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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.

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?

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.

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.

Asus Tempts Power Users With Pro WS X299 Sage II Workstation Motherboard

By Niels Broekhuijsen

A serious motherboard for serious power users.

Gigabyte X299X Designare 10G Review: Twice as Nice

By Thomas Soderstrom

With two 10GbE ports and twin Thunderbolt 3, the X299X Designare 10G is the champion of connectivity.

ASRock X299 Taichi CLX Review: More Lanes, Better Features

By Thomas Soderstrom

Boasting the firm’s first x16-x8-x16-x8 CPU-PCIe configuration, does ASRock’s first board for Intel’s 10th-gen Core Extreme have the performance and stability to make it a viable choice?

ASRock TRX40 Taichi Review: Overbuilt Impressiveness

By Thomas Soderstrom

ASRock’s TRX40 Taichi leads the charge into sTRX4 motherboard reviews: Does it have the features and power to earn our respect?

How to Ensure Your Motherboard Will Support a Ryzen 3000 CPU

By Andrew E. Freedman

If you’re buying parts for a new build, you want to make sure your motherboard will support a Ryzen 3000 series CPU. Here’s how to make sure that happens.

CVN X570M Gaming Pro

Colorful Launches CVN X570M Micro-ATX Motherboard for Compact AMD Ryzen Builds

By Zhiye Liu

Colorful's CVN X570M Gaming Pro micro-ATX X570 motherboard features support for both second and third-generation Ryzen desktop CPUs.

Biostar: AMD B550 Motherboards Are Ready (Update)

By Zhiye Liu

A Biostar exec discussed plans for AMD B550 motherboards, as well as boards for Intel's 400-series chipset.

ASRock X570 Creator Review: Aqua-Free Thunderbolt 3

By Thomas Soderstrom

What would the $1,000 X570 Aqua be without its water-cooling monoblock? The X570 Creator might answer that question.

Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite Motherboard Review: Sub-$200 Goodness

By Joe Shields

Those looking for an affordable entry to X570 will find a lot to like with this board from Gigabyte. It lacks USB-C and debug LEDs, but includes an M.2 heatsink.