Motherboard News & Reviews

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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MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI – Professional Review

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

Because not all users can afford a 500 euro motherboard for Intel’s new Alder Lake platform , today we bring you the MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi in its DDR5 compatible version (because there is a cheaper DDR4 Tomahawk). A versatile board with good capacity in every way, 16+1+1 phase VRM suitable for overclocking, 4 M.2 slots with heatsinks with 3 of them PCIe 4.0 and good external connectivity with Wi-Fi and USB Gen2x2. Perhaps it is the plaque you are looking for for your New Year’s gift, shall we begin?

MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE – Professional Review

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

Fresh out of the oven, we have with us the incredible MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE , a beastly board in every aspect, practically the best we can find for Z690 on the market. Only suitable for the biggest overclockers and foodies, this model offers a completely sublime design with great size, full of heatsinks, cases and RGB. As if that were not enough, it has a large LCD touch screen and BIOS notifications by voice!

MSI MPG Z690 CARBON EK X – Professional Review

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

On a technical level, practically nothing changes compared to the standard model, and we have an impressive 18 + 1 + 1 phase VRM and Core Boost and Game Boost functions to get the most out of the Alder Lake CPUs and DDR5 RAM. Connectivity is tailored to the needs of the most demanding users with 5 M.2 slots, Wi-Fi, USB Gen2x2 and a high-end sound card. Let’s see how it looks with our EK mount, let’s start!

MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI – Professional Review

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

The B660 chipset is two steps below the Z690 in capacity, ideal for this type of CPU without overclocking capacity focused on general consumption.
We will analyze the version in Micro-ATX format with capacity for DDR5 RAM memory , with 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and integrated Wi-Fi 6E card. A very interesting option because it will be valid for gaming equipment together with a 12700 and even a 12900, thanks to a powerful 13+1 phase VRM and extensive internal connectivity and on the rear panel with USB Gen2x2.

MSI MEG Z690 ACE – Professional Review

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

Among its outstanding features we have nothing less than 5 M.2 PCIe slots , double Thunderbolt 4 with dedicated DisplayPort ports, double front USB Gen2x2 at 20 Gbps , Wi-Fi 6E, double LAN interface at 2.5 Gbps and ALC4082 + sound card DACESS . The best we can find, without a doubt among the top performance plates for Alder Lake, so let’s see what it can offer us.

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS PRO – XDA Developers

January 12, 2022 by Stephen

The Z690 Aorus Pro motherboard comes with a bunch of stuff inside the box including SATA cables, a Wi-Fi antenna, M.2 screws, RGB extension, and more. You’ll also get an installation guide along with the user’s manual, so be sure to keep it handy while building the PC. Now that’s out of the way, let’s jump into the design and hardware section to see the kind of component support you get on this board.

MSI MPG Z690 FORCE WIFI – El Chapuzas Informatico

May 22, 2022January 12, 2022 by Stephen

The MSI MPG Z690 Force WiFi arrives in a cardboard box with an aesthetic that is out of the ordinary for the brand, much whiter as a hallmark of this family. Of course, as usual, it shows us on the back its main characteristics and technical specifications, being inside well protected on the first level by a cardboard frame and with the accessories on a second level and in a box on it.

ASRock Z690 Steel Legend – GinjFo

January 11, 2022 by Stephen

As we pointed out, this Z690 Steel Legend supports DDR4. We manage a frequency up to 5000 MHz and more in OC. Its four memory slots allow installation of a maximum of 128 GB with support for XMP 2.0. This technology ensures rapid memory setting in the BIOS. The operation boils down to selecting the desired frequency and all the parameters are automatically updated.

ASUS PRIME Z690M-PLUS D4 – Overclockers Russia

May 21, 2022January 11, 2022 by Stephen

The background is grey. In the upper right corner, the manufacturer’s logo is indicated in white letters. Below, in large white characters, the name of the model Prime Z690M-Plus D4 is indicated. Prime – means “basic”, “basic”. This is a line of universal motherboards of the company, which are designed for a large number of different users and for various tasks. D4 – means support for DDR4 memory. At the bottom is a group of nine icons.

MSI MEG Z690 UNIFY – Hardwareluxx

May 22, 2022January 11, 2022 by Stephen

However, this is the only difference between the two versions, the rest has been designed identically. In addition to the two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots on a mechanical level, this also includes numerous USB ports from the current generations, six SATA 6 GBit/s ports and five M.2 M-Key interfaces. MSI immediately opted for two 2.5 Gbit/s LAN controllers from Intel. There is also Intel’s Wi-Fi 6E AX210 module. Matching the MEG series, MSI naturally also gives the user some convenience, such as a power and reset button and more.