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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MSI B360M Mortar Titanium motherboard review. Image product of the low-end category

With this material, we open a series of reviews of devices designed for desoldering inexpensive hubs designed for Intel Coffee Lake-S processors. A non-trivial model will act as the first participant. A special silvery shade of textolite clearly distinguishes it from a number of competitors, a kind of fashion step. There should not be any …

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Review and testing of the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW laptop based on the Intel Core i7-9750H processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 graphics card

The demands on a gaming laptop are always high. A potential buyer wants to get not only a productive configuration, but also a high-quality screen, nice design and high practicality. The new ASUS ROG Strix SCAR III series combines all of this to bring you new gaming experiences with great graphics on a fast, high …

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ASRock Z490 PG Velocita motherboard review and testing. Experimenting with overclocking the Core i7-10700K

ASRock’s team of specialists never ceases to go for bold experiments, regularly equipping products with features that are not found in competitors. Rocket Lake-S processors are still in development, and here they have already provided a specialized M.2 port for the needs of high-speed SSDs with PCI Express 4.0 interface. It won’t work with current …

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ASRock X570S PG Riptide motherboard review and testing. History back

More than a year had passed since the introduction of products based on the AMD B550, and the market was in desperate need of updating the assortment. However, the company did not come up with anything new for the AM4 socket, and nevertheless, all manufacturers have already presented updated products based on the old-new X570 …

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ASUS TUF B450M-Pro Gaming motherboard review. Filling in the rows

The first wave of ASUS motherboards, built using a mid-range hub for Ryzen processors, did not pose a threat to more serious and expensive products. The TUF Gaming family included products with the Plus index, while more “charged” devices came out a little later, they contain the “Pro” suffix. The younger model, reduced in size …

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Review and testing of the Acer Nitro 5 AN517-52 laptop based on the Intel Core i5-10300H processor and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card

Acer has expanded its lineup with new gaming laptops based on Intel Comet Lake processors, one of which we will introduce you to in this review. This is a balanced performance laptop based on the new Intel Core i5 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics with ray tracing support. The laptop has a large 17-inch screen, …

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ASUS ROG Strix B560-A Gaming WiFi motherboard review and testing. Introducing the Intel B560 Chipset with the Core i7-10700K Processor

Together with the release of Rocket Lake-S processors to the market, developers from Intel proposed new chipsets of the “500th” series. Now boards based on the older Z590 solution are equipped with two CPU power sockets and an unprecedented power subsystem, since the appetites of computing units grow quite noticeably after forcing high power limits, …

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Review and testing of the ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED laptop based on an Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor and integrated Iris Xe Graphics

The line of ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED laptops with tablet mode support is aimed at everyday use and representatives of creative professions, such as designers and artists. First of all, thanks to the presence of an extremely successful touch OLED display and a stylus in the kit. The copy that got to us for …

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MSI Z170A MPower Gaming Titanium motherboard review. Platform for 2016 Intel Skylake-S processors

In fact, a year has passed since the appearance on the market of processors for the LGA1151 socket. By their announcement, MSI presented the Z170A Gaming M7 model, which can be attributed to the middle-end segment. Since then, there have been some changes in user expectations from modern motherboards, as a result, the developers decided …

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