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Last October, we learned via an unofficial report that Intel wouldn't add native USB 3.0 support to its chipsets until 2011. According to the...

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Newegg has kicked off Fourth of July celebrations a little early this year, e-mailing us a cornucopia of coupon codes that can shrink prices...

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You know those two affordable MSI motherboards with Lucid Hydra GPU load balancers we saw at Computex? Well, MSI has now formally launched...

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The days of Socket AM3 reigning supreme in the AMD world could come to an end next year. Fudzilla reports that Llano, AMD's upcoming 32-nm...

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DigiTimes' nebulous "industry sources" have told the site that Asus intends to outsource some motherboard and graphics card production to ECS. Asus already...

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Intel has had no qualms about producing chipsets without ATA/100 support for the past four years or so, forcing motherboard makers to rely on third-party...

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Despite our best efforts, we don't always have the time or energy to cover every new product launch in depth. But that doesn't mean items...

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Ever felt like building a Mini-ITX system without compromising on the I/O front? Little-known motherboard maker J&W has announced a new mobo that could...

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When we benchmarked it last year, MSI's original Big Bang Fuzion motherboard left us with mixed feelings. The board and the integrated Lucid Hydra...

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Intel's Skulltrail platform may already be distant history for many enthusiasts. However, EVGA apparently intends to rejuvenate the concept with its Classified SR-2...

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COMPUTEX — Intel's next-generation Sandy Bridge processors may not be due out for at least another six months, but here at Computex, some motherboard makers...

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DFI made a lot of noise when it got into the enthusiast market with a line of LANParty motherboards designed for overclockers, case modders, and...

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COMPUTEX — The Gigabyte folks had more to offer at Computex this week than provocative predictions. At a press event yesterday, Gigabyte introduced its...

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COMPUTEX — One of our most interesting encounters at Computex so far wasn't a product; rather, it was what we heard Gigabyte's Henry Kao calmly...

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With some of those new AMD 890FX mobos sporting outrageous numbers of PCI Express x16 slots, we were bound to see some retaliation from...

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The folks at Gigabyte don't have a monopoly on AMD 890FX motherboards with entirely too many PCI Express x16 slots. Asus is about to...

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With all the premature appearances at online retailers, AMD's upcoming six-core Phenom IIs are all but a secret now. ASRock thought this was as...

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Have deep pockets and an insatiable desire to overclock anything silicon-based? Then you might be happy to hear Asus has formally launched its Maximus III...

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