Motherboards
Investing In The MSI MEG Z790 ACE DDR5?
The current generation of motherboards come with impressive price tags, regardless if you are shopping for AMD or Intel. The MSI MEG Z790 ACE DDR5 is no exception to this, it's $700…
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MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk, Raptor Lake And DDR4
One nice thing about the current generation of Intel motherboards is the ability to choose between DDR4 and DDR5 when you are purchasing one. All Raptor Lake processors are happy with either…
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Upgrade Your ASUS ROG Z690 Formula’s VRM Cooling With EK-Quantum
The ASUS ROG Formula series of motherboards have shipped with integrated watercooling for a while now, which has been become even more popular when ASUS replaced their original aluminium waterblock with a…
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AORUS Z690i Ultra Plus, Now With Less WHEA Errors
Those who bought Gigabyte's AORUS Z690i Ultra when it first came on the market saw a large number of blue screens of death thanks to Windows Hardware Error Architecture errors. These stemmed…
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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS MASTER Motherboard Overview
(Kent's blog-style exploration of his personal rig update continues, and this second part explores the motherboard he chose as the home for his new Core i9-12900KS CPU. - SP) In Episode 1, we…
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Chose The Path Less Travelled With The Colorful CVN Z690M Gaming Frozen V20
Colorful is not the first name that comes to mind when shopping for an Intel Z690 motherboard, but they are still a choice. The Colorful CVN Z690M Gaming Frozen V20 is up…
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A Pair Of DDR4 Z690 Boards, The NZXT N5 And NZXT N7
The NZXT N5 and NZXT N7 are both Intel Z690 motherboards which support DDR4 but offer different features and very different aesthetics. They also retail at different prices, $300 for the NZXT…
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BIOSTAR Racing Z690 GTA For Your DDR4 On LGA 1700 Needs
The FPS Review recently took a look at the BIOSTAR Racing Z690 GTA motherboard, giving it a Silver Award as they did encounter a few challenges. The first challenge was the power…
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ASUS ROG Z690 Maximus Extreme Glacial, $2000 Worth Of Motherboard
If you want a serious motherboard for your next Intel build the ASUS ROG Z690 Maximus Extreme Glacial is the pinnacle of Z690 boards at the moment. 24+1 phase power design on…
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ASUS ProART B660 Creator, Affordable Alder Lake Accommodations
The Intel B660 chipset removes your ability to overclock the CPU but does let you overclock memory making it a good choice for someone looking for a reliable motherboard that can accept…
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MSI Refreshes Their Take on AMD’s Chipset With The MEG X570S Ace Max Gaming
It is not that there is a completely refreshed X570 chipset from AMD, but an incorporation of the incremental updates into the chipset on the MSI MEG X570S Ace Max Gaming as…
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MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 Has A Lot To Offer
The MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 sports a 20Gbit/s Thunderbolt 4 port as well as five 10Gbit/s USB ports, 2.5GbE ethernet, HDMI 2.1, and DP 1.4 on the back header alone. …
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ASRock’s Take On Alder Lake Z690 PG Velocita
ASRock seems to be the last of the major vendors to have reviews of their new Z690 boards reviewed, such as the ASRock Z690 PG Velocita that TweakTown tested. ASRock chose to…
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The ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero Is Armed With Five M.2 Ports
Setting up the ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero, if you are planning on populating everything, will take a bit of work as there are only so many PCIe lanes to go around…
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The MSI MAG Z590 TORPEDO Is No Dud
If you can find them, an Alder Lake CPU, Z690 motherboard and DDR5 will give you a leg up on a Rocket Lake system and a large hole in your wallet. That…
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Intel Z690 Reviews, Get Yer Z690 Reviews Here!
The release of Intel's with Alder Lake is not just about their hot new CPUs, it is also about a new chipset and the introduction of DDR5. The Guru of 3D took…
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Fight The Riptide With The ASRock X570S PG Riptide
The ASRock X570S PG Riptide is one of the very few X570 boards which still sports an old PS/2 port for those that prefer a mouse or keyboard from a previous era. …
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EVGA Launches the X570 DARK AMD Motherboard
It's finally here: EVGA's long-anticipated return to AMD motherboards for the first time since the socket 939 days, and it's quite a board. It's also quite expensive - but...
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