Welcome to the Motherboard News & Reviews Database. This is a collection, primarily of reviews, dedicated to motherboards from across the globe. Looking for something specific? Use the search utility, tags, or just explore through using the drop-down menu. From there, you can select your preferred motherboard manufacturer to find a listing of motherboards by chipset that have reviews available. If it’s been reviewed recently, you’ll find it. All reviews that are not natively in English will have translated links provided where possible.
Are we missing something? Send a tip to hardwarenews (at) mbreview.com to make a submission.
MSI’s M7 moniker has been anchoring its Enthusiast Gaming line-up of motherboards since the Intel Z170 days of a few years ago, through the more recent Z270 update, and now on to Intel’s top dog X299 Platform. The “M” suffix stands for ‘Master’ and gives everything you need to master the next level in gaming. From supporting the fastest processors,…
Read more @ ProClockers
The X470 Gaming 7 currently sits as GIGABYTE’s flagship AM4 motherboard and for the price, aims to offer users a premium motherboard, at a reduced cost in comparison to companies such as what ASUS and ASRock charge for their bellwether boards.
Read more @ AnandTech
Gigabyte has been pushing its Aorus brand in the motherboard market by outfitting the gaming-calibre motherboards with adjusted styling, enhanced fan control, and increased use of RGB LEDs. We examine the £270 X299 Aorus Gaming 3 to see what one of Gigabyte’s more ‘affordable’ X299 motherboards can offer.
Read more @ KitGuru
GIGABYTE’s X299 AORUS Gaming 7 is GIGABYTE’s second most expensive X299 motherboard on the market, but it’s also $100 cheaper than their top of the line X299 AORUS Gaming 9. I reviewed the X299 AORUS Gaming 9 a few weeks ago, and I was impressed by the motherboard, just not quite with its price tag.
Read more @ TweakTown
We have the SafeSlot armour on the PCI Express 3.0 slots, ASUS SupremeFX S1220 audio which comes with LED audio jacks for ease of plugging into without needing a torch. Additionally the ‘always popular with reviewers’ onboard power and reset buttons as well as a clear CMOS button and the invaluable BIOS Flashback.
Read more @ OC3D
The MSI X299 SLI Plus ($259.99) is one of the first in a wave of motherboards to support Intel’s Core X-Series CPUs. The motherboard straddles the business and consumer markets, capable of being the foundation of a hip professional workstation or a home-use gaming ultra-PC.
Read more @ PC Mag
The new X299 platform brings a number of new features and enhancements over the previous X99 platform. First and foremost is the ability to utilize the new Skylake-X and Kaby Lake-X 4-18 core X series processors via the new LGA 2066 socket. There’s added support for Intel Optane technology with Rapid Storage, faster throughput times thanks to DMI 3.0. 30…
Read more @ ProClockers
Had the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 included a Thunderbolt 3 controller, it would have easily won a higher award. Were we more concerned with energy efficiency, the X299 Aorus Gaming 7 wouldn’t have won any award. The X299 Aorus Gaming 7’s upscale components are probably worth the extra money for many buyers.
Read more @ Tom’s Hardware
Equipped with support for the latest LGA2066 socket processors, the M7 ACK is packed full of features. Obviously, this board is tailored towards the gaming market, so blazing fast storage and memory performance are on-board. Of course, you’ll also find robust overclocking features, high-end audio and more to suit the needs of the enthusiast gaming market.
Read more @ eTeknix
We check that €349,- enthusiast class X299-E Gaming motherboard, yes the ASUS ROG STRIX. A nice looking motherboard in dark theme offering nice features, design and of course performance. This X299 motherboard can house Kaby-Lake-X and Skylake-X processors.
Read more @ Guru3D