AMD’s Ryzen 5 2600X is faster than the previous-gen models in nearly every respect. The addition of lower cache and memory latencies, along with more sophisticated multi-core boosts, takes AMD’s gaming performance to the next level. The extra threads are helpful for everyday productivity, and the bundled storage software and cooler add even more value.
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The ASRock X299 Extreme4 is aiming high. It has large dual heatsinks to keep an 11-phase power delivery cool, dual M.2 slots both able to work at PCIe x4 speeds, SLI/Crossfire support, and USB 3.1 ports on the rear panel.
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With support for the entire Intel X-Series 2066 processor range, it’s obviously built for the enthusiast market. For those building extreme gaming systems or a workstation, it has a lot to offer. It will support multiple GPUs, blazing fast M.2 storage, 4266+ (OC) DDR4 memory, and much more. Of course, added perks like the XXL Aluminium Alloy Heatsink design, RGB lighting and Realtek ALC1220 audio are very welcome additions also.
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The BIOSTAR B360 range is built for low-cost but still promises some competitive features. For a mid-budget gaming PC, or just a decent home computer, the B360 range is certainly appealing. Z370 is still there for the enthusiast, and H370 close behind that. B360 is the budget end of the chipset, but still offers support for 8th Gen CPUs, M.2 storage, and more.
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AMD pushed vendors to improve VRMs, and many vendors have fixed oddities that might have existed with X370 motherboards. Overall, these motherboards should be more refined and should offer more motherboard features, so let’s take a look at the GIGABYTE X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WIFI.
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With the recent launch of the 2nd generation AMD Ryzen CPU’s, it’s to be expected motherboards would get a revamp as well. Besides the new chipset, the beloved Crosshair Hero has undergone some significant tweaking, some aesthetic and functional, and some less obvious but very important. A pre-mounted I/O shield will be welcome and readily apparent, but an updated and…
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Today we are taking a look at another high-end H370 motherboard, and ASUS STRIX mini-ITX motherboard. It has dual NICs, but it also carries Intel’s new 160Mhz WIFI controller that can go up to 1.73Gbps but also supports all types of Wireless AC.
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So, AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen CPUs turned out to be rather good, but to take advantage of all the features on offer, you’ll need one of the newer X470 or B450 motherboards, and it’s the former that we’re looking at today, specifically Gigabyte’s X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WiFi.
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MSI released its lineup of five socket AM4 X470-based gaming motherboards in time with the new second generation Ryzen processors from AMD earlier this week, covering a range of performance across the gaming market. Today we examine the top dog of this new X470 lineup from MSI in the form of the X470 GAMING M7 AC motherboard.
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For all who have lower budget but still wish to use additional features of new chipsets, Supermicro designed the C7B360-CB-MW motherboard. This micro ATX motherboard handles all new Coffee Lake series processors and also offers additional features so you don’t have to spend a lot of money to have modern and fast PC.
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