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Today we take a look at ASUS’s new Flagship for the Intel X299 chipset, the Rampage VI Extreme Omega. You might have seen our review of the Rampage VI Extreme before, and we really liked the motherboard, where we awarded it the Editor’s Choice Award, something we do not give out lightly.
Read more @ TweakTown
This not only puts pressure on manufacturers to deliver a high blend of premium features for a better price than the competition and use unique visuals like a peacock’s plume to entice users. GIGABYTE’s Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI is one with its $195 price tag. The Aorus brand is aimed squarely at gamers and the Z390 Aorus Pro WIFI looks to stake GIGABYTEs claim in a highly contested segment with a premium feature set at an affordable price.
Read more @ AnandTech
ASRock first introduced their Steel Legend motherboards back in January. This new series from ASRock is meant to give users great stability, a boatload of features, and a attractive design, all while keeping the price quite low. These boards feature ASRock’s “Full Spike” ESD protection for the USB, Ethernet, and audio ports, as well as utilize 60A power chokes and Nichicon 12K black capacitors.
Read more @ ThinkComputers
Getting down to the nitty gritty, the big voltage regulator is the biggest difference between the Z390 Gaming SLI and the other sub-$160 Z390 boards we’ve tried. We’re looking at 12 phase groups, and at this point we really don’t care how they’re split or combined if they have adequate amperage to support the Core i9-9900K, since that’s where competing boards fell short in our tests.
Read more @ Tom’s Hardware
With Intel’s processors offering so much of their performance right out of the box, the necessity for overclocking on gaming systems has diminished. Higher Turbo frequencies have meant slimmer and slimmer overclocking gains to the point that motherboards without overclocking are still attractive options.
Read more @ KitGuru
Which features the ASRock B450M Steel Legend motherboard has to offer, we show in the following AMD AM4 motherboard review. Additionally included are again some UEFI tips, the 360 degree view and a video with the latest ASRock Polychrome RGB effects, which are now even possible without additional addressable RGB Stripe!
Read more @ OCInside.de
Today, we’ll be taking a quick look at the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 9 Motherboard, which includes their unique selling feature … the Realtek 2.5 GB/s LAN connectivity. It’s designed for content creators and online gamers for streaming high-quality content.
Read more @ FunkyKit
While the AMD FX-8800P is by no means a fast processor by today’s lofty standards, it is very power efficient and more than capable of handling everyday tasks. Furthermore, the perceptible improvements to program response times modern solid state drives bring to the table can be fully leveraged by the M.2 connector.
Read more @ TechPowerUp
While it’s unquestionably expensive, Asus’ X470 Crosshair is a true hero board for serious AMD enthusiasts. It delivers great performance in all respects, and excellent I/O and expandability. If you’re building an AMD-based extreme overclocking rig or a test bench, it should be on your short list.
Read more @ Tom’s Hardware
On paper this C9Z390-PGW has a fair amount going in its favour. SuperO offers a small selection of four Z390 motherboards and this particular model sits at the top of the stack with support for multiple graphics cards and a high powered 9th Gen desktop CPU.
Read more @ KitGuru