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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...

Introduction With the release of AMD’s new chipsets today we have the cost-saving sibling to the ASRock X870E Taichi we have also reviewed, say hello to the new ASRock X870E Taichi Lite, part of the updated Taichi family from ASRock. The ASRock X870E Taichi Lite will have an MSRP of $399.99, for...

Introduction Today we have something a little different on our test bench, the MAXSUN Terminator Z790M D5 ICE. If you don’t recognize the name, don’t worry you are probably not alone. MAXSUN is a Chinese manufacturer that has been around since 2002, but has primarily been distributed in China...

Introduction The most recent motherboard to hit our test bench is the GIGABYTE X670E AORUS PRO X. If you think the name, and even the photos, look familiar there is a good reason as we reviewed its lower-tiered sibling the GIGABYTE B650E AORUS ELITE X AX ICE earlier this month. Unlike the B650...

I haven't been using it as a daily, however, I can say so far this is probably my personal favorite current-gen AMD board. Even with the cost, it just worked. Cooling was more than adequate, with a case having good airflow and a good chip, I am sure you can get a bit of an overclock going with...

Yup...Sorry for the delay, keep forgetting to come check out on here after the reviews :|

Introduction Today we have the GIGABYTE B650E AORUS ELITE X AX ICE on our bench today, this is a somewhat new offering from GIGABYTE. Overall first glance, it is quite an impressive B650E offering from GIGABYTE, starting with the impressive name, to the $230 price tag on NewEgg, to the cooling...

Introduction Today we have the MSI X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI on our test bench, which is a relatively recent offering from MSI for the X670E line of motherboards. It has a new white gaming aesthetic on the heatsinks and covers, giving it a unique look. With this being an X670E motherboard, it slots...

Introduction On the bench today is the GIGABYTE Z790 UD AC, one of GIGABYTE’s Ultra Durable line for the Intel Z790 chipset lineup. This is more of a budget-oriented motherboard, coming in at $180 on NewEgg at the time of writing. We will be loading this motherboard up with the i7 14700k that...

Introduction On the bench today is the ASRock X670E PG LIGHTNING, part of ASRock’s Phantom Gaming line of motherboards, and it slots near the bottom end of ASRock’s X670E offerings. This is a middle-of-the-line X670E motherboard, currently selling for $210 on NewEgg. In a slight change from...

Introduction Today we have the new ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite in the house to put through our testing and see how it holds up. Currently, this motherboard is $349 on NewEgg, putting this more in the higher-end motherboard category from our point of view. We will be loading this motherboard up...

Introduction Today we have the new ASRock Phantom Gaming Z790 RIPTIDE WIFI in the house to put through our testing and see how it holds up. Currently, this motherboard is $249 on NewEgg, putting it at a very attractive price point. We will be loading this motherboard up with the i7 14700k that...

Introduction We have our hands on the new ASRock Z790 Nova WiFi, a brand new Intel Z790 chipset-based motherboard that has been recently released from ASRock to pair alongside the new Intel 14th Gen Desktop CPU generation. We are going to put it through its paces and see how it holds up. This...

Introduction Today we have the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS PRO AX on our test bench, this motherboard is currently available for $250 which puts us on the mid-range price for the AM5 motherboard lines. We will be putting it to the test, and taking a look at all of its features, let’s see if it can keep...

Introduction Today we got our hands on the ASRock X670E Pro RS, which is the bigger brother of the ASRock B650 Pro RS we reviewed earlier this year that we quite liked. The ASRock X670E Pro RS is available in the upper $200 range online currently, so it is quite an affordable X670E-based...

Introduction On our test bench today we have the MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI socket AM5 motherboard. This is a new motherboard that sits on the lower end of the X670E price range and can currently be found on Amazon for the low $300s. The MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI is based on AMD’s X670E...

Introduction Today we have another B650 motherboard for review, the ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi socket AM5 motherboard. This is a new, budget-conscious, DDR5 motherboard from ASRock based on AMD’s B650E chipset. Currently, you can find this motherboard for $215 on Amazon. The ASRock B650E PG...