready to replace the old and inflexible BIOS, most platform vendors aren't prepared, even though we’re about to run into a new storage barrier.
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P55 On Boost: Five LGA 1156 Boards Between $200 And $250Dec 14, 2009 - in Reviews
Intel’s P55 Express remains a mainstream chipset, so by breaking through the $200 barrier, we have high expectations of superb overclocking, unsurpassed stability, and uncompromising features. Can all of today’s boards meet those enthusiast demands?
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USB 3.0 Performance: Two Solutions From Asus And GigabyteDec 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Intel might have postponed USB 3.0 support for chipsets, but that hasn’t stopped motherboard manufacturers from offering it. We look at solutions from Asus and Gigabyte at two distinct budget levels.
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Enthusiast P55: Eight LGA 1156 Boards Between $150 And $200Nov 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Upper-range P55 motherboards cost around $100 less than similarly-equipped X58 products, but are these still good enough for enthusiasts? We take a closer look at eight different models, dissect their features, benchmark them, and come away with a winner.
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Seven AMD 785G-Based Motherboards Rounded UpOct 27, 2009 - in Reviews
When AMD launched its 785G chipset, we were impressed by the mainstream value enabled from such an affordable platform. In this roundup, we're covering seven different 785G-based board covering ATX, microATX, DDR2 memory, DDR3, and two different sockets.
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P55 On A Budget: Five Core i5/i7 Motherboards For $100-$150Oct 8, 2009 - in Reviews
Intel’s newest desktop processor series is all about value, and the P55 platform already powers some very affordable motherboards. We put five such boards to the test, hoping to see solid baseline performance and overclocking headroom at great prices.
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Southbridge Battle: 780a, ICH10 and SB750, ComparedAug 11, 2009 - in Reviews
Modern southbridges support multiple RAID levels via software, but do they deliver decent performance? We used six Intel SSDs and tortured the top three by AMD, Intel and Nvidia. As if that weren't cruel enough, we added LSI's 6 Gb/s SAS card to the mix.
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X58 On A Budget: Seven Sub-$200 Core i7 BoardsJul 29, 2009 - in Reviews
With our $300+ and $200-300 Core i7 motherboard comparisons distant memories, it’s time for a sub-$200 roundup. Recent price fluctuations have pushed two contenders over the mark after we tested them, but readers get to see those as well.
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More P55: Gigabyte's MicroATX Board And Asus' FlagshipJul 28, 2009 - in Picture Story
Asus and Gigabyte are again previewing upcoming P55-based motherboards. A recent visit from Asus left us with the company's P55 flagship, and Gigabyte sent over the first microATX board we've seen. Both reflect maturing designs and an impending launch.
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GeForce 9600 GT/GTS 250/GTX 260 Non-Reference RoundupMay 7, 2009 - in Reviews
We take a look at a handful of non-reference cards with GeForce heritage: the 9600 GT, the GTS 250, and the GTX 260 from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and Zotac. Read on to find out which cards performed, overclocked, and impressed us the most.
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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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Radeon HD 4850 Vs. GeForce GTS 250: Non-Reference BattleApr 20, 2009 - in Reviews
Tired of bog-standard reference graphics cards differentiated by nothing but a box? We pit Gigabyte's GV-N250ZL-1GI with Zalman cooling and Asus' EAH4850 MT with adjustable voltages against each other to see if either board stands out.
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Intel X58 Roundup: Six $300+ Platforms ComparedFeb 23, 2009 - in Reviews
High-end enthusiasts are certain to be among the first adopters of Intel’s latest Core i7 architecture, so our extensive comparisons begin with motherboards specifically targeted towards these systems. What does $300 get you?
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PCI Express & CrossFire: Scaling ExploredDec 7, 2008 - in Reviews
Does your aging CrossFire-compatible motherboard have enough PCI Express bandwidth to make a second card worthwhile? We compare every Core 2-based platform in order to find out.
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Power-Saving Motherboards: Fact Or Fiction?Nov 14, 2008 - in Reviews
All motherboards support overclocking—now it’s time for power-saving. Here we evaluate products from ASRock, Asus, Foxconn, Gigabyte and MSI, weighing both performance and power consumption, to determine which P45 motherboard is most efficient.
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Core i7: 4-Way CrossFire, 3-way SLI, Paradise?Nov 3, 2008 - in Reviews
For the first time ever, gamers are being treated to a reasonably priced platform enabling the best that AMD and Nvidia have to offer. Is Core i7 a gamer’s nirvana or does the processor serve up more of the same?
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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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11-Way P45 Motherboard ShootoutAug 25, 2008 - in Reviews
Two formerly high-end features—PCI Express 2.0 transfers and native Crossfire support—separate Intel’s new mainstream P45 Express chipset from its earlier P35 Express. Eleven motherboards challenge the market with features, performance and value.