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The Brazos Round-Up: Eight AMD E-350-Based MotherboardsJul 3, 2011 - in Reviews
AMD’s Brazos platform, driven by the Zacate APU, offers a lot of performance per watt. It comes up short on features, though. Eight manufacturers try to change that perception by adding slots, controllers, and even overclocking in a couple of cases.
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Tom's Hardware Visits Intel's Motherboard TeamJun 17, 2011 - in Reviews
We first covered Intel's Hawthorn Farm campus two years ago. A return visit with a video camera gives us the opportunity to film inside and ask some new questions about the company's efforts to design more enthusiast-oriented motherboards.
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SPONSORED BY Intel - Intel Inside, Including the Motherboard?Jun 13, 2011 - in Reviews
The market is brimming with motherboard options, and businesses of all sizes face the unenviable task of trying to decide which vendor to place at the heart of their productivity desktops.
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The 990FX Chipset Arrives: AMD And SLI Rise AgainMay 30, 2011 - in Reviews
AMD is laying the foundation for its Socket AM3+, Bulldozer-based Zambezi processors with the 990FX chipset, functionally identical to 890FX. The big news is that motherboard vendors are licensing SLI again, and we want to compare performance to Intel.
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Super-Size Me: Gigabyte's G1.Assassin In An XL-ATX MonsterMay 22, 2011 - in Picture Story
When it comes to PC form factors, they don't get much larger than XL-ATX. Just how large is Gigabyte's new super-sized G1.Assassin motherboard? Follow along as we walk you through our custom build (with four graphics cards, lots of memory, and an SSD).
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Z68 Express Roundup: Three Motherboards Do Battle Around $200May 15, 2011 - in Reviews
Intel reserved its most feature-rich LGA 1155 platform for (or four?) months past the launch of its Sandy Bridge-based processors, but was it worth the wait? We compare three upper-mainstream Z68 examples to a top-quality P67 predecessor to find out.
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The Intel Z68 Express Review: A Real Enthusiast ChipsetMay 11, 2011 - in Reviews
Back when Sandy Bridge launched (before the Cougar Point bug delayed Intel's platforms), we were already recommending that enthusiasts hold off on P67 and H67 in favor of Z68 Express. Was this enthusiast-oriented platform worth a four-month wait?
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High-End P67 Express: Five $200-250 MotherboardsApr 25, 2011 - in Reviews
With mainstream boards based on Intel's P67 Express chipset now priced well beyond $150, we reached into the $200-250 range to see what kinds of enhancements high-end buyers could expect just ahead of the anticipated Z68 Express launch.
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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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Intel Z68 Express Chipset Preview: SSD Caching And Quick SyncMar 9, 2011 - in Reviews
Enthusiasts were forced to hit the brakes on Sandy Bridge when motherboard vendors massively recalled platforms based on Cougar Point. We take a Z68 Express-based board for a spin to see if you should wait for Intel's true LGA 1155 enthusiast chipset.
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ASRock's E350M1: AMD's Brazos Platform Hits The Desktop FirstJan 13, 2011 - in Reviews
We had the opportunity to preview the Zacate APU late last year at AMD’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. Now we have the first retail motherboard based on the Brazos platform in ASRock’s E350M1. Today we’re asking: what can the Fusion initiative really do?
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P67 Motherboard Roundup: Nine $150-200 BoardsJan 9, 2011 - in Reviews
Improved per-clock performance and higher achievable frequencies are sure to put Intel’s latest K-Series CPUs on top of many builders’ whish lists, but they’ll still need a new socket to put it in. We test nine enthusiast-oriented LGA-1155 motherboards.
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ASRock P67 Transformer: P67 Gets LGA 1156 CompatibilityJan 4, 2011 - in Reviews
Upgrading to Intel’s P67 will certainly require a new motherboard, but the fact that you won’t need a new CPU appears to be Intel’s dirty-little-secret. ASRock found the secret and exploited it, bringing next-generation performance to today’s processors.
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Talking Heads: Motherboard Manager Edition, Q4'10, Part 2Nov 9, 2010 - in Reviews
Alright, enough about integrated graphics. We don't think they're taking over the world, either. This time, our industry insiders talk to us about the new AMD Operton offerings, SFFs, netbooks, future motherboard designs, and product diversification.
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Preview: VIA VN1000 And Nano DC Platform: An IGP With Game?Nov 2, 2010 - in Reviews
It's been a long time since we've previewed a VIA chipset. And yet, here we are with an S3-based DX10 GPU that VIA claims is ready for gaming. How does the VN1000 compare to Intel's Atom and Nvidia's ION? Is it strong enough to ward off Core i3?
