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ASRock Z790 LiveMixer Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:00:39 +0000

The Z790 LiveMixer features a 14+1+1 power phase design, DDR5 memory support up to 7200 MHz, PCI-Express 5.0 on graphics and storage, 14 USB ports on the rear I/O, and a very cool graffiti design, this time in purple! Is this a board you should build you Intel system around? Read on as we find out!

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MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI DDR4 Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Mon, 08 May 2023 08:00:02 +0000

Well in this review we are going to find that out as MSI has sent over their MAG Z790 Tomahawk WIFI DDR4 Motherboard for us to take a look at. MSI offers this board in a DDR5 versions as well, but essentially both boards are the same with the same features except which type of memory they support.

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ASRock B650 LiveMixer Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 08:00:17 +0000

We will be taking a look at the B650 LiveMixer, which features a 14+2+1 power phase design, a PCI-Express 5.0 M.2 slot, DDR5 support, USB 3.2 gen 2x2, 2.5G LAN, and a total of 14 USB ports on the rear I/O! Let's take a look and see what this motherboard is all about!

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ASRock Z790 Taichi Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:00:01 +0000

Today we are going to take a look at ASRock's flagship Z790 motherboard, the Z790 Taichi! This board features a 24+1+2 power phase design, PCI-Express 5.0 support for both graphics and storage, USB 3.2 gen 2x2 support, WiFi 6E, and of course that cool Taichi design we know from ASRock! Is this the board you need for your new Raptor Lake system? Read on as we find out!

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MSI MPG X670E Carbon WiFi Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:00:05 +0000

We've been a fan of MSI's "Carbon" series of motherboards for a while as they always look great and offer a great feature-set and some things you just don't find on other motherboards. With this board you are going to get an 18+2+1 power phase design, four M.2 slots with screwless mounting, a rear USB 3.2 gen 2x2 port, WiFi 6E and much more! Is this the board you need for your Ryzen 7000 series build? Read on as we find out!

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ASRock X670E Taichi Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:00:57 +0000

ASRock's flagship series has always been their Taichi series and for Ryzen 7000 series today we'll be taking a look at the X670E Taichi. This board is pretty decked out with features including a 24+2+1 power phase design, dual Thunderbolt 4 Type-C ports, four M.2 slots, WiFi 6E, and of course support for PCI-Express 5.0 and DDR5 as I mentioned. This is our first X670E motherboard we are taking a look at so we are quite excited, let's jump in!

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MSI MEG Z690 ACE Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:00:29 +0000

It is the MEG Z690 ACE and it has everything that you would expect to find on the Alder Lake platform plus much more! You are going to get a 22-phase (19+1+2) power design, DDR5 and PCI-Express 5.0 support, Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 gen 2x2, five M.2 slots, WiFi 6E, dual 2.5G LAN, and lets not forget a very sleek and sexy look with mainly a black design with gold accents.

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ASRock Z690 Taichi Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:01 +0000

As we continue our coverage of Z690 motherboards we move over to ASRock and their Z690 Taichi motherboard. I've always been a fan of the Taichi series from ASRock as these boards were always loaded with features and they have that awesome clockwork theme.

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Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Ultra Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 23:18:04 +0000

Gigabyte’s AORUS line of motherboards is known as their gaming line, but they also have many features enthusiasts will enjoy as well. For Z690 there are quite a…

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ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero Motherboard Review

Bob Buskirk — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:00:22 +0000

If you are not familiar with the ROG Maximus line from ASUS it basically serves as their flagship with the Hero board being the entry point. This motherboard features a 20+1 power phase design with 90A power stages, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, three M.2 slots with an add-in card that adds two more, WiFi 6E, 2.5G LAN, and the new PCIe slot release button.

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