Review of the motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3. Junior representative of the “gaming” series for Intel Kaby Lake-S processors

The model under consideration will be the first Gigabyte product in our laboratory since the announcement of the 200th series of chipsets. It has basic capabilities, of the additional controllers there is only ASM2142, which brings two latest-generation USB sockets to the rear panel, which means that today it will be possible to fully concentrate …

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming-ITX/ac motherboard review. Overclocking the Core i5-8600K on a mini-ITX device

ASRock’s product range cannot be called modest, but compared to its competitors, the number of solutions it has is much less. Perhaps, thanks to this, it is still possible to maintain their intelligible positioning in the composition of the lines, and models of miniature dimensions make up a small representation there, therefore each board turns …

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MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WiFi Motherboard Review for Powerful Gaming PCs

The line of the most affordable MSI boards with the AMD X570 hub is headed by the current tested one, VRM can be called the key node for conditional merging into a single series. At first glance, it does not have the desired “margin” of safety, but for owners of current AMD Matisse processors, this …

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ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming motherboard review. evolutionary round

Today we are going to look at an ASUS gaming motherboard from the middle-end category. Let me remind you of the hierarchy of models proposed for interpretation by the manufacturer himself. The device is designed to please the gaming audience with increased needs, while the basis is provided by the TUF Gaming series. When …

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Review of motherboard ASUS Prime B350-Plus. We explore the overclocking capabilities of an inexpensive product based on AMD B350

Our laboratory has already managed to get acquainted with the best representatives of motherboard families based on the AMD B350 chip from Gigabyte and ASRock. Today it’s ASUS’s turn, which at the time of this writing has the same number of board models, namely five pieces. The oldest belongs to the ROG Strix line and …

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Review and testing of motherboard ASUS Prime B560-Plus. diligent internship

High-level motherboards attract the attention of all enthusiasts, however, ordinary, inexpensive devices also find their buyers. The cheapest ASUS products turned out to be assembled in the Prime family, and the letter index of the model directly indicates segmentation within the line. In the current situation, it is the board chosen for review that occupies …

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Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 motherboard review for Intel Skylake processors

Gigabyte presents a lot of products in different price segments for the latest Intel processors. We have already managed to get acquainted with some representatives of the “mainstream” category in the framework of our reviews. This time, let’s take a look at a slightly more expensive board compared to the GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 model, which is …

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K4 motherboard review. A premium approach to an entry-level gaming product

ASRock does not stop improving its devices, and now, with the release of a new series of chipsets from Intel, experts have demonstrated an updated line of “gaming” motherboards, which is the easiest to distinguish from other products thanks to the Fatal1ty prefix introduced into the name. Using the Z270 implies that the product is …

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Gigabyte GA-AB350-Gaming motherboard review 3. Is the simplified AMD B350 chipset suitable for overclocking?

Already at the stage of the announcement of new auxiliary components (it’s already difficult to call them chipsets, and hubs are a word that has not yet come into use), AMD specialists emphasized the complete readiness for overclocking motherboards based on the B350 mid-level bridge, and not just the top solution – X370 . Its …

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ASRock Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 motherboard review. Another Ryzen 7 1800X overclocking experiment on an inexpensive AMD B350

Recently, major chipmakers offer three types of system logic for their platforms, which include top-end solutions for high-performance systems also designed for extreme overclocking, mid-range solutions for most gaming machines, and budget options for office PCs or undemanding users. At AMD, the X370, B350 and A320 chipsets now meet these criteria. The wiring of the …

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