Trio of New Gigabyte Server Motherboards Announced
We recently reviewed a dual processor setup using the Gigabyte GA-7PESH1 and a pair of socket 2011 Xeons, with varied reactions from the point of view of a need...
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MSI Z77 MPower Review: The XPower’s Little Brother
Like many other manufacturers, MSI is building brands to aid the development of their product lines. Over the past few Intel chipsets MSI have developed their Big Bang...
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Corsair Scales Up: H90 and H110 Released
I’m a big fan of these closed loop all-in-one liquid coolers. For a little extra on the cost of an air cooler we can get a quieter cooling...
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ASRock Z77 OC Formula Review: Living In The Fast Lane
Enthusiasts and speed freaks are always looking for an edge – a little something that will help push their gear that little bit faster. There is already a...
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Dragging Core2Duo into 2013: Time for an Upgrade?
As any ‘family source of computer information’ will testify, every so often a family member will want an upgrade. Over the final few months of 2012, I did...
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ECS A85F2-A Golden Review: All That Glitters
All the major motherboard manufacturers run different nomenclature when grouping their channel and high end products. ROG, Fatal1ty and Big Bang are to name a few, and each...
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A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver
A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver If you heard my recent rant on Podcast 13, my main beef was with the state of monitors to the end user...
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Email In: ASRock Offering Two New Motherboards – 990FX Extreme9 and FM2A85X-ITX
With the release of the Vishera processors (AMD Piledriver based FX-8350), very few motherboards were brought to the market as the chips slotted directly into the AM3+ socket and...
12 by on 1/7/2013
Gigabyte GA-7PESH1 Review: A Dual Processor Motherboard through a Scientist’s Eyes
Browsing through a manufacturer’s website can offer a startling view of the product line up. Such was the case when I sprawled through Gigabyte’s range, only to find...
64 by on 1/5/2013
Z77 mITX Round-Up: Five of the Best – MSI, Zotac, ASRock, EVGA and ASUS
The mini-ITX motherboard market seems like a fast growing segment. It has many applications in terms of small home servers, work machines, HTPC devices, mobile gaming desktop machines...
54 by on 12/31/2012
Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4 Review – Are PowIRStages Needed with Trinity?
Since Computex back in June, Gigabyte has been pushing a new power delivery system across parts of its motherboard range. This involves an integrated circuit to combine power...
25 by on 12/14/2012
MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 Review: Know Your Platform
The A85X chipset and FM2 socket is supposedly here to stay for Trinity plus one more generation. As a result, AMD needs to make sure that the platform is...
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ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 Review
The answer to the question ‘What makes a good motherboard?’ can generate an alarming number of responses. When a manufacturer starts with a new chipset, the idealized view...
19 by on 12/3/2012
Gigabyte H77N-WiFi Review – First Look at Ivy Bridge with mITX
Reviews of the Ivy Bridge platform at AnandTech have focused solely on the primary chipset supplied to most desktop users – Z77. In a twist, today we are...
52 by on 11/6/2012
G.Skill TridentX Review: 2x4GB at DDR3-2666 C11-13-13 1.65V
Next in our line of memory reviews is a kit I have actually had at my work desk for a while. In the land of overclockers, synthetics are...
28 by on 10/28/2012
GeIL Evo Veloce Review: 2x8GB at DDR3-2400 C11-12-12 1.65 V
As part of a series of memory reviews, the next kit to enter our test beds is a limited edition enthusiast kit from GeIL. Attached with what GeIL...
30 by on 10/24/2012
Memory Performance: 16GB DDR3-1333 to DDR3-2400 on Ivy Bridge IGP with G.Skill
Memory reviews are, in my opinion, actually quite hard to do. There are plenty of memory kits available that are nice and cheap, and the easy way to...
114 by on 10/18/2012
ASUS F2A85-V Pro Review: A Look at FM2 with A85X
The new release of Trinity processors on the desktop opens up a cascade of issues when it comes to choosing a new motherboard for your Trinity system. The...
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Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Review: Thunderbolt Times Two
Now that the exclusive license Apple had for Thunderbolt has expired, since Computex 2012 we have seen a number of motherboards destined for PCs with a Thunderbolt connector. ...
15 by on 9/17/2012
Gigabyte X79S-UP5 WiFi Review: Ultra Durable 5 Meets the C606 Chipset
As part of the Computex 2012 show, Gigabyte demonstrated to us their new version of Ultra Durable. This fifth iteration of their power delivery combines their previous features...
16 by on 9/6/2012
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