Intel and Thunderbolt Devices for Windows
As part of Computex, Intel invited the worlds media to discuss Thunderbolt. While nothing much new was said over what Anand has already discussed and public, we did...
9 by on 6/4/2012
Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H Review – Z77 and MicroATX
In the first of our non-full-size Z77 motherboard reviews, we are today getting to grips with the Gigabyte GA-Z77MX-D3H. Currently retailing at $135, the Z77MX-D3H offers more performance...
25 by on 5/24/2012
ASRock Fatal1ty Z77 Professional Review - IDE and Floppy on Z77
Marketing is a very powerful tool. A successful marketing campaign or product segmentation can increase sales more than ten-fold. It is not something we hear or talk...
57 by on 5/20/2012
ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe Review - Know Your SKU
Now that Panther Point is in full swing, and perhaps Sandy Bridge processor stocks may start to dwindle in favor of Ivy Bridge, market segmentation of motherboards is all...
52 by on 5/12/2012
Intel Z77 Motherboard Review with Ivy Bridge - ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI
So we have survived one of the biggest days of the year for all things computer performance related - the release of Intel's new Ivy Bridge processor. It...
117 by on 5/7/2012
Undervolting and Overclocking on Ivy Bridge
In the past, overclocking a processor for ‘free’ performance involved taking a cheap model and pushing it past the top end model. In the land of Intel, overclocking by...
84 by on 4/23/2012
Intel Z77 Panther Point Chipset and Motherboard Preview – ASRock, ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, ECS and Biostar
Well, today is a day that everyone was expecting, but perhaps not the most exciting day of the month. Today, Intel officially releases the spate of 7-series chipsets for...
145 by on 4/8/2012
990FX Motherboard Roundup with Thuban and Bulldozer – A Second Wind for ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI and Biostar
Ever since the launch of the Bulldozer range and 9-series motherboards, the initial reviews of the processors were not encouraging to say the least. Since then, AMD has...
57 by on 4/5/2012
A Brief Look at Some Upcoming 7-Series Motherboards
With Intel's next generation processors firmly on the horizon, we should also turn to what motherboards will be on offer when we have the opportunity to root around in...
56 by on 3/9/2012
MSI Big Bang-XPower II X79 Review – A World of Novelty Heatsinks
The cream of the MSI enthusiast range is the Big Bang series – in P55 we got the Trinergy and the Fuzion, for X58 we were treated to the...
45 by on 2/25/2012
ASRock X79 Extreme9 Review - Price For Performance?
When you pay more for a product, you expect a better level of everything - performance, features, support. In a motherboard, I'd want all the upgrades - top...
14 by on 1/24/2012
ASUS F1A75-M Pro Review - Micro-ATX Llano at $110
Llano is still selling strong for AMD, as shown by the relatively recent reports of representing a major aspect of their CPU profit margins. Building on our Llano and...
32 by on 1/22/2012
ECS X79R-AX (Black Extreme) Review
Over the past 12 months I have covered a number of ECS boards, from the Sandy Bridge and Fusion range, including one with a Hydra chip. Looking back...
36 by on 1/13/2012
Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 Review
Over the years, Gigabyte has given us some interesting products. More recently in the past 18 months, Rajinder gave their H55N-USB3 motherboard a well deserved recommendation, and more...
40 by on 12/26/2011
ASRock X79 Extreme4-M and X79 Extreme4 Review – Sandy Bridge-E meets mATX
In our series of X79 reviews, the next boards to face scrutiny are a pair of ASRock boards – the X79 Extreme4-M, one of the first mATX solutions to...
54 by on 12/9/2011
Intel DX79SI Review: The Default X79?
Reviews of Intel manufactured boards are something of a rarity. They are not marketed in the same way other motherboards are – almost not at all in comparison...
60 by on 11/18/2011
Sandy Bridge-E and X79 – The ASUS P9X79 PRO Review
In the pursuit of sheer performance, a user should aim to combine the ultimate CPU with the ultimate everything else – motherboard, memory, and so on. The latest enthusiast...
55 by on 11/14/2011
ASUS F1A75-V Pro vs. Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H – Llano at ~$120
With recent reports showing a profit for AMD from Llano, we can safely say that the processors, and thus the chipsets, are selling. As a result, we have taken...
47 by on 11/7/2011
ASUS F1A75-I Deluxe Review – Llano and Mini-ITX
In a world where space is at a premium, the smaller motherboards get, and yet still retain full functionality, never ceases to amaze me. With desktop Llano processors...
52 by on 10/1/2011
Zotac Z68ITX-A-E Wifi Review - Mini-ITX meets Z68
With every chipset, there's a call to arms in providing the package that everyone needs. Unfortunately there's never one motherboard which can cater for every possibility, but there are...
29 by on 9/22/2011
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