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Supermicro Intel LGA 1151 Kaby Lake Motherboards Pictured
With just about two months to until desktop Kaby Lake arrives, more leaks have started to pop up. As part of the new 200 series platform, Intel is releasing the Z270 and H270 high-end chipsets. Now the first motherboards have been pictured from Supermicro’s SuperO brand. While Supermicro is more focused on the professional…
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Intel 7th Gen CPUs Reportedly Launch Q4
Earlier in the week, we got our first glimpse of the Intel Kaby Lake lineup. Utilising the now true and tested 14nm process node, the new CPU architecture optimation was rumoured to arrive in early 2017. However, the latest rumoured to come out suggest that we’re going to get the new…
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Intel May Launch 200 Series Chipset at Computex
With all of the attention on Broadwell-E and X99 motherboards, the mainstream segment has become an afterthought. However, Skylake is still very much alive and Intel is set to refresh their mainstream lineup later this year with Kaby Lake. Unlike the usual die-shrink, Kaby Lake maintains the basic architecture and process…
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MSI Launches Z170A MPOWER Gaming Titanium
With all of the focus on X99 and Broadwell-E, it’s easy to forget that there’s the whole Z170 and Skylake lineup floating around. New motherboards are still being release of the LGA 1151 socket and MSI has a new one for us. Today, MSI has launched the new Z170A MPOWER Gaming…
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Gigabyte X170-Extreme ECC (Intel C236) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging Gigabyte released some great motherboards over the years, in fact, I own several myself, and this new X170-Extreme ECC motherboard is no different in that regards. The motherboard is part of the Ultra Durable series, is the world’s first C236-based motherboard with Thunderbolt 3, supports E3-1200…
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Intel Kaby Lake i7-7700K Specifications Leaked
Even though Intel is trying to look beyond the PC market, the firm is undoubtedly still a PC company. Its CPUs continue to be the best in the x86 world and their process advantage still holds. After launching Skylake as their 6th generation successor to Broadwell last year, Intel is preparing…
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ASRock’s DeskMini Is The World’s Smallest Upgradable System
Small and compact systems are not really anything new, we have had them for years. However, what is new, is the ability to upgrade all parts of these small systems the same way that you can do with your desktop system. ASRock has worked closely with Intel and the newest…
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ASRock E3V5 WS (Intel C232) Motherboard Review
Introduction, Specifications, and Packaging Today’s motherboard review lands right in the middle of everything. Not because it’s all over the place, but because it has a lot of usage scenarios and support for pretty much any setup. You could use ASRock’s E5V5 WS motherboard in a gaming system as well…
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SuperMicro C7H170-M (LGA 1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction SuperMicro might not be the most recognizable name among enthusiasts with the likes of MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte and other household brands being the logical choice for consumers. However, their pedigree is unparalleled when it comes to stability and creating the best server solutions available today. As a result, I’m always…
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MSI Z170 Motherboards Receive BIOS Update to Support Non-K Overclocking
Intel’s business strategy for some time has been to only offer an unlocked multiplier on higher end CPUs. While this makes the overclocking process extremely simple, it encourages the enthusiast user to spend more money to access any manual frequency boosts. However, professional overclocker Dhenzjhen managed to attain 4.6GHz on…
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Gigabyte H170-HD3 (LGA 1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction Intel’s Z170 platform is designed for enthusiasts utilizing incredibly fast DDR4 memory and large frequency boosts on K-series CPUs. In contrast to this, the H170 chipset caters more towards the budget-conscience consumer running a CPU at stock settings and modest DDR4 speeds. So what are the key differences between…
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Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH (LGA 1151) Motherboard Review
Introduction Intel’s latest Skylake architecture is built on the 14nm manufacturing process and designed to replace the previous generation, Haswell Refresh CPUs. However, the Core i7-6700K is currently a poor value proposition throughout Europe and costs upwards of £350. While the Z170 motherboards are an affordable proposition, some consumers are still waiting for…
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ASRock Releases Dual DDR3/DDR4 B150M Combo-G Motherboard
Every time there has been a change to a new DDR standard, motherboard manufacturers have often retained some models that continue to use the older ram specification. This time around, we’re getting a number of boards with dual support, being compatible with both DDR3 and DDR4. Today ASRock has quietly launched…
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ASUS Shows off Maximus VIII Extreme Motherboard
ASUS has shown off their newest consumer flagship motherboard ahead of the official launch, the ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard. The new Maximus VIII Extreme is naturally built for Skylake and the LGA 1151 socket and comes with Intel’s Z170 chipset. The ROG colour scheme has been changed from the old…
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PC Specialist Azure (LGA 1151) Gaming PC Review
Introduction PC Specialist has an illustrious reputation for creating some of the most reliable and thought-provoking builds in the custom PC industry. Their latest creation, code-named Azure, is based on Intel’s brand new Z170 chipset and includes the flagship, i7-6700K Skylake processor (review here). While the CPU has a stock…
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