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	MSI P55-GD80 Motherboard First Look - October 30, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s take a look on one of the most overclocking-oriented socket 1156 motherboards from the market, MSI P55-GD80.
ASUS P7P55D Premium Motherboard First Look - October 9, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s take a look on the most expensive socket 1156 motherboard from ASUS, which features SATA-600 ports, a 32-phase voltage regulator circuit, an overclocking remote control and more. ECS A790GXM-AD3 Motherboard First Look - October 7, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s take a look this socket AM3 motherboard based on AMD790GX, which currently provides the fastest on-board video, providing two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots and HDMI output.
	ASUS M4A79XTD EVO Motherboard First Look - October 5, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s take a look on a mainstream socket AM3 motherboard from ASUS based on AMD790X chipset with SB750 southbridge.
	ECS A785GM-M Motherboard Review Reviews - September 17, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres ECS A785GM-M is a micro ATX socket AM3 motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 785G chipset. Let’s take a look on its performance.
	Biostar TA785GE 128 M Motherboard Review Reviews - September 15, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Biostar TA785GE 128 M is a micro ATX socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 785G chipset featuring dedicated 128 MB video memory. Let’s take a look on its performance.
	ASUS P7P55D PRO Motherboard First Look - September 11, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s now take a look on an Intel P55-based socket 1156 motherboard from ASUS
	Intel DP55KG Motherboard First Look - September 11, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s now take a look on the most high-end socket 1156 motherboard available from Intel, based on their new P55 chipset.
	EVGA P55 LE Motherboard First Look - September 10, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Let’s now take a look on the simplest socket 1156 motherboard from EVGA based on the new Intel P55 chipset.
	ECS P55H-A Black Series Motherboard First Look - September 10, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres Socket 1156 motherboards based on the new Intel P55 are starting to reach the market. Let’s take a look on this model from ECS.
	Gigabyte G31M-ES2C Motherboard First Look - June 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's value motherboard for Intel socket 775 processors, based on Intel G31 chipset and with power saving features.
	Gigabyte M61PME-S2 Motherboard First Look - May 25, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a quick look on M61PME-S2P, a motherboard based on GeForce 6100 chipset that Gigabyte claims to be a socket AM2+ model. Check it out.
	Foxconn G31MV-K Motherboard First Look - April 29, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this value motherboard from Foxconn for Intel socket 775 processors, with on-board video based on Intel G31 chipset.
	Gigabyte EP45-UD3L Motherboard First Look - April 13, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on this Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset, with Ultra Durable 3 technology.
	Gigabyte EP45C-DS3R Motherboard First Look - March 30, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's mainstream motherboard for Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors based on Intel P45 chipset.
	Gigabyte EX58 Extreme Motherboard First Look - March 26, 2009 - By Rafael Otto Coelho Let’s take an overall look on Gigabyte's high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors based on Intel X58 chipset.
	EVGA X58 SLI Motherboard First Look - February 2, 2009 - By Gabriel Torres EVGA, a traditional nVidia partner, decided to manufacture a motherboard based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take an overall look on this high-end motherboard for Core i7 processors.
	Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H Motherboard First Look - November 18, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a quick look on MA78GM-S2H a socket AM2+ motherboard from Gigabyte based on AMD 780G chipset and targeted to HTPC and “media center” computers. Check it out.
	ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition Motherboard First Look - November 5, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres ASUS P6T Deluxe OC Palm Edition is probably one of the most fully loaded socket 1366 motherboards to arrive on the market for the Core i7 processors, based on Intel X58 chipset and featuring a small 2.5” LCD display for overclocking options, SLI support, support for SAS hard disk drives and much more.
	Intel DX58SO “Smackover” Motherboard First Look - November 3, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Intel DX58SO (codename “Smackover”) is one of the first socket 1366 motherboards for the Core i7 processors that Intel will be launching, based on Intel X58 chipset. Let’s take a look on this board and see what you should expect from it.
	ECS GF9300T-A Black Series Motherboard Review Reviews - October 15, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres ECS GF9300T-A is a socket 775 motherboard targeted to Intel processors featuring on-board video based on the new GeForce 9300 chipset and HDMI output. Let’s take a look on the features and performance of this new product.
	Everything You Need to Know About The Motherboard Voltage Regulator Circuit Tutorials - September 16, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres An in-depth explanation on how the motherboard voltage regulator circuit works, including components, phases and design.
