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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.

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GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS XTREME – Overclocking

January 22, 2022 by Stephen

As you can see, this AORUS Z690 Xtreme has a lot of charm and its design has not been left to chance by AORUS. We had decided to pay particular attention to the BIOS and it is clear that it is perfectly stable, proof of the improvement at this level. Even if the card is not intended for overclocking, it has proven to be perfectly effective both for the CPU and for the memory thanks to the different profiles available within the BIOS. It remains to be seen how the Tachyon model will behave, which we will tell you about shortly.

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO – TweakTown

January 22, 2022 by Stephen

As mentioned above, audio is using the ALC4080 chipset from Realtek, LAN connectivity is now using the Intel suite; i225 for 2.5Gbe and AX201 for WiFi6. Expansion includes three PCIe x16 slots. The top slot colored white is Gen5 compliant, while the bottom two pull from the chipset with a PCIe Gen 3 x4 interface. Storage has a single M.2 pushed by CPU lanes and another two m.2 coming off the chipset; additionally, there are six SATA III ports.

ASUS ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 – IT Hardware

May 22, 2022January 22, 2022 by Stephen

In terms of appearance, the ASUS ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 does not seem to resemble a representative of the ROG STRIX family, due to a large dose of shades of gray instead of typically only dark colors. Of course, this does not change the fact that the design is pleasing to the eye and will look good in enclosures with a window. ASUS has not forgotten about the LED backlight, which appears in a subtle form, in the form of an illuminated ROG logo on the I / O panel cover.

ASUS ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 – iXBT

May 22, 2022January 20, 2022 by Stephen

Asus ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4 is a mid-level gaming solution with a cost of around 35 thousand rubles at the time of publication of the review. The board is interesting because it supports the 12th generation of Intel Core processors, but has slots for DDR4 memory, that is, it does not require to mess with still too rare and expensive DDR5 memory.

MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI – Vmodtech

May 22, 2022January 20, 2022 by Stephen

The design of the MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 motherboard comes in the MAG TOMAHAWK series that emphasizes the deep black, simple and fierce style of gaming motherboards that support DIY, including various applications, packed with full features. ready to use with heatsink cooling that focuses on cooling the entire motherboard including a 2.5G LAN connector and Intel Wi-Fi Solution that are featured on the motherboard Installing the latest PCIe Gen 5 ready Lightning M.2 system that supports up to NVMe SSDs installed.

MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE – Chiphell

May 22, 2022January 19, 2022 by Stephen

In terms of the overall level of flagship motherboards, MSI’s “GODLIKE” series has been a good player since its inception. With Intel’s 12th generation Core and Z690 platforms achieving great leap forward in both performance and functionality, the new generation is based on Z690’s MEG Z690 Godlike has also awakened the original intention of sleeping. At the beginning of its announcement, it has once again attracted the attention and heated discussion of the enthusiast group with the various novel methods revealed.

MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – AnandTech

January 18, 2022 by Stephen

With the Unify, we are looking at a premium model with support for DDR5 memory, but it doesn’t feature any RGB LED lighting. The MSI MEG Z690 Unify represents MSI’s Enthusiast Gaming series, which combines elements of an enthusiast-level motherboard, but with all the features designed for users to make the most of the latest controller sets and 12th gen features. Some of the features include five M.2 slots, support for DDR5-6666 memory, dual 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E networking, as well as an advertised 21-phase power delivery.

ASRock Z690 PG Velocita – TweakTown

January 18, 2022 by Stephen

ASRock is the last of the big four vendors to send over an Intel Z690 platform for us to test and review. The PG Velocita is an upper mid-range platform sitting under the Taichi, but above the Extreme, Steel Legend, and Pro series. It also happens to be one of the first Z690 boards to have the Intel Killer Suite that includes the AX1675 for WiFi6e and E3100G 2.5Gbe LAN.

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 EXTREME GLACIAL – Overclockers Russia

May 21, 2022January 18, 2022 by Stephen

With the release of the new Intel platform, ASUS decided to repeat the same thing, but only with the search for the incredible. For starters, the account simply ended on the number 13 and now the new board is already called ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme Glacial. This is even better, because the number does not reflect the understanding of the chipset used, but only shows the generation.

GIGABYTE B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 – Professional Review

May 21, 2022January 17, 2022 by Stephen

The aesthetics of this AORUS B660 AORUS MASTER DDR4 has not changed much compared to the LGA 1200 generation, or at least not as much as it has with the Z690. It is something normal for being a board with a mid-range chipset, always using a standard ATX format .
The heatsinks do seem to have increased in size as they cover more area of the board. Always using right angles for a robust look and combining gray and black. And starting from the top half , we have a strong dual-block passive system to take care of the VRM, in this case with separate blocks using high-performance thermal pads.