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ASRock is announcing a new BIOS update for their 100 series of motherboards.  This update will provide support for next generation socket 1151 Intel® Core™ processors.  By downloading the new BIOS update for your Z170, H170, B150 or H110 motherboard, it is effectively resurrected to be compatible with the newest generation of Intel socket 1151 CPUs, and you will be …

Before reading anymore, if you have a 100 series motherboard from ASRock, go to there BIOS download page (linked here) and update your BIOS. This was a topic we discussed frequently with memory and motherboard manufacturers at this years Consumer Electronics Show and we were told to wait, well the wait is finally over. For those who may not know, …

ASRock has made it possible for users to overclock their DDR4 memory modules on chipsets outside of Intel’s Z170, now to include the B150, H170 and H110. This started as an easter egg feature of their motherboard where you could shop into the BIOS and enable DDR4 OC, which they report grants up to a 30% boost in memory performance, …

Thanks to our friends at AMD we are glad to bring you a Gigabyte A88X UP4 Motherboard Review. This board came with our test kit of the AMD A8 7650K APU which was a pleasant surprise thanks to our experiences in the past with other Gigabyte boards like the Z97X UD3-BK and the X99-UD3P so naturally we have some high expectations, does …

The next stop on our Computex tour was with ASRock, as we took aprt in their global press conference. We were introduced to their new 100 Series Motherboards in preparation for Intel’s Skylake CPU’s, their new Beebox mini PC, as well as a new (and very sleek router). ASRock is basing their new motherboard series off an easily identifiable insect, …

In our recent review of the of the  Z97X-UD3H-BK from Gigabyte, we found it to be solidly built, reliable, and a fantastic overclocking ability. So, naturally when Gigabyte approached us to do a review of their X99-UD3P, which is the entry-level member of their newly launched X99 Champion Series of motherboards, we jumped at the opportunity! The Gigabyte X99-UD3P, is not only a …

After nearly 1.5 years since its original console debut, and several delays, Grand Theft Auto V has finally made it to the most glorious platform of all: the PC. This highly anticipated release has many PC gamers excited to get it running on their systems, some even upgrading or building entirely new machines for the task. While we’re sure many users …

G.Skill has created quite a reputation for itself over the years among gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts alike, for creating exceptional memory kits, which are highly capable of overclocking for  very competitive prices. So, it is no surprise that their latest in their flagship Ripjaws line, the Ripjaws 4 has been used to set the world record for DDR4 overclocking at an …

As we frequently visit many online PC gaming communities, and sub-reddits, we’ve noticed that there are actually a lot of people who don’t have any experience with overclocking. This is troubling, since overclocking can actually provide a significant increase in performance at virtually no extra costs to the end-user, and while it may seem daunting at first, it has actually become …

In the past, overclocking has been seen as sort of “hacking” your hardware to run outside of the manufacturer’s specifications. This type of behavior would have been against the manufacturer’s wishes and likely void your warranty. However, today we live in a world of overclocking competitions and world records. Many of the very same companies that would have forbidden it in the …