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Just days after the announcement of some serious innovation in laptop memory, we’re now seeing some great news on the desktop front, too. MSI and Asrock have announced that they are enabling support for up to 256GB of DDR5 memory on select motherboards. Each memory slot will now support 64GB sticks, which means that motherboards with four slots can go up to 256GB while smaller ITX boards with two slots can go up to 128GB. This has been made possible thanks to Micron, the leading industry supplier for PC memory and…

If you want a secondary screen but can’t quite fit one onto your desk, you might want to check out ASRock’s latest invention — a PC side panel display. Large and bright enough to serve as a proper monitor, this is certainly a fun gadget. Unfortunately, many of us won’t be able to use it. ASRock PC owners have all that space on their chassis, and nothing to do with it. As long as you’re willing to give up being able to easily peer inside the case (and admire the RGB light show, if that’s your thing), you might like…

Today's best ASRock X670E Taichi deals (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)For our first X670 motherboard review, after careful consideration (literally a coin toss) we started with the X670E Taichi. As many know from previous generations, the Taichi is an upper-midrange model, but until we see the Aqua, this is the flagship X670E board in ASRock’s product stack. In addition to the basics (AM5 LGA socket, DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support), the X670E Taichi sports a slew of connectivity,…

ASRock has quietly released revision 2.0 of its WRX80 Creator motherboard for AMD's Ryzen Threadripper Pro processor that costs more than $350 less than the revision 1.0 of the same mainboard, which was released this August. The only difference between the two boards? The new model uses Marvell's Aquantia 10GbE controller instead of an Intel 10GbE controller.Other than 10GbE controllers, ASRock's WRX80 Creator motherboards are absolutely identical. Both use a 14-layer printed circuit board (something that is hardly ever…

In an official statement by ASRock earlier today, the company announced that it would allow anyone who has issues peeling the DDR5 memory installation sticker off their AM5 motherboard to return it for a newer version if necessary. Some users report that the sticker can leave significant adhesive traces behind, potentially blocking some of the DDR5 contacts in the DIMM slots.This story started a few days ago when some ASRock X670E users reported that ASRock's DDR5 memory installation sticker guide - stamped right on top…

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off today and, with the continued strength of PC gaming worldwide, you shouldn’t be surprised to see news regarding hardware and software for our favorite platform today and over the weekend (it wraps up on Sunday). A case in point is the comprehensive exhibit from ASRock, which surprised the tech press by showcasing the very first add-in-card partner design for an Intel Arc A750 graphics card.Click 'see more' below to reveal image【東京ゲームショウ 2022レポート】TGS2022：Intelのハイエンドグラフィックスカード「Arc…

Two European retailers on Wednesday listed ASRock's family of motherboards based on AMD's X670E chipset and designed for the upcoming Ryzen 7000-series processors (opens in new tab). However, unlike all AMD X670E-powered mainboards we have encountered, some of ASRock's X670E platforms are not prohibitively expensive, according to two retailers.For AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors in AM5 (opens in new tab) packaging, ASRock will offer five motherboards based on AMD's X670 Extreme chipset and, for now, will not offer…

The first graphics card with a discrete Intel Arc GPU has appeared in Indian retail without much of an official announcement or publicity campaign. Multiple Indian hardware websites have begun listing the ASRock Intel Arc A380 Challenger ITX 6GB OC, with prices ranging from Rs. 20,600 to Rs. 22,999. That's nearly twice its current selling price of $139.99 (approximately Rs. 11,100) in the USA. At this price, it competes with cards based on the more powerful AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, which is…

There's still no end in sight to the insane graphics card shortage and resulting price spikes that have turned our market upside down. For over a year now, it has been virtually impossible to find a graphics card in India selling at anywhere near its MSRP – people have been forced to pay double or even triple what might be considered reasonable prices, and second-hand or low-end models are often the only choices left to those without unlimited budgets.We had hoped to see things improve on the supply side with a little…

ASRock recently unveiled two new Wi-Fi 6E upgrade kits for AMD AM4 motherboards and Intel 600 series boards, as was discovered by momomo_us on Twitter. (opens in new tab) The upgrade kit consists of an M.2 2230 Wi-Fi 6E module and dual Wi-Fi antennas, requiring motherboard support for dedicated Wi-Fi modules. This kit will be optimal for users running older Wi-Fi modules such as Wi-Fi 5 or the original Wi-Fi 6 standard.Wi-Fi 6E is the latest wireless standard to arrive on consumer devices today. 6E is a big step up in…