The Hero series has arguably been the go-to board for many each generation to get all the ROG Maximus goodies without the flagship prices of something like the Formula or Extreme boards. ROG only features like dedicated water cooling headers, pre-mounted I/O Shield, multi-zone Aura-Sync lighting with addressable headers, and one-click Ai-powered overclocking gives you everything an enthusiast gamer could…
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Not being left too far behind its ATX brethren, this model uses a 6+2 Phase Digital Power Design which includes both digital PWM Controllers and PowIRStage MOSFET. This configuration is able to provide at least 40A of power from each phase. Furthermore, there’s support for 4400 MHz DDR4, and possibly even higher than that.
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There are a few differences between the Z390 Aorus Pro and its Z370 counterpart, the Z370 Aorus Gaming 5. These differences go deeper than the naming scheme and the aesthetics of the boards. The Z390 Aorus Pro has a beefed up, 12+1 phase power delivery, compared to the 8+3 power phase on the Z370 Gaming 5.
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The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 I have here today is the flagship of this new lineup. The board boasts a full-coverage M.2 heatsink, dual Gigabit LAN, and ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II. Not only are there three M.2 slots, but eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports, of which two ports are powered by an additional ASMedia controller. The feature ASRock is most excited to present, and rightfully so, is the new Phantom Gaming 2.5 Gb/s LAN.
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The ASUS TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING motherboard is a no-frills motherboard that has all the features needed for a decent system. Moreover, the TUF Gaming series are added with additional protection to ensure the durability and reliability of the motherboard.
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Steering away from the classic X399 mindset, the ASRock X399M Taichi delivers a unique and impressive entry point into the AMD HEDT world. It’s also a good value while enthusiasts access to lots of cores in a small form factor.
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If you didn’t catch the sensual tale happening there, the MSI X470 Gaming Plus is a truly good-looking motherboard. The ATX form factor board offers an AM4 socket, which houses any AMD Ryzen chip (including 1st gen), but was mainly built to house the X-series Ryzen chips, due the overclocking support the board provides.
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Other interesting features include dual Intel Gigabit LAN and Intel AC WiFi as well as plentiful onboard RGB lighting and ample LED expansion headers. It’s feature rich by anyone’s definition, but can the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 justify its high price tag? Let’s find out.
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The Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero competes well against Gigabyte’s closest competing model, and that’s enough to get it the same point score. Fans of both brands can make their choice based on feature differences, while value seekers look can look for even better deals.
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With the Z390 launch EVGA’s first motherboard is the Z390 FTW, which is will eventually sit in the middle of their Z390 product stack once other boards are launched. This board looks quite similar to the Z370 FTW board, but does have a few changes. We will be combining this board with our Core i9-9900K to see what it can do! Read on to find out!
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