Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Xtreme Review: On the Edge of Excellence By Thomas Soderstrom published 6 February 19 Gigabyte's Z390 Aorus Xtreme combines the best features of its top boards on a single product, and then adds external controllers. We take a closer look.
Team Group Delta Tuf Gaming RGB DDR4-3200: a Good Value, for Asus Boards By Thomas Soderstrom published 14 January 19 Team Group embraces the Asus TUF Gaming Alliance with an RGB-lighted 2x8GB DDR4-3200 CAS 16 DDR4 memory kit. How well does it compete against existing models?
ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Review: The 2.5GbE Value Play By Thomas Soderstrom published 4 January 19 The middle ground between ASRock’s Taichi and Taichi Ultimate isn’t a Taichi at all! We put its Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 to the test!
GeIL Super Luce RGB Sync DDR4-4133 Review: Higher Voltage, Lower Price By Thomas Soderstrom published 30 December 18 GeIL offers low-latency DDR4-4133 for only a few more dollars than competing low-latency DDR4-3200. But is 30% faster..30% better?
Asus ROG Maximus XI Gene Review: Dual Capacity RAM Meets DIMM.2 By Thomas Soderstrom published 22 December 18 It’s not cheap and it’s designed for expanded onboard storage plus overclocking. But the Maximus XI Gene packs a lot of new and interesting features.
T-Force Night Hawk Legend RGB Review: Choosing A Motherboard For Your DDR4? By Thomas Soderstrom published 21 December 18 Picking memory to match a board should be easy, but what happens when you find that a specific board doesn’t work very well with your memory? We dove deeper.
G.Skill Trident Z Royal DDR4-3200 C14 Review: RAM Goes Luxe By Thomas Soderstrom published 18 December 18 We may never be royal, but we can still enjoy the luxury of gold-plated heat spreaders and crystal RGB light diffusers covering DDR4-3200 at CAS 14 timings.
ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate Motherboard Review: All About the Networking By Thomas Soderstrom published 16 December 18 The Ultimate version of ASRock’s Z390 Taichi adds 10GbE without taking away any of the cheaper version’s integrated networking. Is it worth the cash?
Call Me Pan, Call Me Puck: NZXT Announces PUBG-Themed Headphone Hanger By Thomas Soderstrom published 4 December 18 Would you pay $30 for a fake frying pan? What if we told you it was a PUBG frying pan?
Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero (Wi-Fi) Review: For Overclockers Only? By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 November 18 The ROG Maximus XI Hero targets the gaming crowd with its high price and overclocking capability, but can it match any of its rivals in value?
Low-Cost Meets Eight Cores: MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk Review By Thomas Soderstrom published 26 November 18 Can a $160 motherboard support a $500 CPU? Should it?
Gigabyte Z390 Designare Review: High-End Excellence By Thomas Soderstrom published 21 November 18 Editor's Choice Designed for connectivity and productivity, can the inconspicuous Desginare match its flashier gaming-themed rivals in performance, overclocking, and value?
Adata XPG Spectrix D41 Review: RGB Value At DDR4-3600 By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 November 18 Editor's Choice This isn’t the best DDR4-3600 that any amount of money can buy, but it may be the best DDR4-3600 many builders can afford.
ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ac Review: ITX Excellence By Thomas Soderstrom published 8 November 18 Editor's Choice ASRock’s latest Mini ITX motherboard takes on ATX rivals in features, price, performance, and efficiency. It's an exceptional compact board for an Intel build.
Supermicro C9Z390-CG-IW Review: 9900K Meets Mini-ITX By Thomas Soderstrom published 1 November 18 Can Super Micro pack the hot new LGA 1151 Core i9 into Mini ITX without doubling down on the “hot” part? We find out!
ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac Review: Small Wonder By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 October 18 Editor's Choice With all of the overclocking and less of the cost, can ASRock’s little Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac stand up to its X-series rivals?
ASRock Z390 Taichi ATX Motherboard Review: i9 With More Power By Thomas Soderstrom published 19 October 18 Priced between MSI and Gigabyte competitors, does ASRock’s Z390 Taichi deliver quality and features to hold the center of the Core i9-9900K-compatible market?
MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon Review: Core i9 Value? By Thomas Soderstrom published 19 October 18 Does the Wi-Fi-lacking $200 MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon have the guts to push our expensive i9-9900K into value territory?
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master Review: A Pricey Performer By Thomas Soderstrom published 19 October 18 The successor to its highly-rated Z370 Aorus Gaming 7, Gigabyte's Z390 Aorus Master is designed to support greater core loads without sacrificing features.
Z390 Motherboard Preview: Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock Tested By Thomas Soderstrom published 8 October 18 These three new motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI and ASRock sport Intel's new Z390 chipset. Do their features and performance beat the the older Z370 models?
Asus ROG Strix B360-G Gaming Micro-ATX Motherboard Review: Solid but Spendy By Thomas Soderstrom published 6 October 18 Did Asus produce a true gaming motherboard for under $100? We test the Strix B360-G Gaming to find out!
Biostar Racing X470GT8 Review: Ryzen Higher For Less By Thomas Soderstrom published 5 October 18 Editor's Choice Biostar wants people to associate its brand with value-priced overclocking. The Racing X470GT8 makes that claim on AM4.
ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate: Just Add 10GbE? By Thomas Soderstrom published 29 September 18 The X470 Taichi Ultimate adds Aquantia’s 10GbE controller to the feature set of is X470 Taichi. Is it worth the extra $60?
Asus ROG Strix Z370-G Gaming WI-FI AC Review: Top Micro-ATX Z370 Performance By Thomas Soderstrom published 11 September 18 Is Asus’ Micro-ATX gaming board a full-scale representation of its ROG Strix brand?
ASRock H370M Pro4 Micro ATX Motherboard: Best Cheap 1151? By Thomas Soderstrom published 4 September 18 Editor's Choice ASRock’s H370M Pro4 adds H370 features to B360 pricing. Could it be the best value for non-overclockers?
