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One of AMD's most innovative desktop processor designs in recent years has to be the X3D series, with their 3D V-Cache packaging technology. Since AMD launched their Zen 3-based RYzen 7 5800X3D back in April of 2022, the sky has been the limit for AMD's L3 cache-stacked chips, which have had significant benefits in gaming, especially in titles that can leverage larger amounts of L3 cache. Since the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, AMD launched their latest Ryzen 7000X3D series last year, based on Zen 4, which markedly improved gaming and compute performance. But even more than a year into the release of Zen 4, AMD still isn't done with Zen 3 and the AM4 platform. For CES 2024, AMD has launched a third Zen 3 X3D...
In The Lab: MSI X570 Motherboard Preview with the Godlike and Ace
The next generation of AMD Ryzen 3000 processors is edging closer to being released, and we'll see the results on July 7th. But alongside the new 7 nm processors...
90 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/28/2019
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3: The Small Motherboard with a Side of Everything
During Computex 2019, ASRock announced its upcoming X570 range ready for the launch of AMD's Ryzen 3000 series processors. One of the motherboard highlights of the show was the...
37 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/18/2019
ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming Mini-ITX Motherboard: Wi-Fi 6, Dual PCIe 4.0 M.2
At Computex 2019, ASUS unveiled a number of ROG-branded motherboards aimed at gamers and enthusiasts for AMD's new X570 chipset. Most of them are ATX, but a small handful...
23 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/14/2019
ASUS TUF Gaming X570-Plus and TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi Motherboards
At Computex 2019, ASUS announced two TUF Gaming branded motherboards, the TUF Gaming X570-Plus and TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi. Both models are identical in terms of specifications apart from...
7 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/12/2019
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro AM4 Motherboard: Mid Range at $249
Since AMD announced its intention to release the Ryzen 3000 series processors during Computex, GIGABYTE unveiled a number of X570 motherboards to complement its release. The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus...
33 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/7/2019
ASRock X570 Pro4 and X570M Pro4 Motherboards: More For Professionals
ASRock unveiled a number of its X570 models during Computex 2019: a lot of gaming-focused models, and some extremely high-end offerings, but the ATX sized ASRock X570 Pro4 and...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/6/2019
ASRock X570 Aqua: Heaviest AMD Flagship Motherboard Ever (Plus Thunderbolt)
During Computex 2019, ASRock unveiled its latest flagship motherboard for AMD's AM4 socket, the X570 Aqua. Featured is a wide range of high-end components including 10 G LAN, Wi-Fi...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 6/3/2019
GIGABYTE AM4 Motherboards: PCIe 4.0 Ready for Ryzen 3000
In preparation for the launch of AMD's next generation of Ryzen processors, GIGABYTE has released a wave of firmware updates for its X470 and B450 AM4 socket motherboards. The...
32 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/21/2019
Thermalright Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme Rev. B: An Air Cooler for 320 W
Announcements of new high-performance air CPU coolers tend to get rare these days. On the one hand, many enthusiasts switched to closed loop liquid coolers in the recent years...
30 by Anton Shilov on 3/22/2019
ASRock Unveils B450 Steel Legend Series: Shiny and Chrome for ATX and microATX
Today ASRock has announced two brand new motherboards based on AMD's B450 chipset. Notably, both the ASRock B450 and B450M Steel Legend feature the company's "Full Spike" ESD protection...
13 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/25/2019
The True Shortest AM4 Motherboard: Thin-ITX Comes to AMD
There seems to be a bit of a rush on small motherboards lately for AMD systems. We saw the mini-STX platform that ASRock announced back at CES, which is...
21 by Ian Cutress on 1/22/2019_carousel.jpg)
The MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard Review: More Missile Than Axe
From the few second-generation AMD B450 and X470 motherboards we have tested, the majority have been refreshed models of pre-existing boards. Over time, the vendors have had the opportunity...
37 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/11/2018
The Biostar X470GTN Motherboard Review: AM4 ITX Revisited
Last year Biostar released the first mini-ITX AM4 motherboard and it did its utmost to impress us without too much fluff or unnecessary features - it was a simple...
20 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/24/2018
The MSI B350M Gaming Pro Review: Micro Size, Micro Price
Although most manufacturers have a primary focus on X470 chipset motherboards, AMD has made it clear that the B350 chipset will be sticking around for a long time. The...
18 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/12/2018
The $120 MSI X470 Gaming Plus Review: Only 4-Phase VRM, Not 11-Phase as Advertised
Low budget doesn’t necessarily mean low quality and although there are always exceptions to this rule, MSI looks to break the stigma behind this with their lowest cost X470...
27 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/4/2018
ASUS Unveils ROG Ryujin AIO LCSes for AMD’s Ryzen & Ryzen Threadripper
ASUS has released two ROG Ryujin closed-loop liquid coolers designed for AMD’s Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper processors. Both AIO LCSes feature a square waterblock with an embedded OLED screen...
7 by Anton Shilov on 9/21/2018
The ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Motherboard Review: Aquantia 10GbE on Ryzen
With the new X470 motherboard refresh to compliment the release of the Ryzen 2000-series of processors, motherboard vendors have had the opportunity to improve upon their previous X370 models...
44 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/2/2018
The ASRock B450 Gaming ITX/ac and B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard Reviews
With the launch of the new AMD B450 budget focused chipset, we’re taking a look at two gaming branded ASRock motherboards; the B450 Gaming ITX/ac and the Fatal1ty B450...
29 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/31/2018
GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro Wi-Fi: A Second Gen Mid-Range Motherboard
With the launch of the second generation of Ryzen, AMD also launched the X470 chipset which enabled the next generation of Precision Boost, a new adaptive storage technology called...
14 by Ian Cutress on 6/19/2018
AMD BIOS Limitations: Bristol Ridge Dropped From Certain Motherboards
One of the functions of a motherboard BIOS, or UEFI, is the ability to discern which CPU is installed in the socket. With each new generation of CPUs, new...
34 by Ian Cutress on 6/15/2018
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