It took a long time, but now they are finally available: Motherboards with a B550 chipset. Those AM4 boards are the newest option to run Ryzen 3000 processors. A cheaper alternative to X570 that also offers (some) PCI-E 4.0 slots, a modern replacement for B450 boards. So, if you build a new Ryzen system now, should it get a B550 board? Maybe. There are a couple of reasons why it should. B550 bo…

In the last entry I wrote that the Intel Core i7-10700K would be the last new processor for a while. I was mistaken, the locked i3 arrived earlier than I expected and even the fitting boards for tho…

The Intel Core i7-10700K has 8 cores, 16 threads and a high turbo clock. Sounds a lot like the fastest gaming processor of the last generation: The Intel Core i9-9990K. Indeed the new 10th Gen proce…

One of the new 10th Gen processors, the Intel Core i5-10400F saw its first reviews. 6 cores, 12 threads and a competitive turbo clock result in good performance, especially in games. The locked i5 …

Intel just launched the Comet Lake-S processors. Some of the new models are already in stock, new motherboards with the needed new socket 1200 are also ready. Reviews of the new generation are mix…