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  • Gigabyte AMD 790GX mobo under the spotlight

    Gigabyte AMD 790GX mobo under the spotlight

    8 September 2008, 08:30

    790GX. Why should you buy it? We find out.

  • Sapphire Pure RS780G Hybrid CrossFire motherboard: hot or not at £60?

    Sapphire Pure RS780G Hybrid CrossFire motherboard: hot or not at £60?

    18 July 2008, 05:00

    We take a look at Sapphire's PI-AM2RS780G Hybrid CrossFire-supporting motherboard. Can it achieve the impossible and make integrated graphics interesting?

  • HEXUS Group Test :: Is there a perfect high-end Intel motherboard?

    HEXUS Group Test :: Is there a perfect high-end Intel motherboard?

    10 July 2008, 05:15

    We look at four Intel-based motherboards, taking in Intel and NVIDIA chipsets, DDR3 versus DDR2 performance and three-card CrossFireX and triple-SLI scaling. Interested? Read on...

  • AMD RS780G - integrated graphics redefined!

    AMD RS780G - integrated graphics redefined!

    4 March 2008, 10:49

    AMD latest motherboard chipset - the RS780G - looks to completely redefine the market for integrated graphics. Unlike its rivals, it has power enough to run modern games and can ...

  • VIA Pico-ITX - not quite the perfect form-factor

    VIA Pico-ITX - not quite the perfect form-factor

    29 February 2008, 23:21

    HEXUS gives you the lowdown on VIA's tiny, tiny Pico-ITX motherboard. Is small really beautiful?

  • Can EQS's RS690IKM-AB6S best VIA's ITX-sized motherboards?

    Can EQS's RS690IKM-AB6S best VIA's ITX-sized motherboards?

    25 October 2007, 13:11

    The EQS RS690IKM-AB6S motherboard packs a lot of punch into a tiny ITX-sized package but does it offer enough to stand out in a market space dominated by VIA?

  • ASUS P5E3 Deluxe - fully-loaded and ready to fly

    ASUS P5E3 Deluxe - fully-loaded and ready to fly

    19 October 2007, 14:25

    The race to produce the most feature-rich, fastest LGA775 chipset has lead to Intel releasing the X38. ASUS was only too happy to oblige with a retail example in the ...

  • Intel X38 and Foxconn X38A

    Intel X38 and Foxconn X38A

    3 October 2007, 08:58

    Can Intel's X38 chipset offer enough to tempt users away from highly-popular motherboards based on the P35 and nForce 680i SLi chipsets? We're taking a look at an early sample ...

  • Foxconn G33M-S

    Foxconn G33M-S

    12 September 2007, 07:57

    We're taking a close look at Foxconn's microATX G33M-S mainboard. This G33-based board sports Intel's latest integrated graphics processor, the GMA 3100, but can that get the better of the ...

  • ASUS P5K64 WS - where 4 x 16 = 20

    ASUS P5K64 WS - where 4 x 16 = 20

    16 August 2007, 08:55

    ASUS offers no fewer than 12 motherboards based around Intel's P35 chipset. We've already reviewed two, the P5K Deluxe and P5K3 Deluxe, and now we're checking out the P5K64 WS ...

  • abit IN9 32X-MAX WiFi

    abit IN9 32X-MAX WiFi

    10 August 2007, 09:14

    abit has produced some of the most memorable and innovative mainboards of the past decade. But can its IN9 32X-MAX WiFi improve over the excellent NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI reference ...

  • AMD 690G motherboard showdown - ASUS v Sapphire

    AMD 690G motherboard showdown - ASUS v Sapphire

    1 August 2007, 16:25

    The AMD 690G chipset offers class-leading integrated graphics with certification for Windows Vista Premium, plus AVIVO video acceleration, multi-display support and HDCP-protected DVI and HDMI output. We put the latest ...

  • MSI P35 Platinum - all thrills and no spills?

    MSI P35 Platinum - all thrills and no spills?

    20 July 2007, 09:06

    MSI has added its Platinum treatment to a Intel P35 DDR2-based board that features a rollercoaster heatpipe. Is it all thrills and no spills?

  • ASUS P5K3 Deluxe - high-bandwidth mobo

    2 July 2007, 09:08

    Is it worth the £15 price premium over its DDR2-equipped stable-mate? Lets' find out!

