Look and ye shall find. Sized at just 17x17cm on the Mini ITX form factor we review the Gigabyte Aorus B450 I Pro Wifi, based on the new B450 chipset it is aimed at for Ryzen processors, and in specific the new Ryzen 2000 / Zen+. And with a 17x17cm, mini-ITX form factor this motherboard is small, offers good value and really has offers everything you need and require.
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Intel’s home and small business-oriented chipset, B360, was released much later in the 300 series lifecycle than the top end Z370. BIOSTAR harnesses that productivity and media-oriented platform for an affordable but still quite capable gaming platform with the B360GT3S. packed with gamer-friendly features such as 5050 LED Fun Zone powered by VIVID LED DJ that allows full RGB LED…
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With board partners always keeping their ear to the rails, all major board partners have at least one Mini-ITX offering. Buyers are always looking for a combination of performance, appearance, and feature set to help select the right board for their needs. The MSI Z370I Gaming Pro Cabon AC will support the flagship i7-8700K processor (with overclocking), has a single M.2 slot, Wi-Fi, RGB LEDs, all in a 6-inch square package.
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For a long period of time going for the lesser chipset meant enough of a compromise it was hard to go in that direction if you wanted a really high performance system, but in modern times the gap between the range topping chipset – in this case the X470 – and the next one down – today’s review of the B450 – is small enough that you can buy the latter with a clear conscience.
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he Pro Carbon moves away from MSI’s typical black and red colour scheme, focusing on a monochrome design with Carbon Fibre accents. There’s a small spattering of RGB LEDs around the motherboard, one section under the DIMM slots and the others peeking out from under the southbridge heatsink.
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First impressions are that it’s an absolute beast in build; it makes an Asus X399 ROG Zenith Extreme feel lightweight. Part of the reason for the heft is a full-size base plate on the back. Is it strictly necessary? Nope, though chucking on everything is what this board is all about. That and Aorus claiming it can lower backside temperature by up to 10°C.
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Today we take a look at EVGA’s Z370 Classified K, one of a few SKUs that EVGA has launched. While the Z370 chipset has been out for a while, many people are still looking for motherboards to pair with their K-SKU 8th generation processors, and there is a lot of competition at the high-end.
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The Supermicro SuperO C9X299-PG300 differs from the typical X299 motherboard from the “big four” of ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte or MSI. It is immediately clear from the design and presentation of the product that Supermicro’s design ethos is server-influenced.
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If you are running a single graphics card and don’t need an abundance of USB ports one of these boards might be perfect for you and the money you save can be used towards a better graphics card or NVMe solid state drive. Today we are checking out the very small MSI B450i Gaming Plus AC motherboard, which is a mini-ITX board. Is this board perfect for your next small form factor build? Read on as we find out!
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In keeping with its name, the XPower Gaming Titanium is titanium-colored. The cooler and the PCB are designed in this color. Together with the black components such as the processor base and the memory slots, the result is a very harmonious color concept. Openwork is the optics only by the red OC button, and the inside of the USB -3.1 front connector.
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