It came as quite a surprise when GIGABYTE first mentioned their new AMD socket AM3+ based motherboards about a month ago and quite a few people were shocked by this news. But there can be a lot of ...

AMD’s upcoming Zen CPU architecture requires a brand new socket, and predicted to feature a 40% IPC improvement compared to Excavator. As a result, it’s probably the most anticipated release in the ...

The latest socket AM3 compatible Phenom II processors have been available for several weeks now and they had proven in our initial coverage to be excellent chips, a notable improvement over their ...

When we flip the board we can see the new AM3 socket. Mind you that AM2+ motherboards can support AM3 processors as well. Yet Socket AM3 motherboards can not support Socket AM2+ processors. Keep that ...

The Asrock 880GMH/USB3 might be an affordable AM3 motherboard, but you would never know it just by looking at it. In terms of appearances there is nothing cheap about this motherboard, featuring an ...

One downside of the upcoming Phenom II - Bulldozer transition is that the new processors won't be compatible with current AM3 motherboards. This news disappointed certain AMD enthusiasts, given that ...

In terms of features the Gigabyte 870A-UD3 is a far more serious product than Asrock's budget offering. In place of the AMD 880G/SB710 configuration, the Gigabyte 870A-UD3 employs the AMD 870/SB870 ...

So then, the motherboard we are reviewing today, might look familiar to you. Correct, as in essence it is the basis of the ECS A790GXM mainboard we reviewed back in October last year. And despite ...