Neowin News Feed for: Motherboard

TechSpot: Building a Thin Mini-ITX PC - Small and Silent Performance

Julio Franco — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:32:30 +0100

This is what our finished system should look like: extremely compact, powerful, and near silent operation, as in no-moving-parts silent. Read more...

TechSpot: 4-Way Intel Z77 Motherboard Round-up

Julio Franco — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:28:18 +0100

Although Intel's die shrink of Sandy Bridge isn't due until next week (Monday, rumors say), the company has long shipped Ivy Bridge's accompanying chipsets. It might seem odd to jump the gun on... Read more...

Intel Broadwell: goodbye chipset?

Alfonso Maruccia — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 08:41:13 +0100

Expected to land on the market in 2014-2015, Chipzilla's Broadwell microarchitecture will seemingly put an end to the chipset configuration used today in PC motherboards. Read more...

TechSpot: Intel X79 Motherboard Roundup

Julio Franco — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:46:21 +0000

If you're willing to spend loads of cash on an LGA2011 processor you'll be wanting an impressive motherboard as well. Today Techspot checks out five high-end X79 motherboards Read more...

TechSpot: Intel DH61AG 'Apple Glen' Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

Julio Franco — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:49:40 +0000

Intel's DH61AG is based on the Thin Mini-ITX form factor. The combination of low height components, premium features and an external power supply make it the perfect solution for AIOs and HTPCs. Read more...

TechSpot: Mini-ITX Face-Off - Asrock's Intel Z68 vs. AMD A75

Julio Franco — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:20:35 +0100

Today we're looking at a new breed of Mini-ITX motherboards from Asrock called the Z68M-ITX/HT and A75M-ITX. The former supports Intel's Sandy Bridge chips, while the latter works with AMD's A-series. Read more...

TechSpot: AMD A75 3-way Motherboard Shootout

Julio Franco — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:30:32 +0100

AMD is clearly targeting -- and in our opinion, commanding -- the budget market. TechSpot checks out three of the most attractive AMD A75 boards from Asus, Asrock and Gigabyte. Read more...

TechSpot: Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 Motherboard Review

Julio Franco — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:40:53 +0100

Priced at $360, the G1.Sniper 2 is $50 cheaper than the original G1.Sniper. Nonetheless, it's a lonely territory in the Z68 market as few products can demand such a high price. Read more...

TechSpot: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3-iSSD Motherboard: 20GB SSD On-Board

Julio Franco — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:50:53 +0100

Released last May, the Z68 chipset serves as Intel's enthusiast-level LGA1155 platform. In addition to combining the functionality of its H67 and P67 chipsets, the Z68 offers some impressive new features, including Intel's Smart Response... Read more...

TechSpot: Asrock Z68 Extreme4 (Intel Z68) Motherboard Review

Julio Franco — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:01:14 +0100

Launched at the beginning of the year, Intel's 32nm Sandy Bridge processors arrived alongside the new socket LGA1155 and two accompanying 6-series chipsets, the P67 and H67. Each platform presented a different value perspective: the... Read more...

TechSpot: Intel P67 Motherboard 5-Way Shootout

Julio Franco — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:05:59 +0100

Chipset delays aside, Sandy Bridge has been one of the most anticipated and impressive releases we've seen from Intel in recent years. The first wave of processors have demonstrated superior efficiency as they swept aside... Read more...

TechSpot: A Look at AMD's Fusion Platform - Asus E35M1-M Pro Review

Julio Franco — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:51:52 +0000

AMD Fusion is the marketing name for a series of APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) that have been in development since 2006. The final design is the result of AMD's merger with ATI, combining general processor... Read more...

TechSpot: Asus Crosshair IV Extreme review, Lucid HydraLogix inside

Julio Franco — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:04:49 +0000

A few months ago, we reviewed a handful of budget AM3 motherboards and were surprised at the quality offered by sub-$100 products. Since AMD owns the entry-level CPU market, it only makes sense that there... Read more...

TechSpot: Asrock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Review

Julio Franco — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:11:56 +0100

Since the arrival of Intel's P55 chipset and the LGA1156 platform almost a year ago, over a dozen different motherboards based on that product line have passed through our testing lab. Some of the best... Read more...

TechSpot: AMD Socket AM3 Budget Motherboard Shootout

Julio Franco — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:08:25 +0100

The AMD AM3 platform appears to be the way to go for budget-minded users, and best of all there's a huge range of affordable motherboards to choose from. Because of the way AMD has been... Read more...

TechSpot: 4-Way Intel H55 Motherboard Shootout

Julio Franco — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:47:19 +0000

Right now there are a number of quality options for budget-conscious users looking to build a new computer. The AMD Phenom II X2 processor series, for example, will get you a great deal of processing... Read more...

TechSpot: Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 review

Julio Franco — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:39:28 +0000

AMD has dominated the HTPC market for some time now with their impressive IGP line-up. The 790GX chipset sporting integrated Radeon HD 3300 graphics and the 785G with its built-in Radeon HD 4200 GPU... Read more...

Asus Crosshair III Formula motherboard review

Julio Franco — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:33:16 +0100

Roughly a year ago we reviewed the Asus Crosshair II Formula, based on the Nvidia nForce 780a SLI chipset. This board provided those who were brave enough to pick up a Phenom processor with a... Read more...

Asustek to add motherboards to Eee family

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:11:02 +0100

In addition to the Eee PC and Eee Box, and previously announced all-in-one PC, Eee Top (previously known as Eee Monitor) and Eee TV, Asustek is also planning to add a motherboard line under the... Read more...

Gigabyte GC230D Atom Mini-ITX motherboard review

Julio Franco — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:03:19 +0100

Out of curiosity, I recently ran some power consumption tests on my own PC, which admittedly uses the latest hardware available in the market. The results were somewhat disturbing, sucking down about 300 watts at... Read more...