This motherboard is nearly perfect if you’re looking for a top-tier gaming spec motherboard. Boasting a maximum of 256GB of quad-channel memory, easily handling AMD’s Ryzen threadripper series. While only being an easy $500 USD, you definitely get the “bang for your buck” with this motherboard.

ASRock is a reasonably experienced company, producing various computer parts, ranging from motherboards to wifi antennas. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, they have various other branches in the Netherlands and the United States.

Accepted memory ranges anywhere from DDR4 3200 (non overclocked) to DDR4 4666 (overclocked). This motherboard specifically is built for overclocking. Along with multiple fans, and plenty of room for a custom watercooling loop.

” No compromise board for anyone using an AIO cooler. Only reason to pay more is if you are doing a custom cooling loop needing water channels in the motherboard.”

-Paul M.

Works Cited:
“ASRock TRX40 TAICHI sTRX4 AMD TRX40 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard.” Newegg.com – Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, HDTVs, Digital Cameras and More!, www.newegg.com/asrock-trx40-taichi/p/N82E16813157903.

Note:  This review is part of a classroom project. 

This ASUS motherboard is the perfect motherboard for your gaming needs.

This board features an Intel LGA 1200 socket for 10th Gen intel core processors.

Also, it features 4 288 pin slots for ram with standards ranging from2133 to 2666 on standard and 2800 to 4600 while overclocked.

This board also has 6 SATA slots that support 6 Gb/s and 2 m.2 slots with both supporting 2211 to 2242.

The integrated components have 2 wifi antenna ports, 8 USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, 2 RJ-45 LAN Ports, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports, 1 Optical S/Pdif out, and 5 Analog audio ports.

The expansion slots on the motherboard have 2 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCI Express x4, and 3 PCI Express x1.

This motherboard costs $291.00 and is rated 4 eggs on Newegg.com at the time of this post.

Works Cited:

        ASUS PRIME Z490M-PLUS LGA 1200 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard – Newegg.com.” Www.Newegg.com, www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119273?Description=asus%20prime%20z490m&cm_re=asus_prime%20z490m-_-13-119-273-_-Product. Accessed 19 Nov. 2020.

The B460 Steel Legend is a good working and business motherboard. If you are looking for a motherboard to get the job done and is not too expensive then you want this motherboard. This business motherboard can be more than for work it could be a good everyday use as well. This is a good quality motherboard that has a 3-year warranty with it; made by ASRock. It is also an Intel Core which will only support Intel CPUs.

This motherboard CPU Socket Type is an LGA 1200 and supports a 10th Gen Intel Core Processors. More information on this Motherboard

This motherboard holds 128GB of maximum memory. The motherboards memory slots hold DDR4 with 4 slots for it.

It has integrated graphics audio and LAN.

References:

Newegg

ASRock B460 Steel Legend

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The Gigabyte H310M S2H is a good motherboard. It depends on what you are looking to use it for though. You are not going to want to use this as a gaming PC. It might not be the best choice for a gaming PC. However it would make a great motherboard for your computer at home if that’s not what you are looking for. This is a high quality motherboard made by Gigabyte and they have a 3 year warrantee. This Gigabyte motherboard is an intel motherboard, it will only except intel CPU’s.

This motherboards CPU socket is an LGA 1151. Meaning it will only except some CPU’s not just any.

This motherboard contains 32GB of maximum memory. This motherboards memory slots hold DDR4 and there are 2 slots.  For the storage, there is both M.2 and SATA connectors.

It has integrated graphics audio and LAN.  There are 10 USB, 6 on the back panel and  4 are on the internal USB header.

There are also a few expansion slots. Only 1 PCIe x16 and 2 PCIe x1. This is one of the reasons it would not make a good gaming PC.

I would review this motherboard as a 5 star motherboard. On newegg.com this motherboards reviews are very good. The motherboard was able to fulfill what I needed with no problems at all . I used this motherboard for at home purposes, such as google, shopping, and maybe some work I needed to do at home.

Works Cited

• https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H310M-S2H-rev-10#kfGigabyte 
• https://www.newegg.com/p/1JW-000J-00231?Item=9SIADFRBZS7697&Description=H310M%20S2H%20GSM&cm_re=H310M_S2H%20GSM-_-9SIADFRBZS7697-_-Productnewegg

Note: This review is for a classroom project.

This motherboard is a good motherboard for any business. It will meet most basic needs.

The CPU socket type is a LGA 1151.

The CPU type supports 8th generation Intel core i7.

It has 2×288 pin number of memory slots.

The standard memory is DDR4 2666

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The MSI X570-A PRO motherboard is a some what basic yet very well off motherboard for its price. 

This motherboard is outfitted mainly for use in a gaming pc.

The specs

CPU

The CPU’s compatible with the AM4 socket of this motherboard are the Ryzen series 2 and 3 processors.

PCIe

It has one PCIe 16x 4.0 slot, one PCIe 16x 3.0 slot, and three PCIe 1x 3.0 slots.  

RAM

For the ram it has dual channel  DDR4  support with overclocked speeds up too 4400 MHz and a highest base speed of 2667 MHz and supports up too 128 Gb of memory.

Storage

This motherboard has 6 SATA 3 ports and 2 M.2 SATA 3 ports

recap

I believe that at the price point of $159 this motherboard is well outfitted yet comes short it the storage department with both the M.2 slots being SATA 3 as apposed to nvme, though with 6 SATA 3 ports there is plenty of room for upgrade ability using an SSD. With RAM speeds of up too 4400 MHz overclocked and PCIe x16 slots that are able to be used with AMD crossfire. The AM4 slot with the latest Ryzen series support makes this a versatile motherboard while not being the absolute best for heavy load can yet be used as a mid range workstation on top of being a gaming forward motherboard. 

Note:  This review is part of a classroom project.

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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.

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

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. 

this is a project for school.

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