Motherboards

CES 2021 Hopefully we won’t be waiting too long for these superfast sticks of memory which go up to 64GB in capacity.

MSI is also introducing support for AMD’s Smart Access Memory on 400-series boards, to boost performance further.

It’s now possible to use Smart Access Memory, which boosts performance considerably, without a cutting-edge board.

Unlike with Intel, you don’t necessarily need to replace your motherboard when upgrading to a new AMD processor, and here are all the mobos that will support the new chips.

A power usage misreporting issue is seriously out of order, but not likely to kill your CPU well before its expected lifespan.

Usually, you need an unlocked Intel CPU to overclock, but motherboard makers like Asus and ASRock have found a way around Intel’s imposed limits.

Upgrades to incoming Zen 3 processors will be supported, but not necessarily at launch, and it’ll be a one-way trip.

Motherboards for Comet Lake CPUs, and the prices of some of them will make your wallet cower in fear.

More nuggets from the rumor mill indicate that Alder Lake processors will use a new LGA 1700 socket.

This explains motherboard makers talking about products being PCIe 4.0-ready, but confusion still reigns around that issue.