Motherboards

Building a DIY NAS is a simple and inexpensive way to store all your data without the need for a ton of external storage drives. You can even run a…

Today, we’re talking about the three most common motherboard form factors, ATX, Micro ATX, and Mini ITX. While there are other form factors in the motherboard space (like the SSI-EEB,…

The Core i7-10700K is the current eight-core and sixteen thread CPU from Intel, part of the company’s 10th gen CPU lineup. It has an exceptional gaming performance and, while falling…

The Ryzen 5950X is the Zen 3 flagship CPU from AMD. It costs a pretty penny but it also gives a lot. 16 cores with multithreading, single-core boost clock of…

The Ryzen 7 5800X is stuck right in the middle of the Ryzen 5000 CPU lineup. It’s not a workstation powerhouse like the 5900X and the 5950X but it’s also not a…

AMD has just launched its new Ryzen 5000 CPU lineup with the Ryzen 5 5600X being the most affordable of the bunch. Despite being the entry-level Ryzen 5000 CPU (at…

The new Zen 3 CPU Lineup is hit the shelves with the Ryzen 9 5900X being arguably the best buy of the four CPUs offered at the launch. 12 very…

The Z390 chipset is a premium chipset made for 9th gen, K series Intel CPUs. While not in the center of attention anymore, some of these CPUs are still pretty…

The Z490 chipset powers dozens of different motherboards spanning every price point. The only thing they all share in common is the support for the Intel LGA 1200 socket along with the usual selection…

Users wanting to upgrade to a Ryzen CPU have multiple choices when it comes to the motherboard that’s going to power their build. You still have the B450 chipset, which can…

While the whole tech world aimed their attention at the B550 chipset AMD launched its latest budget chipset intended for Ryzen CPUs, the A520. AMD announced the A520 on August 18 but many boards…

The X570 is the current AM4 flagship chipset from AMD that’s used in combination with Ryzen CPUs. X570 boards have full support for the Zen 3 CPU lineup and most…

B450 chipset and motherboards based on it are still a solid budget choice, even for Ryzen 5000 CPUs, as long as you’re able to find a board you want at…

The 3000 XT series of CPUs comes with modestly higher boost clocks compared to regular 3000 series of CPUs, which translates into virtually no gains in gaming or productivity performance.…

The Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and the Ryzen 9 3900XT feature increased clock speeds over the base 3000X models. This translates into about a 5 percent increase in…

The 3000XT series of CPUs aren’t much of an improvement over the regular models. They offer about a five percent increase in performance thanks to higher clocks. Not much but enough to…

Those looking for a motherboard to accompany their 10th gen Intel CPU have dozens of quality choices to pick from. Every board manufacturer has a solid selection of boards but the question…

The most interesting CPU from the 10th gen Core lineup is the Core i5-10600K. This 6-core/12-thread CPU is in the sweet spot for many gamers. It’s still a pretty solid…