Asrock motherboards damaged by RAM warning sticker
You’d think that a company selling motherboards directly to desktop PC builders would have a little bit of faith that those users can assemble a PC. Apparently, that’s not the case for […]
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Affordable A620 motherboards for Ryzen 7000 CPUs finally exist
When AMD’s initial lineup of Ryzen 7000 processors launched last September, the chips themselves looked great on paper—the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 5 7600X both kicked all kinds of butt—but […]
MSI says motherboards supporting 256GB RAM are coming soon
You can never have too much memory, in the same sense that you can never have too much toilet paper. If this philosophy appeals to you, you might want to check out […]
Intel blames aggressive motherboards for high-end CPU crashes
There’s an ongoing saga around some of the latest Intel Core desktop CPUs, and how they’re crashing when running 3D games and other resource-intense programs. Intel has previously stated that it’s aware […]
Asus motherboards support Windows Dynamic Lighting
As someone who’s drowning in gaming keyboards, I think I have the authority to say that most Windows apps created by manufacturers for programming RGB lights suck—especially Armoury Crate from Asus. Which […]
AMD motherboards are causing massive slowdowns for PCIe 5.0 SSDs
If you’re running a PCIe Gen 5 solid-state drive, odds are pretty good that you care a lot about speed. After all, you paid a big premium to get one of the […]
How to find your motherboard’s Spectre CPU fix
Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for your hardware. Those firmware fixes are […]
Asus’ Q-Release Slim motherboards can scratch GPU connectors
Getting a graphics card in and out of a motherboard can be a hassle, especially now that they’re the approximate size, shape, and weight of a cinderblock. Asus tried to make things […]
CPU-FAN versus CPU-OPT on motherboards: What’s the difference?
CPU-FAN versus CPU-OPT on motherboards: What’s the difference?
