G.Skill TridentX Review: 2x4GB at DDR3-2666 C11-13-13 1.65V

Next in our line of memory reviews is a kit I have actually had at my work desk for a while. In the land of overclockers, synthetics are...

28 by Ian Cutress on 10/28/2012

GeIL Evo Veloce Review: 2x8GB at DDR3-2400 C11-12-12 1.65 V

As part of a series of memory reviews, the next kit to enter our test beds is a limited edition enthusiast kit from GeIL. Attached with what GeIL...

30 by Ian Cutress on 10/24/2012

Memory Performance: 16GB DDR3-1333 to DDR3-2400 on Ivy Bridge IGP with G.Skill

Memory reviews are, in my opinion, actually quite hard to do. There are plenty of memory kits available that are nice and cheap, and the easy way to...

114 by Ian Cutress on 10/18/2012

ASUS F2A85-V Pro Review: A Look at FM2 with A85X

The new release of Trinity processors on the desktop opens up a cascade of issues when it comes to choosing a new motherboard for your Trinity system. The...

66 by Ian Cutress on 10/10/2012

Gigabyte Z77X-UP4 TH Review: Thunderbolt Times Two

Now that the exclusive license Apple had for Thunderbolt has expired, since Computex 2012 we have seen a number of motherboards destined for PCs with a Thunderbolt connector. ...

15 by Ian Cutress on 9/17/2012

Gigabyte X79S-UP5 WiFi Review: Ultra Durable 5 Meets the C606 Chipset

As part of the Computex 2012 show, Gigabyte demonstrated to us their new version of Ultra Durable. This fifth iteration of their power delivery combines their previous features...

16 by Ian Cutress on 9/6/2012

ASRock X79 Extreme11 Review: PCIe 3.0 x16/x16/x16/x16 and LSI 8-Way SAS/SATA

The end of summer marks the start of the X79 refresh line. We are, at best estimates, coming up to half-way in the Sandy Bridge-E life as the...

62 by Ian Cutress on 9/3/2012

MultiCore Enhancement: The Debate About Free MHz

If you have been keeping up to date with any of the AnandTech motherboard reviews lately, there has been one topic that has been hot on my lips, and...

66 by Ian Cutress on 8/29/2012

Two New Z77 mITX Announced

Over the past couple of days, two new Z77 mini-ITX motherboards have been seen on the radar. The first is Gigabyte's Z77N-WiFi model, to be released alongside the...

43 by Ian Cutress on 8/23/2012

Four Multi-GPU Z77 Boards from $280-$350 - PLX PEX 8747 featuring Gigabyte, ASRock, ECS and EVGA

With only sixteen PCIe 3.0 lanes available on a Z77 motherboard paired with an Ivy Bridge CPU, when we get to three or four-way GPU solutions these GPUs are...

24 by Ian Cutress on 8/22/2012

ASUS P8Z77-V Premium Review: A Bentley Among Motherboards

In the car industry, there is a large variety of cars to choose from - both the cheap and the expensive will get you from A to B, but...

43 by Ian Cutress on 8/13/2012

ASUS Republic of Gamers and X79 ROG Review – Rampage IV Gene, Formula and Extreme

The Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand has been on the radar for a good five years now. Initially in the form of motherboards, the ROG brand aimed to...

34 by Ian Cutress on 8/3/2012

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Review: Functionality meets Competitive Pricing

The motherboard scene contains around fifty shades of grey – whatever size, whatever feature set, if a user cannot get what they exactly want, something similar should be available...

70 by Ian Cutress on 7/25/2012

Biostar TZ77XE4 Review: Dichotomy by Default

Biostar have always been on the radar for motherboard builders, occupying that niche of ‘bang-for-buck’ if your wallet is looking a little empty this month. In the grand...

28 by Ian Cutress on 7/21/2012

EVGA Tease mini-ITX sized Z77

Followers of EVGA media man Jacob Freeman may have noticed something rather interesting from his Twitter feed and the EVGA Facebook page recently. If small is the size...

23 by Ian Cutress on 7/20/2012

ASRock Z77 Extreme6 Review: Legacy Bites Back

ASRock are not afraid of the legacy connections. Not merely content on having both a floppy drive header and an IDE connector on the Fatal1ty Z77 Professional, they...

35 by Ian Cutress on 7/13/2012

ECS Booth: Components in Gold, AIOs and an Ultrabook?!

Along with interviewing ECS VP David Chien, AnandTech was invited to browse around the ECS booth. With ECS’ main market being motherboards, the focus was ultimately on new...

3 by Ian Cutress on 6/11/2012

Computex 2012: Lian Li Want To Sell You A Train, Or A Case with 26 3.5” HDD Slots

Visiting the Lian Li booth is always interesting. Last year we saw the TU-200 mini-ITX case aimed at taking a gaming machine with you on the move. ...

20 by Ian Cutress on 6/8/2012

Computex 2012: Some more FM2 Motherboards, including Zotac, ECS and Biostar

Having had a chance to visit most of the motherboard manufacturers in Computex so far, I popped from the Zotac booth into the AMD booth on my way to...

8 by Ian Cutress on 6/7/2012

Interview with David Chien – VP of ECS Channel Business Unit

Last year at Computex, we had the opportunity to have a group interview with David Chien, VP of ECS’ Channel Business Unit. This year, ECS have also wheeled...

4 by Ian Cutress on 6/6/2012

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