The Master from Aorus is easily one of their best-equipped motherboards to date, short of their extreme X299 motherboards. It features support for both 8th and 9th Gen CPUs, although that’s true of all Z390 motherboards. With 12 phases RI Digital VRM and PowIRstage, as well as 2 x 8 Pin CPU connectors, which should allow us to drive the big power levels the new i9 demands.
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If you have had your eye caught by the new eight core 9th Generation Intel CPUs and want one in your system, but require the smaller form factor in your chassis, then there is no doubt that the ASUS ROG Z390-I Strix will tick all your requirements boxes and wins our OC3D Gamers Choice.
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If ASUS had crammed any more onto the E-ATX PCB they’d probably need to get in touch with the Form Factor people and define a larger standard. Like the Maximus XI Formula the Extreme is equipped with all the new Intel Z390 features – USB 3.1 Gen2 and 2×2 AC WiFi – whilst also having the parts that separate the Maximus XI Extreme from the mid range motherboards.
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Like all the new Z390 motherboards we’ve reviewed so far the MEG comes with Intel’s own support for USB 3.1 Gen2 and build in Intel Wireless AC-9560. The wireless fun and games don’t stop there as the Z390 also supports the latest Bluetooth 5.0 for easy high-bandwidth connectivity.
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Despite being the Formula rather than the Extreme, this take upon the Maximus XI has enough features built in that the majority of users wont notice the few that are missing when compared to the superstar flagship ROG offering. Personally we feel the addition of a hybrid cooling system and the included Armor are enough to balance out the scales.
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The MEG Z390 GODLIKE has so many features, and this intro is already getting long, so I’ll be brief here and let you dig into the juicy details further on. The MEG Z390 GODLIKE is MSI’s top dog, specifically designed to cater to enthusiasts who want it all, and the board features several extras targeted towards streamers. Basically, MSI took a look at the best enthusiast features and pumped them up to eleven.
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The ASRock Z390 Taichi is a mainstream board positioned just below the ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate in ASRock’s lineup. The board boasts a full coverage M.2 heatsink, dual Gigabit LAN, and ASRock’s Hyper BCLK Engine II. Not only are there three M.2 slots, but a full eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports, of which two ports are powered by an additional ASMedia controller.
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This E-ATX behemoth is extreme in every sense of the word. Intel reckons the top-dog Core i9-9900K is outfitted with a 95W TDP. Overclocking and overvolting it ought to easily double that figure. Even so, that shouldn’t bother the considerable 16-phase CPU power circuitry, with a further two thrown in for the memory rated at up to 4,600MHz.
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Intel’s newest line of desktop processors bring with them a number of changes designed to sway favor with performance enthusiasts. These new parts bring Intel’s consumer processors up to eight cores, with higher frequencies, better thermal connectivity, and extra hardware security updates for Spectre and Meltdown. The only catch is that you’re going to need a large wallet and a big cooler: both price and power consumption hit new highs this time around.
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The X470 chipset has been out for some months now, but today we take a little step back and look at another motherboard utilising the popular chipset. Biostar have provided their flagship model, the X470 GT8, offering RGB lighting, M.2 NVMe storage, carbon-fibre effect heatsinks and lightning charger capability, amongst other features.
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