Monthly Archives: December 2019

ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0

This motherboard is a very good quality motherboard that suits all of your home needs.  This motherboard is on the low end which is perfect for staying at home and just surfing through the internet.  This Motherboard brings a lot of things to the table which is what makes it different from opposing motherboards.

  • This Motherboard has a Form Factor of:
  • -Micro ATX
  • Integrated Components-
  • -This Motherboard has an Audio Chip set that is a Realtek ALC887
  • This Motherboard’s Audio Channels are 7.1 channels
  • LAN Chipset- Realtek ALC887

This Motherboard is not anything special, and has a simple setup that would be perfect for a Home PC.  Its CPU is apart of the Ryzen Series CPU, which this Motherboard can reach speeds of DDR4 3200+ and DDR4 2677 not overclocked.

On this Motherboard the Rear Panel brings a lot of things that many motherboards have, but their are some outliers that are on this one.  

  • Rear Panel:
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 1 x DVI-D Port
  • 1 x HDMI Port
  • 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)

This Motherboard’s Chipset is an AMD Promontory B450.  A chipset  controls external buses, memory cache and some peripherals.  For those of you who do not know.

This part of the Motherboard is also perfect for a low-end system just to use at home.  It has two memory RAM slots and has a Max Memory supported of 32 GB.

Compatible and Max Memory:

  • Number of Memory Slots:
  • -2 x 288 Pin
  •  Max Memory Supported:
  • 32 Gb

This Motherboards CPU is one of the best and fastest that motherboards make.  This Motherboards CPU socket type is AM4, and its CPU type is the Ryzen Series.

When it comes to Expansion Slots this Motherboard has a very simple setup.  It has one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot, and one PCI Express x1


MY OPINION:

In my opinion, this motherboard is definitely the perfect match for a low end Home PC. Although, this motherboard does not have all the bells and whistles on it. It has a perfect low end set up for a Home PC so I would definitely recommend this Motherboard

This Motherboard can be Found on 
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157871?Item=N82E16813157871   

for only $60 and with a 4 star review out of 5 and multiple customer Reviews that range anywhere between 3 and 5 Stars.  

Other motherboard reviews over the ASRock B450M-HDV R4.0 AM4 AMD Promontory B450 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard can be found at:

@teknobiyotik on his youtube channel as well as 
@Mike’s unboxing, reviews and how to, also found on youtube.

Note: Part of a Classroom project

https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157871?Item=N82E16813157871

ASUS TUF B450-PLUS Motherboard Review


This gaming mother board is a good quality motherboard for your average gamer needs. It is not made specifically for any home or business setting. This is optimal for the average consumer and doesn’t have to be purchased by professional gamers. 

It is made by Asus and is an AMD compatible. Asus is based in Taipei Taiwan, and was established there in 1989. Asus focuses on electronics from things such as motherboards to full on computers to smartphones and speakers. They focus on a wide range of products that give consumers a familiarity with the brand. Asus has been given the title as #1 motherboard and gaming brand as well as top three consumer.

The B450 Plus was released in 2018, and it is compatible with the newest cpus and memory with an ATX form factor.

CPU: AM4 socket for AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation / Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics / Ryzen 1st Generation Processors

Memory:DDR4 3200(O.C)/2666/

On board components: 

  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse
  • 1 x DVI-D
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x RJ45 port
  • 1 x 5Gb/s port USB Type-C
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • 3 x Audio jack
  • Has

Expansion slots:

1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots

3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots

The motherboards includes military grade TUF components to maximize the durability and life of the motherboard. It comes with a SafeSlot and Over-voltage protection as well to keep the motherboard stable. It also includes RGB lighting customization. It’s USB 3.1 allows for very speedy data transfer speeds, up to 10 GBPS.

I found it on Newegg.com with an overall reviewed 4 eggs out of five, and 50% of reviewers gave it a 5/5 with their purchase. This is a good and affordable motherboard that should be used for gaming, but can most likely be used as any other type of motherboard, its just not recommended. It is now available on Newegg.com for $118.99. 

References:

“About ASUS.” About ASUS – Brand Story – Introduction, www.asus.com/us/About_ASUS/Company-Introduction.

