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Asus and ASRock Mini-ITX motherboards

Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2025: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested

By Nick Evanson last updated

Mini marvels The best Mini-ITX motherboards for both Intel and AMD.

Mini marvels
AMD Ryzen Threadipper 9000 Series chip renders.

AMD unleashes up to 96 cores of Zen 5 with its new Threadripper 9000 Series chips

By Jacob Ridley published

Computex Coming June 2025.

Computex
Packaging for Intel Core i5 13400F and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on a green background with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best CPU for gaming in 2025: these are the chips I recommend for gaming, productivity, and peace of mind

By Jacob Ridley last updated

Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.

Happy Cores
A promotional image of the Minisforum BD790i X3D embedded mini-ITX motherboard

This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor

By Nick Evanson published

News Its specs are far from perfect, but that price tag is very tempting.

News
A photo of an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor next to an Intel logo

As games become ever more multithreaded, Intel's hybrid CPU design might start to lag behind AMD's simpler but more effective architecture

By Nick Evanson published

Core concerns E-cores and the loss of hyperthreading aren't helping Intel win any future gaming crowns.

Core concerns
ASRock B850 Steel Legend Wi-Fi motherboard on a desk.

ASRock B850 Steel Legend Wi-Fi review

By Antony Leather published

Legend A well-rounded option but we’d be very tempted to spend a little more.

Legend
ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi motherboard on a desk.

ASRock Phantom Gaming B850I Lightning Wi-Fi review

By Antony Leather published

Lightning This motherboard has stiff competition but for the right price...

Lightning
Asus ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi motherboard on a desk.

Asus ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi review

By Antony Leather published

🤤 A drool-worthy motherboard, and I don't say that often.

🤤
Photo of an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D review

By Nick Evanson published

Total Zen AMD has taken its Ryzen 9 9950X and given it some 3D V-Cache lovin'. Oh hell yeah.

Total Zen
A photo of a Ryzen 9 9900X processor against a teal background with a white border

AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X is the cheapest it's ever been, apart from yesterday, when it was four cents cheaper

By Nick Evanson published

Deal I mean, really? Was there any need to bump up the price by four little pennies?

Deal
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