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How to Buy a Motherboard: A Guide for 2019

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.

ASRock Announces X299 Creator, Steel Legend, Taichi CLX

By Thomas Soderstrom

Preparing for Cascade Lake X’s extra lanes.

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New AMD Ryzen Microcode Demoed: Reported 1.9 Percent Gain in Boost Clock

By Zhiye Liu

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X reportedly saw 1.9% improvement in all-core boost clock.

MSI Launches Another Batch of X299 Motherboards for 10th-Gen Core i9 CPUs

By Matthew Connatser

MSI updated its stable of X299 boards in preparation for Intel's new HEDT CPUs.

EKWB's Latest Block Cools Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero

By Niels Broekhuijsen

EKWB announced its EK-Quantum Momentum ROG Crosshair VIII Hero D-RGB Monoblock.

AMD Confirms B550A chipset for OEMs

By Matthew Connatser

AMD's B550 chipset hasn't debuted for the desktop yet, but AMD has now confirmed that B550A OEM models are refreshed versions of 400-series motherboards.

Motherboard Form Factors Diagram

A Basic Guide To Motherboard, Case and Power Supply Form Factors

By Thomas Soderstrom

Avoiding incompatible parts and getting the rig you really want is easy when you understand the basics of a few commonly used form factors.

X299 BIOS Update for Intel Cascade Lake-X Will Kill Kaby Lake-X Support

By Niels Broekhuijsen

If you update an X299 motherboard to support Cascade Lake-X, it will no longer support two Kaby Lake-X CPUs.

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Support Spotted on A320 Motherboard

By Zhiye Liu

ASRock's A320M-DVS R3.0 motherboard seemingly supports the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPU.

MSI Accidentally Confirms a Threadripper 3000 TRX40 Motherboard

By Niels Broekhuijsen

MSI spills the beans on its upcoming Creator TRX40 motherboard for Threadripper 3000 chips.

All-Black, No RGB & Lots of Heatsinks: MSI's MEG X570 Unify

By Niels Broekhuijsen

MSI launches it blacked-out MEG X570 Unify motherboards.

MSI X299 Pushes Intel Cascade Lake-X to the Shores Of Triple EPS12V

By Thomas Soderstrom

Up to 90A to help your 18-core X-series to meet is maker…

AMD Ryzen CPUs Getting New Microcode With Over 100 Improvements Next Month

By Zhiye Liu

MSI revealed that AMD will release a new microcode next week, and Ryzen CPU users will probably get it in November.

Gigabyte Debuts X299X Motherboards for Intel Cascade Lake-X CPUs

By Zhiye Liu

Gigabyte's X299X Designare 10G, X299X Aaorus Xtreme WaterForce and X299X Aorus Master motherboards target Intel's recently announced HEDT CPUs.

Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi Review: Mid-Range Menagerie

By Joe Shields

Asus’s sub-$400 X570 ROG motherboard is well worth considering thanks to its plethora of speedy USB, SATA, and other features, as well as robust cooling and solid performance.

Alleged Security Hole Found in Gigabyte's RGB Fusion Software

By Ash Puckett

Security penetration tester Graham Sutherland claims to have uncovered serious security flaws in Gigabyte's RGB Fusion software.

PCBye: Researchers Want to Ditch the Motherboard

By Nathaniel Mott

UCLA researchers believe replacing PCBs with a silicon-interconnect fabric would lead to better devices ranging from wearable products to data center systems.

Gigabyte Castle Peak, Cascade Lake-X, Comet Lake-S Motherboards Listed

By Zhiye Liu

Gigabyte files a bunch of new Intel and AMD motherboards with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).

What Is a MOSFET? A Basic Definition

By Scharon Harding

What is the meaning of a MOSFET. MOSFETs and what they do for your motherboard, PC and power supply explained.

The Ultimate Storage Monster: 32 SATA Ports On A Single Motherboard

By Zhiye Liu

The Onda B250 D32-D3 and B250 D32-D3 IPFS motherboards sport up to 32 SATA ports.