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Biostar Racing Z490GTN Motherboard Review
BIOSTAR manufactures a number of different products though they are likely most well-known for their motherboards. In anticipation of their upcoming Z590 board, today we will be taking a look at the BIOSTAR Racing Z490GTN Motherboard. Designed for Intel’s 10th generation of CPUs, the Z490 series was the top-tier chipset…
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MSI Z490 Motherboards Will Support PCI-E 4.0 on Rocket Lake-S
With the upcoming launch of Intel’s Rocket Lake-S processors, there are clearly more than a few owners of last-gen motherboard designs curious as to what kind of performance they can expect. Specifically, how well it will work if they currently have an older motherboard but plan to use it for…
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The Ultimate Z590 Motherboard Guide
While the PC hardware marker has seen many wins and losses throughout 2020, 2021 looks set to be a big year for Intel, with the launch of their next-generation processors and their new Z590 motherboards… and maybe even a graphics card or two! While it’s uncommon for Intel, Z490 and…
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Gigabyte Confirms Rocket Lake-S Launch & Compatibility
GIGABYTE, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, has today announced that all Z490 motherboards featuring PCIe 4.0 hardware design can and will support the 11th Gen. Intel Core processors (Rocket Lake-S) perfectly by updating to the latest F20 BIOS, and through this will provide the extreme…
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Biostar Confirms Intel Motherboard Support for AMD SAM
Biostar, a leading brand of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, has today announced that new BIOS updates will be made available for their Intel 400 series motherboards to support the AMD Smart Access Memory technology. Biostar to Add Intel Motherboard Support for AMD Smart Access Memory AMD Smart Access…
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EKWB Unveils Magnitude-Based Multiblock for Z490 Aorus Xtreme
EK Water Blocks (EKWB), a premium liquid cooling gear manufacturer, has today announced the release of a new and different Momentum monoblock – in this case, called multiblock – for the Intel Z490 chipset-based Aorus motherboard. This multiblock is named EK-Quantum Momentum Aorus Z490 Xtreme and is specifically engineered for…
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ASUS Z490 ROG Maximus XII Extreme GUNDAM Edition Pictured!
It’s certainly nothing unusual when a motherboard manufacturer releases a bit of a quirky design offering something more than a little unique in terms of aesthetics or functionality. With the ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme GUNDAM Edition, however, we certainly have a more than curious creature on our hands here.…
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NZXT N7 Z490 Motherboard Review
It’s not that surprising to see NZXT make a new Z490 motherboard, given that we’ve seen them tackle this design twice already. I am a little surprised they didn’t have this board ready sooner, but with the way the world turns these days, I’m sure they had enough hurdles to…
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EVGA Releases the Z490 DARK K|NGP|N Edition
The Z490 DARK K|NGP|N (Kingpin) is a limited-edition motherboard released by EVGA that features validated support for memory speeds at 5000 MHz+ (OC), and a collectible retail box hand-signed by K|NGP|N himself. The EVGA Z490 DARK K|NGP|N is also packaged with an 18-phase power design, right-angled connectors, and an Intel…
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Biostar Unveils the Racing Z490 Silver Motherboard Series
BIOSTAR, a leading brand of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, today proudly announces the all-new RACING Z490-SILVER series motherboards, designed to give you the ultimate edge in gaming and content creation. Engineered to run the latest 10th Generation Intel Core™ processors, the new RACING Z490-SILVER motherboards range from BIOSTAR…
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ASUS & ASRock Confirm Intel i9-10850K Support for Z490
With so much news surrounding the Intel Core i9-10850K processors existence, all we’re waiting on at this point is for Intel to officially launch and rubber-stamp their next Comet Lake-S processor release. And, if rumors are to be believed, that may happen within the next 24-hours. Following a report via…
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ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 Motherboard Review
There are a few things that get me hyped for a new motherboard. Improved performance and support for new CPUs is one thing, of course. However, the words AsRock, Phantom, and Mini-ITX are even more exciting. AsRock are one of the finest brands out there, and they’ve created many of…
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ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming Velocita Motherboard Review
ASRock certainly make many of my favourite motherboard designs, the Taichi stuff is just always stunningly beautiful. However, now they’ve got the new PG Velocita, and it’s a bit of a looker too. With such a strong meaning velocity in Italian, dashing their product page with F1 cars and words…
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NZXT N7 Z490 Motherboard Renders Leak Online
We have already seen a number of Intel Z490 motherboard release over the last couple of months and, so far, there haven’t been many designs that have been truly eye-catching. While there are, of course, more than a few attractive options out there, many consumers have been waiting for NZXT…
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MSI Launches the MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon EK X Motherboard
MSI, the world-leading gaming components manufacturer, proudly announces its partnership with premium liquid cooling system company EK. Together, they will co-operate the new selection for the latest Intel Z490 motherboard for socket LGA 1200 – MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X. Inspired by supercars, the latest CARBON iteration from MSI…
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