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For those contemplating a move to AMD and their increasingly popular Ryzen family of desktop processors, the B550 chipset is an interesting route to take. Users can still take full advantage of PCIe 4.0 for the NVMe storage and GPU configuration without having to spend the extra cash that a motherboard bearing the X570 chipset demands.
Read more @ Vortez
Our ASRock Rack ROMED8-2T review is one we have been excited about for some time. A key feature with the AMD EPYC 7002 Series codenamed “Rome” is that it exposes a large number of PCIe lanes even in a single-socket configuration. There are some practical constraints to putting a full AMD EPYC 7002 single-socket platform on an ATX form factor motherboard so many examples we have seen to date make major trade-offs.
Read more @ STH
AMD’s Ryzen 7 Pro 4750G “Renoir” desktop APU brings eight Zen 2 cores and 16 threads paired with a reworked Radeon RX Vega graphics engine to the mainstream desktop, breaking the old ceiling of four cores and eight threads found with the company’s previous-gen “Picasso” APUs. AMD claims the new 7nm chips offer up to a 25% increase in single-threaded performance and up to a 2.5X increase in multi-threaded applications over the prior-gen Picasso APUs.
Read more @ Tom’s Hardware
Even though AMD B550 chipset is designed for lower budget users, both the Z490 PG Velocita and B550 PG Velocita motherboards look quite similar at first sight. Of course, there are differences between these products, but to find out more, you will have to check our review below.
Read more @ FunkyKit
There is only a handful of Z490 mini-ITX boards currently available, with a couple of entry-level models, as well as some mid to high-end models like the pair we have for review today. Overall, the six mini-ITX Z490 boards that are on the market today range in price from $160 to $300, with both the GIGABYTE Z490I Aorus Ultra and MSI MEG Z490I Unify coming with an MSRP of $270.
Read more @ AnandTech
MSI is sensible in a couple of further ways. There’s a front-panel USB Type-C header (10Gbps) for the latest chassis and integrated Thunderbolt 3 via an Intel JHL7540 chip. Both are handy for such a small board. Those wanting RGB goodness can still use the two JRAINBOW addressable connectors at the top and side.
Read more @ Hexus
Today we are taking a look at the Creative Sound Blaster K3+ which is not only an audio interface, but also a mixer with a built-in soundboard. It offers two XLR inputs with phantom power, a guitar input, 4-pole mobile input and traditional line in as well. The best part about it, is that it is plug and play, there is no software you just plug it in and it works. Let’s take a look and see what it is all about!
Read more @ ThinkComputers
Today, we’ll be taking a look at the ASRock H470 Steel Legend motherboard designed for everyday desktop users. This motherboard utilizes Intel’s H470 chipet and is suitable for all Intel 10th Gen (Comet Lake ) processors on their latest LGA1200 socket.
Read more @ FunkyKit
The Gigabyte Z490I AORUS ULTRA was released together with a series of new Intel Z490 chipset based AORUS motherboards and it’s currently the only mini-ITX form factor available in the series. As Gigabyte has shown us quite a number of very well built mini-ITX boards in recent years, we’re having our hopes high for the Z490I AORUS ULTRA when Gigabyte announced its new Intel Z490 chipset motherboards lineup.
Read more @ Tech Critter
GIGABYTE’s B550 AORUS PRO is here, it’s affordable and it goes like the clappers. Armed with 2.5G Lan, dual M.2 sockets, a 12+2 phase PWM and the ability to overclock memory well past the 5,200MT/s range, the board is a mini performance wonder. The B550 AORUS Pro is the fastest AM4 board I’ve tested to date. For DRAM oc and general performance, few if any are faster then the B550 AORUS PRO.
Read more @ TheOverclocker