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ASUS ROG Rampage III Extreme LGA1366 Motherboard Preview

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:39:29 +0000

The Republic of Gamers series from ASUS has always been known for being among the best in the industry and the Rampage motherboards are at the their forefront. The new Rampage III Extreme will soon be released and will represent one of the highest-end motherboards on the market. In this preview we take the board out for a spin with some extreme cooling in tow.

ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 890FX Motherboard Sneak Peak

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:51:37 +0000

ASUS hasn’t been making much noise in the high-end AMD market as of late and has instead concentrated their new Republic of Gamers series motherboards towards Intel users. That is all about to change with the upcoming release of their Crosshair IV Formula which is based off of AMD’s 890FX chipset. In this sneak peak we give you a quick glimpse at this new board.

ASUS RoG Maximus III Extreme LGA 1156 Motherboard Preview

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:01:54 +0000

ASUS has long been known for their Republic of Gamers series of motherboards and while they have products already in place for both of Intel’s P55 and X58 platforms, they felt it was time to take things to the next level. The Maximus III Extreme follows closely in the footsteps of the original Maximus III Formula but adds a bevy of new features that are sure to make enthusiasts go weak in the knees.

AMD’s 890GX Chipset: Low-End Price, High-End Features

SKYMTL — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:09:01 +0000

After years of waiting for an update for an aging 700-series chipset lineup, AMD’s faithful have finally been rewarded with the release of the 800-series of AM3 boards. In this article, we take an in-depth look at what the 890GX has to offer and preview boards from ASUS and Gigabyte.

ASUS P7H57D-V EVO LGA1156 Motherboard Review

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:53:17 +0000

With P55 boards making inroads into nearly every price segment, there doesn’t seem to be too much place in the market for boards based on Intel’s lower-end chipsets. However, ASUS has released what some would call the King of H57 boards with their new P7H57D-V EVO. Not only does it come with SATA 6Gbps and USB 3.o compatibility but also support for dual GPUs and more overclocking options than one would expect on an H57-based product.

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 LGA1366 Motherboard Review

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:01:54 +0000

With the dawn of the USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s age, motherboard manufacturers have been quick to adopt both of these new technologies. Gigabyte in particular has been at the forefront of technology and with their flagship GA-X58A-UD7, they are hot on the heals of the best of the best in terms of high-end features, overclockability, compatibility with the latest I/O standards and also price. How does this new product shape up? We find out.

EVGA P55 Classified 200 LGA1156 Motherboard Review

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:40:40 +0000

What is black and red and full of sexy all over? Well we can’t tell you because it is Classified. That’s right, this is another installment of the EVGA Classified show. Our guest star is of the P55 variety sporting the latest mainstream LGA1156 socket from Intel. The term mainstream, which is what the Intel P55 chipset is billed as, doesn’t exactly correlate with ultra high-end which is what the Classified name from EVGA is generally paired with.

Gigabyte P55-UD6 LGA1156 Motherboard Review

rk — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:23:45 +0000

Gigabyte has a long-standing tradition of manufacturing some of the most reliable motherboards on the market but reliability is just one of many necessities when competing in the P55 market. Their new P55-UD6 board has something for everyone in terms of features but can it match or surpass the performance of similarly-priced boards from MSI and ASUS?

ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO & M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 Motherboards Review

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:35:58 +0000

There is no hiding the fact that while AMD can’t compete in the high end portion of the CPU market just yet, they have some amazing budget-minded processors that will appeal to a broad market. However, these processors would be nothing if they couldn’t be paired up with well priced yet fully featured motherboards such as ASUS’s EVO series. In this review we take a close look at the EVO series in its ATX and mATX forms.

EVGA P55 FTW LGA1156 Motherboard Review

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:52:29 +0000

EVGA hasn’t always been known for their motherboards. Rather, their NVIDIA GPUs have always been the bread and butter of the company but that has changed in the last few years. With the advent of their FTW and Classified series of boards, EVGA has taken the reins at the forefront of the enthusiast segment. In this review we take a look at their new P55 FTW.