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10 articles tagged as sb850

The upcoming high-end CPU battle could depend on motherboard prices

With X570 motherboards demanding huge premiums, Intel's cut-price Cascade Lake-X could benefit from more affordable motherboards compared to 3rd Gen Threadripper.

October 21, 2019 | 14:00

Stormforce Crystal 3600 RX 5700 Review

Stormforce's £1,300 rig sports a six-core 3rd Gen Ryzen CPU, RX 5700, and NVMe PCIe SSD.

October 21, 2019 | 09:30

Video: Project Toreador (Bloodlines 2 Mod) Part 1: Intro and 500D Teardown

Alex is going to bring the Toreador clan from Bloodlines 2 to life - in case mod form!

October 18, 2019 | 17:00

AMD 880G Graphics Performance Review

We test AMD's latest 880G IGP graphics to see how it stacks up against the competition.

May 24, 2010 | 08:17

How AMD Core Unlocking Works

We uncover the motherboard magic that lets you get an extra core for free with some AMD CPUs.

May 4, 2010 | 11:03

Full ATX ECS 880G motherboard detailed

We've got early shots of the upcoming AMD 880G chipset and budget motherboard from ECS.

April 21, 2010 | 11:01

MSI, AMD 890GX and Core Unlocking

MSI's latest beta BIOS that enables core unlocking on its 890GX and vastly improves overclocking.

April 16, 2010 | 09:33

AMD removed core unlocking fearing for reputation

AMD removed the core unlocking ability in its most recent chipsets because it feared its reputation would suffer after complains over stability.

April 13, 2010 | 11:13

Preview: Gigabyte 890FX & 880G Motherboards

We've got our hands on the two latest AMD motherboards from Gigabyte. Featuring the latest AMD 880G and 890FX chipsets, one is designed to be all the motherboard you could ever want, while the other is a more modest micro-ATX offering. How do they look? Click to find out!

March 30, 2010 | 11:02

AMD 880G Chipset Detailed

AMD's latest 8-series integrated graphics chipset: the 880G, will not be a real evolution of the 785G it seems.

March 23, 2010 | 13:32

MSI 890GXM-G65 micro-ATX Motherboard Review

Can MSI's latest micro-ATX 890GX AMD board stand on the foundations of its previously excellent range of 790FX and GX boards? And is it a suitable upgrade from the much cheaper 785G? We find out.

March 17, 2010 | 12:49

Inside AMD's new 890GX and SB850 chipset

AMDs newest chipset boasts integrated DX10.1 graphics with many HTPC features, native SATA 6Gbps support, and plenty of PCI-Express lanes - but might be missing the ability to unlock extra cores on certain Phenoms.

March 2, 2010 | 10:23

Asus M4A89GTD Pro/USB Motherboard Review

AMD's latest chipset is the first to bring SATA 6Gbps support, but it also seems to bring massive overclockability. We look at the first board from Asus - priced at around £120, it looks like a bargain for getting the most from your Phenom II or Athlon II CPU.

March 2, 2010 | 10:21