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HydraLogix Vs. SLI And CrossFire: MSI's P55A Fuzion TestedOct 25, 2010 - in Reviews
LucidLogix forges ahead with its promise of multi-GPU compatibility across multiple graphics architectures and platforms. Today we see how its latest drivers stand up to the performance standards of CrossFire and SLI on a much more cost-sensitive board.
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Talking Heads: Motherboard Manager Edition, Q4'10, Part 1Oct 20, 2010 - in Reviews
We've already talked to product managers representing the graphics industry. But what about the motherboard folks? We are back with ten more unidentified R&D insiders. The platform-oriented industry weighs in on Intel's, AMD's, and Nvidia's prospects.
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ECS P55H-AK: P55/NF200 Versus X58 In 3-Way SLIOct 14, 2010 - in Reviews
We’ve seen how three-way SLI boosts gaming performance, but do we really need X58's PCI Express connectivity to realize those gains? Using three GTX 480s, we pit the latest P55/NF200 solution from ECS against a powerful X58-based incumbent to find out.
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USB 3.0 To The Front Panel: ASRock Leads The WayOct 1, 2010 - in Reviews
ASRock was the first company to respond to our impassioned pleas for a front-panel USB 3.0 connector. As other companies attempt to catch up, we examine the boards that started it all to see if the implementation maintains full USB 3.0-class performance.
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On The Bench: Corsair's HS1 USB Gaming HeadsetSep 16, 2010 - in Reviews
You probably know Corsair best for its memory products, power supplies, and SSDs. But now the company is jumping into the crowded headset market with an unassuming entry that’s both affordable and capable of offering great sound quality.
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Experiment: Can You Mine Gold From Old Motherboards?Aug 4, 2010 - in Picture Story
Gold is one of the many metals that goes into manufacturing a motherboard. Since we had a large supply of defective boards in the Tom's Hardware lab, we decided to see if it would be worth extracting as much pure gold as possible from them. Drinks on us!
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PCI Express 3.0: On Motherboards By This Time Next Year?Aug 3, 2010 - in Reviews
After an unfortunate series of untimely delays, the folks behind PCI Express 3.0 believe they've worked out the kinks that have kept next-generation connectivity from achieving backwards compatibility with PCIe 2.0. We take a look at the tech to come.
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X58 To The Max: Three New Flagship LGA 1366 MotherboardsJul 20, 2010 - in Reviews
Supporting Intel’s highest-performance processors with twice the bandwidth of its mainstream counterpart, the X58 chipset proves the staying power of good ideas. We take a closer look at what makes the latest generation of premium motherboards special.
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785G And H55: Two Powerful Mini-ITX-Based Desktop SolutionsJul 9, 2010 - in Reviews
When it's time to look into small form factor machines, do you pick AMD or Intel? With an increasing number of motherboard companies offering Mini-ITX platforms with powerful desktop performance in a diminutive footprint, we compared two modern options.
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Mainstream Or Hardcore? Two X58 Motherboards ComparedJul 3, 2010 - in Reviews
You need Intel’s LGA 1366 interface and an X58-based platform in order to run the latest six-core processors, but which board should you pick? We're comparing a mainstream and flagship platform from the same company to explore the worth of high-end X58.
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In Pictures: 20 Heat Sinks That Look Cool, TooJul 2, 2010 - in Picture Story
Are you getting tired of that boring old fan whirling around inside your PC? Why not jazz it up with something big, flashy, and downright eye-opening? In today's picture story, we take a look at 20 heat sinks that give a new meaning to the word "cool."
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Five AMD 890FX-Based Motherboards ComparedJun 1, 2010 - in Reviews
Adding SATA 6 Gb/s and two more USB 2.0 ports, AMD’s flagship northbridge has evolved into the 890FX. Just as important are the evolutionary steps several manufacturers have taken in motherboard design. Today we examine five examples.
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X58 In 2010: Four LGA 1366 Boards With USB 3.0 And SATA 6Gb/sMay 4, 2010 - in Reviews
The March 2010 launch of Intel's hexa-core Core i7-980X gave us a good reason to revisit the LGA 1366 interface. Today, we're looking at four new X58 Express-based motherboards that tie USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s support in to Intel's flagship platform.
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USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, Motherboards, And Overcoming BottlenecksMar 24, 2010 - in Reviews
Soon, 4.8 Gb/s USB 3.0 and 6 Gb/s SATA will be hitting the mainstream. But be careful when you buy your next mainstream motherboard; some don't handle these technologies very well. We compare three implementations and recommend best practice solutions.
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