Gigabyte is a solid company. They're at the top of my list, it would seem, so picking a current-generation entry-level motherboard without integrated graphics narrows things down to about hal...
You wouldn't know by looking, but Intel's a little new at the chipset business. It's not that they haven't been doing it for decades, but just that they've never made a bu...
AMD's 690 chipset doesn't stop turning heads. The way it was introduced, as a low-priced alternative to Intel, with budget trim and no enthusiast options, belittled its raucous performan...
The K9AGM2-FIH is still a decent-performing, good-looking motherboard, but, in the end, it breaks no ground and makes mistakes that cause its mundanity. It serves as an example for what not to do ...
Every major chipset manufacturer has chipsets with onboard video. Since ATi's added Avivo to their motherboards, the pot has been stirred. So the question begs asking... of Intel, NVIDIA and ATI,...
AMD has officially announced their first in-house chipset, RS690. In the form of 690V, we take an ASUS board for a spin against the long-standing nVidia competition: MCP61. Can the new chipset ho...
Wouldn't it be nice to buy a BFG motherboard to go along with that BFG video card? But BFG doesn't make motherboards, do they? Why yes, they do! BFG sells a single motherboard model based on the...
Today we will be talking about ATI's Crossfire Xpress 3200 (RD580) chipset. In the most basic terms, it's a dual x16 solution "“ but it's much more than RD480 with dual x16 PCIe. RD580 was designed...
ECS' newest mainstream venture is their "˜Extreme' line of motherboards that sport all the features you would expect from a top-of-the-line gaming system. The board I will be covering today is the ...
The chipsets that make up the PT series represent the first real alternatives to Intel's chipsets for the Pentium 4 platform and aim to ease the transition to PCI-Express and DDR-II. VIA's new PT c...
Are you one of those people who choose the plain black coffee over the double-shot-grande-latte-skim-no-whip? Would you rather drive the dependable Accord over some flashy hot-rod? If your practi...
DFI wowed us with the LanParty NFII Ultra and now they have released an updated version. Read along for the full report on the good, the bad and the truly ugly as we see how this latest incarnatio...
Lately Abit seems to be stepping things up a bit. They are producing some very high-end motherboards targeting the overclocking and gamer crowd. One such board is the IC7-Max3 that I have with me...
The Albatron PX865PE Lite Pro is a low cost Pentium4 platform. Yet, at the same time it boasts robust overclocking functionality. Can this board play with the big dogs that cost twice as much?
The LanParty PRO875B packs the power of the Intel 875P chipset with "˜Performance Enhancement Technology' and dual channel DDR. Does the PRO875B's performance live up to its appearance or does it s...
The VIA Epia M10000 is a fantastic board for those seeking a small, low power consuming, quiet PC for a multimedia system, a HTPC setup, or even a small business computer. It is not meant for gamin...
The DFI Lan Party NForce II Ultra come with fantastic accessories that will benefit anyone who frequents LAN parties. This board performs as well as it looks. Great overclocking performance.
The price is a bit steep at around $190 USD, and the overclocking options are lacking, but this board isn't entirely bad. The Dragon 2 PE is packed with storage options and has Integrated Sound and...
From style to performance, this motherboard excels in so many ways. The KT400a chipset is good, but there is always room for improvement since we couldn't get the FSB up to 200. Great value motherb...
