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 It also takes DDR3 RAM which is outdated and much slower than DDR4 RAM.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.

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. 

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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.

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.

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The motherboard I tried out is the Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI CODE, AT first I was a little nervous that I would have to spend a little bit to much on this mother board, and all the required parts but that wasn’t the case. The mother board itself was only $349.99, Which is not a bad price for a Gaming mother board. The motherboard itself does come in fact with a great many things, like”

• 1151 Intel socket for 9th and 8th Gen CPU’s.
• 2133 DDR4 dual channel architecture memory of up to 64 GB ( 4 sticks of 16 GB).
• 2 x16 PCIe slots for expansion Cards.
• Aura Sync (colored leds that can be changed to preference).
• 8 channel high definition Audio.
• 2 M2 Slots and 6 sata Ports.

I tried the in my home computer and it was amazing Game play like I have never seen before ( My home computer is old, so game play was SLOW). I used just a couple sticks of Ram and used a little 8th Gen i5-8400, has 9MB of Cache and 2.8-4.0 frequency, It was like a brand new computer (technically it is a new computer). 

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Of all the gaming motherboards I’ve used over the years, this one stands out. It pushes boundaries in every department, with tons of room for expansion. In this review, we’ll go through the many reasons this is a great option for gamers. 

Well, everyone knows the heart of a computer is the processor. A powerful one is required to play hardware-intensive games as well. With support for 1st and 2nd gen AMD Threadrippers, there’s no lack of power concerning the CPU.

Another important aspect for gaming, or computing in general, is memory. This motherboard has plenty of space there. There aren’t two memory slots; not four, or six; but rather, eight. That’s right; this thing packs eight DDR4 memory slots. With a max capacity of 128 gigabytes, and overclocked speeds of over 3600 mhz; there’s more than enough memory capabilites to go aroujnd. 

One more hugely important thing for a gamer is expansion cards. You want to be able to add graphics cards, right? Well, rest assured; you can here. It’s got one PCIe x1 slot, and four PCIe x16 slots. Yep, you can run two dual-slot GPUs on this sucker if you wanted to. 

Lastly, you’re gonna need lots of space for all those games. Have you seen some of the big games lately? They’re anywhere from fifty to a hundred gigs, for a single game! That takes up some room. There’s no reason to worry with the Meg though. The Creation has three m.2 slots. That’s absolutely unheard of. Along with the 8 SATA III ports, you can hook up hard drive after hard drive to this board; SSD after SSD. Those big games don’t seem so scary after all now do they? 

Now for my experience while using it. I’ve got mine configured with a 2nd-gen threadripper CPU, 64 gigs of ram, GeForce 2080 Ti graphics, and a total of 3 TB of SSD storage. It takes everything I throw at it. I can play any game on the highest settings and hit 120 FPS or more. Boots up in about six seconds, and performs simple task with ease. Of course, I’ve got some good internals hooked up to it, but this just goes as an example. 

In the market for a gaming motherboard? Well definately consider the Meg X399 Creation from MSI. Sure, $600 is a hefty wad of cash, but I consider it money well spent. I bought mine back in August when it came out, and there hasn’t been a day I’ve regretted it. With great spec capabilities, and lots of future proofing, you won’t regret it either!

Specifications List

• Form factor: Extended ATX
• CPU socket: AMD TR4
• Compatible with: 1st and 2nd generation AMD Threadripper CPUs
• Memory: 8 DDR4 slots with overclocking speeds of over 3600 mhz. Maximum RAM is 128 gigabytes.
• Storage: 8 SATA IIIs, 3 M.2s
• Expansion: 4 PCIe x16s, 1 PCie x1
• Integrated components: 7.1 channel audio and LAN with AC wifi and bluetooth 5.0.

Ports on the rear (from left to right)

• 9x USB 3 A ports
• 2x RJ45 ports
• 1x USB 3 C port
• 1x optical S/PDIF port
• 5x audio ports

Others’ Opinions

“The MSI MEG X399 Creation is clearly designed to please more than just content creators and professional users, especially given the tools and features included. The sixteen-phase power delivery and dual 8-pin 12 V CPU power inputs are something extreme overclockers and hardcore enthusiasts will be interested in, and the eight SATA ports in addition to the three M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 slots built-in are something workstation users and video renderers will be keen to take advantage of.” -Gavin Bonshor, anandtech

“Ultra- premium X399 is all about finding ways of making your board a bit different from the rest. Massive M.2 support, over-the-top power delivery and a restrained look mark out the MEG X399 Creation.” -Tarinder Sandhu, hexus

“KitGuru says: MEG X399 Creation is the most impressive motherboard we have ever seen. Nuff said.” Leo Waldock, kitguru

Sources

• newegg.com
• anandtech.com
• hexus.net
• kitguru.com

Note:  This review is part of a classroom project.