	ECS A790GXM-A Black Series Motherboard Review Reviews - September 11, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres ECS A790GXM-A is a socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video based on AMD 790GX chipset, featuring dedicated video memory, two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, HDMI output and more. Check it out.
	Introduction to Wireless USB (WUSB) Articles - August 20, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Wireless USB (WUSB) products are finally arriving at the market and in this article you will learn more about this technology and see some usage examples.
	Sapphire PI-AM2RS780G Motherboard Review Reviews - July 10, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres PI-AM2RS780G is an entry-level socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video from Sapphire based on AMD 780G chipset, featuring DVI output. Includes Hybrid CrossFire benchmarking.
	ECS GF8200A Black Series Motherboard Review Reviews - July 9, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres GF8200A Black Series is an entry-level socket AM2+ motherboard with on-board video from ECS based on GeForce 8200 (MCP78M-A), featuring HDMI output.
	Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L Motherboard First Look - June 25, 2008 - By Rafael Otto Coelho We took a look on GA-EP31-DS3L, a socket 775 motherboard from Gigabyte based on Intel P31 chipset and targeted to mainstream users.
	ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe Motherboard First Look - April 15, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres The latest nVidia chipset for the AMD platform, nForce 780a, hasn’t been launched yet but we could take a detailed look on an ASUS high-end motherboard featuring this chipset, M3N-HT Deluxe/Mempipe.
	EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard First Look - March 18, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a quick look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 790i chipset, supporting DDR3 memories and three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI, Quad SLI and other high-end features.
	Foxconn Blackops Motherboard Prototype First Look - January 17, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on the prototype of Foxconn Blackops motherboard, a socket 775 motherboard based on the forthcoming Intel X48 chipset coming with a water-cooling solution and targeted to extreme overclockers.
	X48 Motherboards from ASUS First Look - January 16, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on two high-end motherboards ASUS will release using Intel X48 chipset: P5E3 Premium and Rampage Formula.
	Foxconn F1 Motherboard Prototype First Look - January 11, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Foxconn F1 motherboard prototype, a socket 775 board featuring four PCI Express x16 slots allowing CrossFireX using an Intel chipset, water-cooling to cool down the chipset and the voltage regulator and a thermoelectric cooler (Peltier) to cool down the north bridge chip.
	EVGA nForce 780i SLI Motherboard First Look - December 19, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this new high-end socket 775 motherboard from EVGA, based on the new nForce 780i chipset, featuring three PCI Express x16 slots supporting 3-way SLI and other high-end features.
	ASUS M3A32-MVP DeLuxe/WiFi-AP Motherboard First Look - December 4, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this high-end socket AM2+ motherboard based on the new AMD 790FX chipset, featuring four x16 PCI Express slots supporting CrossFireX, an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks for the memory modules and much more.
	Intel Chipset Codenames Cross-Reference Table Tutorials - November 20, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A table listing all codenames used by Intel chipsets and the corresponding commercial product name.
	ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP Motherboard First Look - November 6, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on this top mainstream socket 775 based on Intel P35 chipset, featuring an 802.11g access point, passive heatsinks, solid aluminum capacitors and more.
	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n Motherboard First Look - October 29, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on one of the most high-end motherboards from ASUS targeted to the socket 775 platform and based on Intel X38 chipset.
	Abit IP35 Pro Motherboard Review Reviews - August 14, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Abit IP35 Pro is a high-end motherboard based on Intel P35 chipset featuring a passive cooling solution, two Gigabit ports, two Firewire ports, two x16 PCI Express slots, two eSATA ports and more.
	Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R Motherboard Review Reviews - August 13, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres GA-P35C-DS3R is a top mainstream motherboard from Gigabyte based on the Intel P35 chipset supporting both DDR2 and DDR3 memories, targeted to Intel socket 775 processors. Check it out.
	ECS P35T-A Motherboard Review Reviews - August 10, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres P35T-A is a mainstream motherboard from ECS based on the Intel P35 chipset plus ICH9DH south bridge, targeted to Intel socket 775 processors. Check it out.
	SiS 672FX Reference Board Review Reviews - July 31, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We benchmarked SiS 672FX, a socket 775 chipset with integrated graphics. Take a look to have a clue on the performance of motherboards based on this chipset.
	ECS G33T-M2 Motherboard Review Reviews - July 30, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres ECS G33T-M2 review, a socket 775 motherboard with on-board video based on Intel G33 Express chipset.
