Ryzen 3000
Officially announced at Computex 2021, AMD and its vendors unveiled a new series of AM4 based motherboards for Ryzen 5000 processors. The new X570S chipset is, really, not that different from the previous version launched back in 2019 from a technical standpoint. The main user difference is that all of the X570S models now feature a passively cooled chipset. Some vendors have opted to either refresh existing models, or others are releasing completely new variants, such as the ASRock X570S PG Riptide we are reviewing today. Aimed at the entry-level extreme chipset, the X570S PG Riptide features a Killer-based 2.5 GbE controller, dual PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots, and support for up to 128 GB of DDR4-5000.
The EVGA X570 Dark Motherboard Review: A Dark Beast For Ryzen
Quite a few of the motherboards we have reviewed over the last month have been aimed at enthusiasts with a penchant for extreme overclocking. Today's review focuses on the...
36 by Gavin Bonshor on 10/8/2021ASRock Rack B550D4-4L Motherboard Review: B550 Goes Professional with BMC
Over the last year, we've seen several B550 models, with the vast majority of these catering to desktop users and gamers looking for a cost-efficient option to use with...
73 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/20/2021AMD Set To Roll Out AGESA firmware USB Fix For Ryzen, Coming April
Last month, we reported that AMD had been made aware of many users experiencing intermittent connectivity issues with USB ports on its Ryzen 500-series motherboards. Requesting that users with...
27 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/17/2021AMD To Probe Potential USB Connectivity Issue on Ryzen Systems
Some AMD users have been posting on social media, including Reddit, about experiencing intermittent connectivity problems when using USB ports on their 500-series motherboards. In response, AMD has reached...
45 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/22/2021The ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Motherboard Review
AMD's AM4 socket has been consistent throughout the entirety of its Ryzen processor's lifespan, and the latest Zen 3 processors are best suited for the X570 range of motherboards...
46 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/25/2021The GIGABYTE B550I Aorus Pro AX Motherboard Review: All The Small Things
Sometimes less is more, and when it comes to motherboards the mini-ITX form factor has some of the most enthusiastic fan club members. Small form factor systems are becoming...
76 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/7/2020ASRock B550 Taichi Review: The $300 B550 Motherboard with Chutzpah
Outside of its Aqua series of motherboards, which come with exquisitely crafted monoblocks, ASRock's Taichi brand has been a critical part of the company's offerings in the land of...
63 by Gavin Bonshor on 8/21/2020The ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi Motherboard Review: Premium Value
Motherboards based on AMD's B550 chipset have exploded onto the scene. Despite B550 being a cost-down version of X570 for the budget market, motherboard manufacturers have gone a little...
41 by Gavin Bonshor on 7/22/2020AMD's B550 Motherboards Start Appearing Online
Today is the next stage of the AMD AM4 B550 motherboard rollout: numerous vendors have started listing its models in place of an expected launch on June 16th. One...
51 by Gavin Bonshor on 5/21/2020AMD to Support Zen 3 and Ryzen 4000 CPUs on B450 and X470 Motherboards
In a surprising twist, AMD has today announced that it intends to enable Ryzen 4000 and Zen 3 support on its older B450 and X470 Motherboards. This is going...
164 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/19/2020The AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and 3100 CPU Review: A Budget Gaming Bonanza
When AMD announced the new Ryzen 3 processors built on Zen 2, I was under the impression that these were essentially the reject parts from AMD’s successful Ryzen 3000...
250 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 5/7/2020Origin PC Announces EON15-X AMD Gaming Laptop: Putting AMD's Ryzen 9 3900 In a Laptop
Even though AMD has already released its Ryzen Mobile 4000 Series of processors, Origin PC has gone one step further for their new AMD gaming laptop, assuming a machine...
19 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/7/2020On The Wings of an Eagle: GIGABYTE's X570 I Aorus Pro WIFI Motherboard Tested
The mini-ITX form factor is an interesting one as it allows users to create a small form factor system with the ability to integrate some of the top-performing hardware...
64 by Gavin Bonshor on 3/19/2020AMD Drop's Ryzen 3000 Pricing By Up to $50: Official Price Drop Until 31st March
AMD has started a new promotion and will sell its latest 3rd Generation Ryzen desktop processors with a noticeable discount for a few weeks. The campaign is effective worldwide...
32 by Anton Shilov on 3/13/2020The Corsair DDR4-5000 Vengeance LPX Review: Super-Binned, Super Exclusive
The consumer memory industry has been teasing DDR4-5000 for a few months now. We saw one company show some DDR4-5000 modules at Computex back in July 2019, running...
56 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/27/2020Corsair’s Introduces Vengeance 6100 Gaming PCs: AMD Ryzen & Radeon Powered
Corsair has introduced its first line of AMD-based gaming PCs, the Vengeance 6100-series. The systems are powered by AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 7 3700X processor as well as AMD’s Radeon...
21 by Anton Shilov on 1/24/2020CES 2020: Clevo & XMG Prepare Notebooks w/ 12-Core AMD Ryzen 9 3000 CPUs
AMD attracted a lot of attention at CES 2020 with its launch of the Ryzen 4000-series Mobile APUs with up to eight cores in a 15W TDP form factor...
19 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2020CES 2020: MSI Announces MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi
Looking to give AMD Ryzen buyers another affordable option for an X570 motherboard, MSI has brought one of its most popular B series models to the premium X570 chipset...
11 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/10/2020The ASRock X570 Aqua: A $1000 Ryzen Halo Motherboard Reviewed
One of the most important aspects surrounding performance on AMD's Ryzen 3000 series is temperature. It is no secret that the AMD 7nm chips run somewhat warmer than previous...
84 by Gavin Bonshor on 12/19/2019