Motherboards Archive
Along with the newest generation of Ryzen processors, every major motherboard manufacturer has produced their own boards to match. For those not initiated with the naming scheme, each board is differentiated based on its AMD chipset. In this case, they’re the X470, X370, B350, or A320. And while all of those chipsets has a lot in common, every resulting board is distinct in its own …
Choosing a motherboard isn’t for the inexperienced. If you’ve only ever purchased a pre-built PC or laptop, analyzing the countless features, specifications, and abbreviations on numerous models from multiple manufacturers can feel like you’re trying to understand a foreign language. However, if you consider yourself a gamer, power user, or PC enthusiast, choosing parts to build your own PC becomes extremely rewarding. You can achieve …
Last year, having an 8-core CPU was something to brag about. This level of performance was only valuable if you had a computer made from the highest performance hardware, and it was financially out of reach for most consumers. Today, ThreadRipper has changed all of that. AMDs ThreadRipper CPUs are designed gamers who crave cores, hoard memory, and need the bandwidth to accomplish even the …
There has never been a better time to build a high-end gaming desktop. Between AMD’s showstopping 16-core Threadripper CPUs and Intel’s shockingly powerful i9 processors, consumers have a lot to choose from. Anytime Intel releases a new batch of X-series (previously known as Extreme Edition) processors; they push the boundaries of what’s possible with current technology. These changes aren’t restricted to their new chips; they …
It’s a good time to be an AMD fan. After last years CPU launches that underwhelmed and underperformed, AMD has finally released something beyond our wildest expectations. With 8 core, hyper-threading, and a price point that would shock Intel customers, these processors are becoming a hot commodity. But it’s not the core count driving the hype, nor is it the clock speed. The Ryzen series …
