The best mobo for your small form factor PC?. Read our MSI Z790I Edge Wi-Fi mini-ITX Review. Wi-Fi mini-ITX This is one of the best options for building with Intel chips. to call anything the best is a strong opinion, to say the least. Of course, it’s a very subjective thing to say, and will vary depending … Read more
An overclockable B760 board! But there’s a catch… Read our MSI MAG B760M Mortar Max WiFi Review. “If you’re going to take advantage of its base clock OC ability, the results are simply awesome.” Do you remember the days when you could take a budget processor and overclock it to get flagship-level performance? It didn’t require a $ motherboard, 360mm AIO or … Read more
Looking for affordable AM5? B650 may be just what you’re looking for. Read our Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus WiFi Review. Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus WiFi; Socket AM5; Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors; 3x M.2; 4x SATA; Up to 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2, 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 3x USB 3.1 Gen … Read more
As the first motherboard based on AMD’s new B650 chipset to land in our lab, the MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi has plenty of expectations riding on it. One of those is doing what the B450 and B550 chipsets did for Socket AM4, which is making owning a Ryzen system more affordable. Sadly, though, at … Read more
The Asus ROG Strix range has traditionally occupied a middle ground between the company’s Prime and TUF ranges, and its top-end ROG offerings. The boards often lack certain premium features, but still give you some frills and decent bang for your buck. In recent years, though, Strix boards have been getting increasingly lavish and attractive, … Read more
There’s no getting round the fact that motherboards are going up in price, and if you want the latest chipsets you’re going to have to pay down the nose for them. Even here, with the Asus ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi D4, we’re looking at a £ motherboard. Despite being a few hundred pounds cheaper … Read more
Despite its fair share of naysayers, it’s clear that mini-ITX is here to stay now, and Asus has been an avid supporter of the form factor, offering both AMD and Intel platforms since Ryzen first appeared on the scene. Luckily for small form factor fans, there are now mini options for both Socket AM5 and … Read more
Asus’ TUF-branded motherboards used to represent the company’s value-focused range, but with a price over £ you would have a tough time describing the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus WiFi as cheap. It also costs around £ more than the Z690-based equivalent, which benefits from also having DDR4 memory support, whereas using any AMD Socket AM5 motherboard … Read more
With Intel launching its most core-laden desktop processor ever in the form of the Core i9-13900K, it’s not surprising to see some suitably high-end and extreme motherboards lining up as potential suitors. Once a brand that sat at the budget end of the ROG line-up, the new Hero won’t leave you with much change from … Read more
It’s surprised us that many motherboard manufacturers are opting for AMD’s flagship X670E chipset at the heart of the majority of their launch products, further putting strain on people’s wallets when the prices of new CPUs and DDR5 memory are already a concern. However, it’s the right fit for the ASRock X67OE Taichi, with its … Read more
If your hopes of owning a Ryzen 7000 system were dashed due to recent motherboard pricing leaks, the fact that some X670E-chipset models won’t cost you more than £ probably comes as moderately good news. The ASRock X670E PG Lightning still costs more than we’d have paid for a premium offering a few years ago, … Read more
If you’re after a more affordable Socket AM5 option than the £ Taichi, ASRock also has the X670E Steel Legend, which will give you change from £ and isn’t as eye-wateringly expensive. In fact, in terms of appearance, we even think the Steel Legend looks a little sexier than the surprisingly dull-looking Taichi, with the … Read more