Although processors are the stars of the show in computer design, without their supporting circuitry they're only printed sand. And as processor design advances in speed, complexity and capability, ...

MSI has started teasing its next-gen motherboards, all geared and ready for Intel's upcoming 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" CPUs and the world of DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 technology. The flagship MSI MEG ...

CES 2018 - GIGABYTE had a secret motherboard on hand at their CES 2018 ballroom, and we got a sneak peak so we could show you what they have in store for 2018. The AMD AM4 X470-based Aorus Gaming 7 is ...

A hot potato: Buyers of Alder Lake CPUs have two options when it comes to buying a 600-series chipset motherboard: one that supports DDR4 or one that works with DDR5. But that choice could reportedly ...

Editor’s Note: This is a legacy article, originally published on April 3, 2018. While pricing and availability details may be outdated, the test results and analysis remain accurate and relevant.

Intel has announced the release of updated versions of its Pentium 4 motherboard chipsets. The 850GE chipset for high-end Pentium 4 PCs adds support for PC1066 memory, which runs at the same speed as ...

Intel has announced the H370, H310, Q370 and B360 chipsets, paving the way for much-needed cheaper motherboards for its Coffee Lake 8th-Gen CPUs. Intel's Coffee Lake CPUs have generally reviewed well, ...

As of January 4, 2021, Intel has started phasing out its 300-series chipsets. The company recently published a Product Change Notification detailing the end-of-life timeline for its chipsets that ...

For years, Intel and AMD have been battling for predominance in the processor/chipset market. AMD’s latest plan seems to be to push back on economic grounds — to offer high-value budget chipsets ...

CRN Test Center engineers recently evaluated a preproduction release of the new desktop board D915GUXLW, code-named Luxemburg, which supports the 915x chipset. The board is expected to be available to ...

AMD's and Intel's motherboard chipsets are among the least understood—but most crucial—bits of silicon if you're shopping for, upgrading, or building a PC. Here's everything you need to know, along ...

Intel is planning to sock it to AMD's dominant X3D CPUs with a 52-core version of its upcoming Nova Lake processor.