Motherboards

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    EVGA Z77 Stinger Review

    There is something we find eminently pleasing about unwrapping a new mini-ITX motherboard, especially one that comes as highly specced as EVGA’s Z77 Stinger. The board is a fine example of...

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    MSI Z77 MPower Review

    The wheel of time turns and chipsets come to pass, and a year after the Z77 chipset’s launch, you can pick up top-spec boards for a fraction of the price you...

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    Zotac A75-ITX WiFi B-series Review

    The mini-ITX mobo has definitely come of age. In fact, ever since board designers decided to ditch those mobile components that blighted the format so and instead picked the best mainstream...

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    Intel to Shutter Motherboard Business, Reallocate Resources

    Intel today announced that it will shutter its long-standing retail desktop motherboard business after the imminent rollout of 4th generation Intel Core processors (aka Haswell). Those resources will be reallocated to...

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    Gigabyte Z77X-UP7 Review

    Gigabyte has made a startling return to form with its Z77 series. Back in the Z68/Sandy Bridge era it was losing ground daily to the Asus front-runners, and small upstarts such...

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    Sapphire Pure Platinum A85XT Review

    Our first taste of AMD’s new Trinity platform came in the shape of the Asus F2A85-V Pro. Sapphire must hope we’re sticking to the playground rule of metrics though, making this...

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    ASRock Z77E-ITX Review

    There is something rather exquisite about the recent glut of small-form factor motherboards. The mini-ITX form factor has been around for a while, but it wasn’t until the Sandy Bridge crowd...

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    Intel Desktop Board DZ77GA-70K Review

    The Intel Desktop Board DZ77GA-70K is a fine, if slightly pricey, Ivy Bridge?ready motherboard for those who don?t expect a gala feature set. (3.5 out of 5) Pros Designed to take...

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    Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe Review

    For building a Z77 Express?based PC, the Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe is a winner, offering an extensive feature set and a not-too-high price. (4.5 out of 5) Pros Outstanding performance, feature selection...