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Introduction ADATA XPG sent us three (3) of their new(ish) XPG VENTO PRO 120 PWM fans for us to take a look at. The ADATA XPG VENTO PRO 120 is a collaboration between XPG and Nidec to bring a high-static, low-noise fan to the market. Those of us who have been around for a while […] See full...

Introduction Today, the ASRock B850M Pro RS is on our test bench for us to look at. This is the latest in ASRock’s Pro RS line of motherboards, which, as a reminder, are targeted at the professional market, with little focus on gaming. ASRock’s Pro RS line are typically some of the more...

Introduction We have the ASRock B850M Phantom Gaming Riptide WiFi in the offices today to put through the ringer. The B850M Riptide WIFI is the latest in ASRock’s Phantom Gaming series. As a reminder, the Phantom Gaming line is ASRock’s line of products targeted at the Gaming market and sits...

Introduction Today, we have the MSI MAG B850M MORTAR WIFI, one of MSI’s latest M-ATX form factor motherboards. As a reminder, the MAG line-up from MSI is the lowest level of their three main tiers (MEG, MPG, and MAG) of products, and as it is designed to be the go-to for the no-frills gamer at...

Introduction On the test bench today is the new ASRock B850 LiveMixer WiFi, a standard ATX motherboard that has been designed with the streamer in mind. With the motherboard, ASRock has put streamers and content creators at the forefront of their design. They have pre-tested the motherboard...

Introduction Today, we are going small on our test bench with the new MSI MPG B850I EDGE TI WIFI. This is one of MSI’s latest ITX form factors, and the first ITX for us on the current AMD platform. Normally, we don’t associate an ITX motherboard with high performance, but this one has all the...

Introduction Today in the office, we have another board from MAXSUN, the MAXSUN Terminator Z890-A WIFI. This is the next generation motherboard from MAXSUN, and a continuation of their Terminator line. We reviewed the MAXSUN Terminator Z790M D5 ICE last year as our introduction to the MAXSUN...

Introduction Today, we have a monster of a board in our hands: the MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE. This motherboard is one of MSI’s latest creations, featuring the Intel Z890 chipset, designed for the latest Intel Core Ultra Series 2 lineup. If you are not familiar with the Intel Core Ultra Series 2...

Introduction This time we have the new ASUS TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI in our hands for an in-depth review. The TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI features Intel’s Z890 chipset, for the Intel Core Ultra Series 2 lineup. For those unfamiliar with ASUS’s TUF GAMING line, this is the line targeted at the...

Introduction We have the new ASRock Z890 Taichi in the office this week to take a closer look at. This is a new release from ASRock for Intel’s new Z890 chipset and Intel’s Core Ultra Series 2 lineup. The Taichi lineup from ASRock has been a very good performer in the past for us, does […]...

Introduction Today we have for review the new MSI MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI, released for the new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs, which we will take a deep dive into. The TOMAHAWK series from MSI is a series we have had good luck with in the past, the question now is does the latest […] See full...

Introduction This week we got the new GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 in the office to take a look at alongside the new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs. This motherboard sits somewhere in the middle of GIGABYTE’s new Z890 lineup, with the MASTER, PRO, and Ultra line above it. With it not being...

Introduction Today is an exciting day, not only do we have a release of the new Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors (Series 2) CPUs, but we also have on our test bench some new Z890 motherboards. You can check out our launch review of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and Intel Core Ultra 5 […] See...

Introduction The end of September marks the initial release of new AMD chipsets for us to take a look at. Today we have the brand new GIGABYTE X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 for $289.99 MSRP, which is a part of the AORUS series from GIGABYTE that has done well in our testing and comes feature-loaded...

Introduction Today marks the release of AMD’s newest line of chipsets, and MSI has announced AMD X870 and X870E motherboards with a refresh of new designs, and features. Today we have the MSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI on our test bench for a release day review, this motherboard has an MSRP of...