“About ASUS.” About ASUS – Brand Story – Introduction, www.asus.com/us/About_ASUS/Company-Introduction.

“Asus TUF B450-Plus.” Asus TUF B450-Plus, www.newegg.com/asus-tuf-b450-plus-gaming/p/N82E16813119142.

Note: part of class project

MSI B85-G41 PC Mate

This review is on the MSI B85- G41 PC Mate. The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate motherboard is perfect for any at home activities including surfing the web and more. You would buy this motherboard to put in your Grandma’s PC so she can get on google. This motherboard is on the older side so if you are looking for a good gaming motherboard this motherboard is not the best option out there. This motherboard goes for about $79 on (www.newegg.com) .

Specifications:

  • Intel® B85 Express Chipset
  • DDR3 1066/1333/1600 MHz
  • 32 GB Memory
  • Duel Memory Channel
  • 2 PCI-Ex16 slots
  • 2 PCI-Ex1 slots
  • 2 PCI slots
  • 4xSATAIII
  • 2xSATAII

Rear Panel:

  • 1xRJ-45 Connector
  • 2xUSB 3.0 PORTS
  • 4xUSB 2.0 PORTS
  • 3xAUDIO PORTS
  • 1xVGA
  • 1xHDMI
  • 1xDVI

I personally would not recommend this motherboard to anyone. After reading reviews from Amazon, Newegg ,and a few other sites it seems to have a few problems. Also this motherboard is old it supports 4th Gen Intel CPU’s for a motherboard this old to still be $79 dollars is kind of ridiculous. It also takes DDR3 RAM which is outdated and much slower than DDR4 RAM. So as I stated before I would not recommend this motherboard to anyone.

Note: This review is part of a class project.

GIGABYTE GA-880GMA

Motherboards are one of the most important parts of the computer. For the people that don’t know what a motherboard is,  The motherboard connects everything to the CPU so everything may operate properly. The GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-USB3 AM3 is a great option for any at-home users. 

This is the best Motherboard for your at-home needs. This motherboard four RAM slots for a max amount of sixteen GB of RAM for anyone average needs. The motherboard also has a PGA CPU socket for solid connection of the CPU.

This motherboard has 

  • 6x USB ports
  • 1x HDMI port
  • 1x Ethernet port
  • 6x sound ports
  • 1x DVI port
  • 1x PSI expansion slot
  • 1x PGA socket
  • 2x PSI Slots
  • 1x universal PS2 port

If your desires are to have two monitors then you have the option with this motherboard. 

this is a project for school.

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ASUS Prime Z390-P Motherboard Review

Motherboards are one of the most important parts of the computer. If you do not know what it is, the motherboard is the piece of the computer where everything is connected so you can operate for the day for your personal use. The ASUS Prime Z390-P is a great option for the user. 

This motherboard is one that a person can use at home. This is a very simple yet very equipped motherboard.  

Some of the things on this motherboard is that it has  very good memory. There are many types of memory that are accepted such as DDR4 4266 all the way to 2133. The max memory on this is 64GB.

CPUs

Since this CPU has a socket of an LGA 1151, the processors accepted are the Pentium Gold, Celeron, and the Intel Core i8 and i9.

Speed

The speed is very important for a motherboard because no one wants a slow computer. This is a(n) Intel Z390 and has a SATA GB/s for its speed.

The integrated Components are a great thing to look at when you are looking at a motherboard. They are :

Audio, Video, VGA, etc.

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or x8+ x4+ x4)

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (max at x4 mode)

4 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x 1 slots

Back Panel 

1 x PS/2 keyboard

1 x PS/2 mouse

1 x DisplayPort

1 x HDMI

1 x LAN (RJ45) port

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A

So?

You have read all this information and are thinking, “So what?” Well, what I am trying to say is that this motherboard is a great motherboard for any user. Also, the company that makes them is very special as well. They are an amazing company that makes amazing products such as this motherboard. To see more about this motherboard, I will have two links to show you how good this motherboard is. One of the links is ASUS.com and the other is Newegg.com.

This is for a class project.