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…
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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…
MSI’s new desktop motherboard uses CAMM2 memory
CAMM2 is a new standard for laptop memory. It’s tiny, incredibly skinny, and compatible with modern DDR5 memory. That makes it a suitable replacement for space-hogging SO-DIMMs or soldered memory modules, which can’t be replaced…
Asus battles Intel CPU crashes with ‘baseline’ motherboard BIOS
Intel makes some very nice, very expensive CPUs, which are crashing in a not-so-nice way right now. Even Intel isn’t sure why some high-end 13th- and 14th-gen processors are crashing under load, but they’re working…