Asus ROG Strix Z390-E Gaming Review: Stretching The Envelope By Thomas Soderstrom published 25 March 19 Intel’s Core i9-9900K has pushed mid-level enthusiast motherboard pricing well into what was once considered the high-end. Can Asus’s Z390-E Gaming win this market?
More Pipes, More Fans: Noctua’s Introduces NH-U12A By Thomas Soderstrom published 19 March 19 Noctua's NH-U12A features seven heat pipes and two fans.
Supersized Cold Plate Makes YouTube Splash By Thomas Soderstrom published 19 March 19 YouTuber Major Hardware watercools an air cooler to hit sub-ambient temps.
MSI MPG Z390M Gaming Edge: A Mid-Sized Value By Thomas Soderstrom published 9 March 19 Micro ATX fixes the compromises of Mini ITX but with only half of the space savings. Does the MPG Z390M Gaming Edge make good use of that extra space?
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB DDR4-3600 C16 Review: Bright Lights, Speed City By Thomas Soderstrom published 21 February 19 More RGB, more performance. What else does Corsair’s latest Dominator Platinum kit have in store for us?
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-4400: One Speedy Serpent By Thomas Soderstrom published 16 February 19 There's no steel here, but the performance is real: Patriot’s DDR4-4400 kit is the best-performing 2x8GB model we’ve tested.
ASRock Z390 Extreme4 Review: 9th Gen “Core” Value? By Thomas Soderstrom published 10 February 19 Boasting Core i9 support at a mid-market price, could ASRock’s mid-market board be your path to performance value? Not when paired with a Core i9 CPU.
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 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 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 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 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?
