Motherboard

A scheme of the alleged Asus Prime X670-P WiFi motherboard for AMD's next-generation Ryzen 7000-series 'Raphael' processors in AM5 packaging reveals basic schematics of the platform and confirms that AMD's X670 chipset uses two identical chips. Meanwhile, this particular motherboard appears to use a PCIe switch to connect two chipsets to the CPU efficiently. However, this may not be the case for all X670 motherboards.Rumors about the dual-chip nature of AMD's X670 platform for future Ryzen CPUs have been floating for a…

The era of fixing your own gadgets has nearly arrived, and Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gaming PC may be setting the best example yet — not only does it offer a repair-friendly design, but it now looks like almost every part will be sold separately at iFixit. This evening, the company prematurely revealed a huge collection of its promised repair parts at its website, and we were surprised to see everything down to the motherboard with the AMD Aerith chip at the heart of the Steam Deck will soon be available, admittedly…

Today's best ASRock Z690 Aqua dealsIf you’re looking to liquid cool a new Intel build, you certainly have options these days. You could of course choose your own board and a compatible water block. But many companies make boards with the block included these days. Recently, we looked at the MSI Z690 Carbon EK X and the Asus Z690 Extreme Glacial. These boards include a custom-made water block that cools the CPU and VRMs – and more in the case of the Glacial. The MSI Carbon EK X is the least expensive of these boards, a…

This Friday I've found deals on components that are all colored white for those who are looking to perhaps assemble a clean white PC build that looks icy cool and reflects RGB like there's no tomorrow. Starting off the list, we have the Asus Prime Z690-A for $279 from Newegg. This white and black mobo will look great in a white ATX case such as the NZXT H510i at $98 also from Newegg. To cool the CPU and provide some of the flashing RGB (also in white) we have a giant 360mm AIO cooler in the form of Corsair's iCUE H150i…

Gigabyte has announced a product replacement and refund program for owners of its Z690I Aorus Ultra motherboard model. This mini ITX motherboard came in both DDR4 and DDR5 variants, but they both may exhibit issues with certain graphics cards connected in PCIe Gen4 mode, causing system instability.Gigabyte's press release specifically mentions users being faced with "WHEA PCIe errors when paired with some PCIe Gen4 graphics cards." WHEA is short for Windows Hardware Error Architecture, but the important thing is that…

Colorful has created a new Z690 motherboard for gamers and creators looking for a motherboard with a bit more of an artistic tweet.. The board is called the iGame Z690D5 Ultra and comes with DDR5 support at a rather low price of $289. To get there, however, it lacks any PCIe Gen 5 support. The board's aesthetic is its most striking feature, with a wave-like theme that carries its way throughout the entire motherboard. You can see it in the black accents and on the M.2, chipset, and power delivery heatsink. The board's…

AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs use the X570 chipset. Living on the motherboard, a PC's chipset controls the communication between the CPU, RAM, storage and other peripherals. The chipset determines how many high-speed components or USB devices your best motherboard can support. Chipsets are usually comprised of one to four chips and feature controllers for commonly used peripherals, like the your keyboard, mouse or monitor.PC chipsets are designed by Intel and AMD but are found on motherboards from a variety of third-party vendors,…

Over the last few months, we’ve reviewed all kinds of motherboards supporting Intel’s latest Alder Lake-based processors. We’ve covered flagships and halo products on the Z690 enthusiast chipset to more budget-conscious offerings on the B660 chipset. Today we’ll show how the entry-level H610 chipset fares with a flagship-class CPU. While many will say that it isn't fair to put such an expensive processor on a cheap-as-they come board, all these boards list support for our Intel i9-12900K. We’ll compare features and specs…

The Asus Pro H610T D4-CSM motherboard is set for release in the US on Friday. This H610-based motherboard mixes a desktop Alder Lake socket (LGA1700) with twin compact SO-DIMM slots and is powered by an external 19V DC power brick via a barrel jack on the rear I/O panel. By all accounts, it might be a good choice for a compact build or an AiO upgrade.(Image credit: Asus)Asus ITX motherboards typically feature a chipset + 'I' suffix, but this one is a 'T' as it is classified as a Mini ITX Thin design. To keep any system…