Honestly, it’s what I have come to expect from MSI on its upper tier boards. You get Steel Armor protection on the DIMM, PCIe, and U2 slots that offer EFI protection, as well as a more robust retention mechanism to the PCB. On top of that we see Military Class 5 VRM components, Click BIOS 5, and so very much more. Let’s dig in and see what MSI has brought to the table.
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The Core i7-7740X brings some of the best features of the Kaby Lake microarchitecture to the HEDT platform, but you lose the integrated GPU in the process. The restricted PCIe and memory features hamstring the X299 platform, but you still pay for features you cannot use. Until Kaby Lake-X-specific motherboards come to market, it’s best to either upgrade your GPU or take the full step up to a true HEDT processor.
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Today’s review is the Gigabyte AB350N Gaming. An ITX motherboard based around the AM4 socket that has all the modern trimmings one would hope to find, and indeed need, just in a small form factor. We’re taking a slightly different slant upon the usual review formula today, which will become clear as we move through.
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MSI’s X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC is second from the top when it comes to MSI’s X299 motherboard lineup. The motherboard offers a very strong feature set, and a new level of customizability. The motherboard does not only have RGB LEDs built into the top and bottom of the PCB, but it has RGB LED headers and the ability to change the physical color of the heat sinks and shields.
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The X299 Taichi’s CPU-fed M.2 slot is likely the biggest competitive advantage of the three LGA 2066 motherboards tested thus far. Though the way its extra M.2 slot is connected precludes SLI when used with Kaby Lake-X, the X299 Taichi is cheap enough to offset the cost of a Skylake-X CPU upgrade.
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Today we turn to ASUS for a look at what they have to offer by way of the PRIME X299-A. Positioned as a mid-range offering in the X299 arena, this motherboard is laden with a good selection of features and thanks to a design overhaul, a fresh aesthetic is one of its major talking points.
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The MSI X370 Krait is actually the first X370 motherboard released by MSI for the Ryzen launch. In late June, they have released the AGESA 1.0.0.6 BIOS update for the Gaming Krait that improves DDR4 performance. This increases module compatibility and lets users set the DDR4 beyond the original 3200MHz limitation.
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Intel dominates in the data center. And although AMD’s EPYC is on the horizon, for now, the company primarily competes with itself. Intel has to give its customers a reason to upgrade, and adding more cores typically helps. Unfortunately, the weight of legacy interconnects has slowed progress on that front. Clearly, architectural changes need to happen, even if there are growing pains to contend with.
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GIGABYTE’s X299 Aorus Gaming 9 is the best GIGABYTE has to offer at launch for the X299 chipset. The X299 Aorus Gaming 9 is part of GIGABYTE’s third installment of the AORUS brand (Z270 and X370 also featured the Aorus brand), aimed at being a premium brand that caters to gamers. The X299 Aorus Gaming 9 is an improvement over its predecessors in many ways.
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In this review we check out the Aorus AX370 Gaming K5 from Gigabyte. This motherboard is the slightly more affordable one over the K5 nice and has dark looks. I might be a lovely match for any Ryzen series 5 or 7 processor. The X370 motherboard is seated in the high-end Ryzen motherboard spectrum. A motherboard with a dark design with gorgeous looks and some extras.
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