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Best Motherboards 2020: For Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Thomas Soderstrom

Here are the best motherboards for Intel and AMD’s top processors. These boards offer great features, overclocking performance and pricing.

What Is PCIe? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding

What is the meaning of PCIe? PCIe 4.0, PCIe 5.0, PCIe 6.0 and older generations explained.

MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus

MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus Review: Affordable Basics

By Thomas Soderstrom

Our search for the best deal in 3rd Generation Ryzen processor support led us to MSI’s MPG X570 Gaming Plus. Is it a deal or should you look elsewhere for X570 options?

ASRock's B550AM-Gaming Motherboard Features PCI-Express 4.0 & Beefy VRMs

By Niels Broekhuijsen

When leaks start to get this juicy, you know the real product is getting close.

How to Buy a Motherboard: A Guide for 2020

By Matt Safford

We're here to help untangle motherboard complexities and guide you to the right model, without blowing your build budget for other key components.

Intel Finally Certified an AMD Thunderbolt Motherboard: Here's Why That Matters (Updated)

By Niels Broekhuijsen

ASRock's X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 is the first AMD-based motherboard to earn Intel certification for Thunderbolt.

Report: Coronavirus Hitting Graphics Card, Motherboard Demand in China

By Niels Broekhuijsen

China's DIY PC market is reportedly expected to take a hit in Q1, due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax

ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax Review: Legendary Value For Ryzen 3000?

By Thomas Soderstrom

With mid-priced X570 boards hovering around $300, ASRock shows us what it can do to satisfy the $200 market with its X570 Steel Legend. We weren’t disappointed.

Report: ASRock Revenue Surge Coming, Thanks to Bigger Bets on AMD

By Lucian Armasu

Dedicating more shipments to AMD-based motherboards is reportedly expected to help boost ASRock revenue in 2020.

First Workstation-Grade Motherboards for Intel Comet Lake Emerge

By Zhiye Liu

DFI is the first to list motherboards with the W480 and Q470 chipsets for Comet Lake's LGA1200 CPU socket.

AMD Lists New Pro 500 Motherboard Chipset for the AM4 Socket

By Zhiye Liu

The Pro 500 joins AMD's list of motherboard chipsets for small form factor systems.

Asus ROG Strix X299-E Gaming II Review: Adding Polish for 10th Gen Core

By Jacob Terkelsen

Back in 2018, the X299 ROG Strix was almost good enough for a recommendation. Now with 10th Gen support, does the latest rendition rise to the occasion?

MSI Creator TRX40

MSI Creator TRX40 Review: Creative Competition

By Thomas Soderstrom

The Creator TRX40 from MSI has a better feature set than it’s competitor’s TRX40 Creator, but is it worth the price difference?

Modder Proves X570 Boards' Chipset Can Be Cooled Passively With Custom Heatsink

By Niels Broekhuijsen

A modder called "DerRuehrer" showed that X570 boards can be cooled passively with a custom heatsink.

Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme TRX40

Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme TRX40 Review: Premium Board at a Premium Price

By Thomas Soderstrom

What sets Asus’s $850 Zenith II Extreme apart from its $500 rivals? We take a closer look.

Supermicro Thermaltake Giveaway

By Josh Simenhoff

Enter now, and you could win a Thermaltake tempered-glass case and Supermicro motherboard for your next mini-ITX build!

X299 Taichi CLX

ASRock's X299 Taichi CLX Motherboard Now Supports RDIMMs up to 256GB

By Zhiye Liu

ASRock released a new firmware (Version 1.4) for its X299 Taichi CLX motherboard that brings support for RDIMMs. Standard DIMMs currently max out at 32GB per stick. However, there are two caveats.

Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review: Trimming the Fat

By Thomas Soderstrom

More onboard, less above the board, what’s not to love about the Gigabtyte's new TRX40 Threadripper motherboard?

ASRock TRX40 Creator Review: a Threadripper Value?

By Thomas Soderstrom

ASRock’s middle board offers faster networking and a better slot configuration at a lower cost. What are we giving up?

X299 Taichi CLX

Overclocker Gets 1TB of RAM Running on X299 Motherboard Limited to 256GB

By Zhiye Liu

Overclocker Nick Shih filled ASRock's X299 Taichi CLX workstation-grade motherboard with 1TB of memory when the motherboard only officially supports up to 256GB.