  • ASUS P5K Deluxe WiFi Edition - Bearlake with all the trimmings

    25 May 2007, 08:45

    Now that the embargo has at last expired, we're able to bring you our take on Intel's new P35 motherboard chipset and its implementation by ASUS in the P5K Deluxe ...

  • Foxconn P35A Bearlake motherboard

    21 May 2007, 09:50

    Bottom line: the Foxconn P35A is a basic, decent Intel P35 chipset-based motherboard that's hamstrung by a comparatively high price, and it doesn't have a really standout feature that makes ...

  • ASUS M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition Motherboard

    6 April 2007, 00:32

    Overall, then, an interesting product from ASUS but one which feels like its trying to eke a little more profit out a 6-month-old SKU by riding the Vista bandwagon than ...

  • EVGA NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI

    26 March 2007, 14:00

    Bottom line: the motherboard's underpinnings are sound and the lower price point is compensation enough for the lopping off of certain features, although we'd like to see the debug LED ...

  • AMD 690G chipset and EQS's retail board

    28 February 2007, 05:01

    We like the AMD 690G. The chipset has no obvious weaknesses and the introduction of native HDMI - including HD audio transport - opens up the way for AMD to ...

  • AMD AM2 motherboard duel - Foxconn vs Sapphire

    2 February 2007, 08:42

    Two AM2 motherboards, one costing £70 and the other £140. Which one is better value for money? We tell you.

  • ASUS COMMANDO TAKES ON ALL-COMERS

    31 January 2007, 08:50

    ASUS COMMANDO TAKES ON ALL-COMERS

  • ECS Elitegroup PN2 SLI2+ nForce 680i SLI motherboard

    4 January 2007, 08:39

    What our review has shown is that it is no better/worse than the competition that have employed a similar approach. It's expensive, yes, and you should only seriously consider it ...

  • HEXUS Dragon Tour - abit's wares for early '07

    3 January 2007, 09:00

    What you will see from abit at CES 2007, delivered now!

  • Foxconn P9657AA-8EKRS2H Intel P965 motherboard

    22 November 2006, 01:24

    The Foxconn P9657AA-8ERS2H is a decent proposition in most respects and the low street price is a definite selling point...

  • eVGA nForce 680i SLI LGA775 motherboard

    20 November 2006, 00:30

    680i SLI sports a brand new SPP designed not only to support the latest Core 2 Quad processors, but to overclock like nothing else before it and bring new levels ...

  • MSI K9A Platinum AM2 mainboard

    24 October 2006, 07:35

    We can't help feeling the K9A Platinum is a bit of a missed opportunity. It's a decent enough package, but for a performance board it doesn't take full advantage of ...

  • Foxconn 975X7AB motherboard

    20 October 2006, 08:14

    You might think from our description so far that the Foxconn 975X7AB is a bit of a disappointment. Compared to Abit's AW9D Max it's not a tour de force. From ...

  • abit AB9 Pro

    13 October 2006, 19:22

    Has the former darling of the enthusiast crowd created something akin to boards of old; something that can't be ignored? We've run it through the HEXUS mill to see, so ...

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  • abit AW9D Max

    11 October 2006, 08:59

    So, AW9D Max it is then, packing i975X, ICH7R and abit special sauce. Best get on with finding out if it really is smokin' before someone notices the horror of ...

  • MSI P965 Platinum

    13 September 2006, 08:14

    Supporting the aforementioned PCI Express, DDR2 and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, the P965 Platinum is the premium model in MSI's Intel P965 mainboard range. Can it pull a "P5W64", ...

  • ASUS P5W64 WS Professional

    7 September 2006, 10:41

    Hello, dear reader. I have a few questions to ask you, if you've got a couple of minutes. You do? Brilliant, thanks for stopping by. Are you a high-end computer ...

  • ASUS enthusiast AM2 motherboard duel

    3 September 2006, 10:10

    Enter two new enthusiast boards from ASUS, the CROSSHAIR and M2N32-SLI Deluxe, that just might be a pair of such killer boards. They certainly dish our their share of features ...

  • ASUS M2R32-MVP Radeon Xpress 3200 CrossFire motherboard

    31 August 2006, 08:36

    On test today is an Xpress 3200 based board from ASUS. It's called the M2R32-MVP and it's got a reputation to maintain; we reviewed its Socket 939 counterpart some months ...