This custom Intel motherboard with 36 USB ports has gone viral
You can never have too many ports. Or can you? It looks like someone got tired of hunting for one more USB port on their motherboard… and just crammed every possible spot full of them.…
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Tiny new YTX motherboard format trims the fat, adds M.2 slots
Motherboards come in various standard sizes, but for most of us, the choice boils down to ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX, from largest to smallest. But that’s mostly variations on how many PCIE cards it can…
Why skimping on your PC gaming rig’s motherboard is a bad move
If you ask any PC repairer what PC components end up on their trash heaps most frequently, they will say the motherboard is right up there as one of the most common. In fact, some…
Make sure you update your AM5 motherboard for the Ryzen 9 9950X3D
AMD’s biggest and baddest gaming CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, is on its way along with the only-slightly-less-big, less-bad 9900X3D. They don’t have an official release date yet, but it must be pretty darn close.…
Asus’ new motherboard connection can power a 1,000-watt GPU
The “War on Cables” trend rages on and Asus is on the front lines. In 2023 and 2024, Asus eagerly embraced the trend with “BTF” motherboards and cases designed to stealthily hide cables around the…
Look at this frickin’ cat BIOS for this frickin’ cat motherboard
Earlier this year, I said we need more anime girl PC parts. Not because I want to make my computer look like a Tumblr blog circa 2012, but because we need more variety and intentional…
Whoa! This ITX motherboard plays DOS games on native hardware
It’s never been easier to get classic games running on your PC, but “easier” is a relative term when it comes to one specific category of classic games. Some titles made in the DOS era…
Why a cheap motherboard is probably all you need
Around fifteen years ago, a high quality motherboard could actually increase system performance because it had better memory controllers and more functions. Nowadays, the memory controllers are integrated into the processor. The differences in the…
New Asus motherboard makes swapping graphics cards so much easier
If you’ve ever struggled with replacing your PC’s graphics card, an upcoming Asus motherboard offers some really welcome news: a new retention mechanism that unlocks the card without the need for an awkwardly placed lever…
Framework adds a RISC-V motherboard to its laptops
Framework has quickly become the darling of tech media and power users alike thanks to its completely modular and upgradeable laptop systems. And, with motherboard options from Intel and AMD, to say nothing of compatibility…