	Abit AN-M2 Motherboard Review Reviews - July 18, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of Abit AN-M2, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the nVidia GeForce 7025-630a chipset competing with motherboards based on AMD 690V and AMD 690G.
	MSI K9AGM2-FIH Motherboard Review Reviews - July 13, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of MSI K9AGM2-FIH, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the AMD 690G chipset featuring an on-board HDMI connector.
	ECS AMD690GM-M2 Motherboard Review Reviews - July 12, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS AMD690GM-M2, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the AMD 690G chipset (a.k.a. RS690).
	Foxconn A690GM2MA Motherboard Review Reviews - July 11, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of Foxconn A690GM2MA, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the AMD 690G chipset (a.k.a. RS690).
	MSI P35 Platinum Motherboard Review Reviews - June 19, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres P35 Platinum is a top mainstream motherboard from MSI based on the new Intel P35 chipset, featuring a rollercoaster-shaped passive cooling solution, the new 1,333 MHz external bus and several extra features. Check it out.
	ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition Motherboard Review Reviews - June 15, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres ASUS P5B Premium Vista Edition is a high-end socket 775 motherboard based on Intel P965 chipset and featuring several different features, like a LCD display and remote control. Check it out.
	MSI P35 Neo Combo Motherboard Review Reviews - June 13, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres P35 Neo Combo is a mainstream motherboard based on the new Intel P35 chipset supporting DDR2 and DDR3 memories on the same board plus the new 1,333 MHz external bus. Check it out.
	ECS NF650iSLIT-A Motherboard Review Reviews - June 11, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres We reviewed ECS NF650iSLIT-A, a mainstream socket 775 motherboard based on nForce 650i chipset, supporting SLI and future Core 2 Duo CPUs based on the 1,333 MHz external bus.
	ASUS P5N-E SLI Motherboard Review Reviews - June 11, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ASUS P5N-E SLI, a mainstream socket 775 motherboard based on nForce 650i chipset, supporting SLI and future Core 2 Duo CPUs based on the 1,333 MHz external bus.
	ECS PN2 SLI2+ Extreme Motherboard Review Reviews - June 8, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS PN2SLI2+ Extreme, a very high-end socket 775 motherboard designed and manufactured by nVidia and sold by ECS based on nForce 680i chipset and supporting future Core 2 Duo CPUs based on the 1,333 MHz external bus.
	P35 Series from Gigabyte First Look - May 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres P35 (codename “Bearlake”) is the next Intel chipset family that will be launched June 4th – which will have DDR3 support. We could take a look on some of the motherboards Gigabyte will release by then, check it out.
	ASUS M2A-VM Motherboard Review Reviews - March 26, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ASUS M2A-VM, a socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the new AMD 690G chipset (a.k.a. RS690).
	ECS KN3 SLI2 Extreme Motherboard Review Reviews - February 14, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS KN3 SLI2 Extreme, a cheap high-end motherboard for socket AM2 AMD processors based on nForce 590 SLI chipset.
	ECS GeForce6100SM-M Motherboard Review Reviews - January 5, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS GeForce6100SM-M, a cheap socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on the latest version of GeForce 6100 from nVidia (a.k.a. MCP61S).
	ASUS P5B Motherboard Review Reviews - December 15, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ASUS P5B, a mainstream socket 775 motherboard based on Intel P965 chipset and supporting all new Core 2 Duo CPUs and also DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 memories.
	MSI P965 Platinum Motherboard Review Reviews - December 14, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of MSI P965 Platinum, a mainstream socket 775 motherboard based on Intel P965 chipset with several extra features and supporting all new Core 2 Duo CPUs and also DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 memories.
	Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard Review Reviews - December 13, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, a mainstream socket 775 motherboard using solid aluminum capacitors based on Intel P965 chipset and supporting all new Core 2 Duo CPUs and also DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 memories.
	MSI K9N Diamond Motherboard Review Reviews - November 14, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of MSI K9N Diamond, the most high-end socket AM2 motherboard from MSI, based on nForce 590 SLI featuring an on-board Sound Blaster Audigy SE sound card. Check it out!
	SiS 771 Reference Board Review Reviews - October 16, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We benchmarked the forthcoming SiS 771, a socket AM2 chipset with integrated graphics. Take a look to have a clue on the performance of motherboards based on this new chipset.
	Abit IL-90MV Motherboard First Look - September 22, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres IL-90MV from Abit is a socket 478 motherboard targeted to Core Duo and Core 2 Duo Viiv systems, and its main feature is having a HDMI HDTV video output.
	Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe First Look - September 19, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Biostar TForce 590 SLI Deluxe is a high-end socket AM2 motherboard from Biostar that has just arrived at the market costing a little bit less than competing products from ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI. We took a look on this new Biostar product.
	Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Review Reviews - August 28, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5, a very high-end socket AM2 motherboard based on nForce MCP 590 featuring a copper passive heatsink solution with heat-pipes, competing directly with ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe. Check it out!
	ECS RS485M-M Motherboard Review Reviews - July 31, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS RS485M-M, a cheap socket AM2 motherboard with on-board video based on Radeon Xpress 1100 chipset from ATI.
	How To Perform a BIOS Upgrade Tutorials - July 27, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A step-by-step guide on how to upgrade your system BIOS.
	ECS RS482-M Motherboard Review Reviews - July 19, 2006 - By Daniel Barros Our review of ECS RS482-M, a socket 939 motherboard with on-board video based on Radeon Xpress 200 chipset from ATI.
	Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MA-RS Motherboard Review Reviews - July 13, 2006 - By Daniel Barros Review of Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MA-RS, a socket 939 motherboard with on-board video based on nVidia GeForce 6100 chipset targeted to entry-level computers. Check it out.
	ECS C19-A SLI Motherboard Review Reviews - June 13, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros Our review of ECS C19-A SLI, a socket 775 motherboard based on nForce4 SLI XE with a terrific cost/benefit ratio for those willing to build a SLI-based system.
	ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe Motherboard Review Reviews - June 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ASUS M2N32-SLI De Luxe, the most high-end socket AM2 motherboard from ASUS based on nVidia nForce 590 SLI chipset, which supports SLI technology, targeted to the new Athlon 64 CPUs supporting DDR2 memory.
	ECS KA3 MVP Extreme Motherboard Review Reviews - June 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS KA3 MVP Extreme, a high-end socket AM2 motherboard based on ATI Radeon Xpress 3200 chipset, which supports CrossFire technology, targeted to the new Athlon 64 CPUs supporting DDR2 memory.
	Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH Motherboard Review Reviews - June 2, 2006 - By Daniel Barros Our review of Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH, a socket 775 motherboard targeted to ViiV platform, based on Intel 945G chipset with on-board video. Check it out!
	Building an Infrared Transmitter for Your PC Tutorials - May 9, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to build an infrared transmitter/receiver for your PC, in order to connect IR devices to it, like cell phones.
	ECS KN1 SLI Extreme Motherboard Review Reviews - April 10, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros Our review on the most high-end socket 939 motherboard from ECS (i.e. targeted to Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 X2 CPUs), which is based on nForce 4 SLI.
	Albatron K8SLI Motherboard Review Reviews - April 4, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros Our review of Albatron K8SLI, a cheap socket 939 motherboard based on nForce 4 SLI chipset.
	MSI K8N Diamond Plus Motherboard Review Reviews - March 28, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Daniel Barros Our review of the latest high-end socket 939 motherboard from MSI, based on nForce 4 SLI X16 chipset and coming with a hi-quality vacuum tube-based on-board audio!
	DFI LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert Motherboard First Look - March 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We took a look on LANParty Venus nF4 SLI-DR Expert from DFI, which is a high-end limited edition motherboard for socket 939 Athlon 64 CPUs based on nForce 4 SLI that comes in a jewelry box.
	ECS C51G-M754 Motherboard Review Reviews - February 28, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of ECS C51G-M754 motherboard, which is a socket 754 motherboard with on-board video based on GeForce 6100 + nForce 410.
	PCChips M861G v1.6a Motherboard Review Reviews - February 8, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of PCChips M861G v1.6a motherboard, which is a socket 754 motherboard based on VIA K8M800 chipset with on-board video.
	Foxconn WinFast 6100K8MB-RS Motherboard Review Reviews - February 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our review of Foxconn's WinFast 6100K8MB-RS motherboard, which is a socket 754 motherboard based on GeForce 6100 + nForce 410 chipset with on-board video.
	How to Find Out Your Motherboard Manufacturer and Model Tutorials - October 20, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to find out your motherboard manufacturer and model, a required information if you want to download a new BIOS, drivers and manual for it.
	How To Build Parallel Port Prototypes Tutorials - October 13, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to build circuits using the PC parallel port.
	Everything You Need to Know About Chipsets Tutorials - September 7, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about chipsets is covered in this tutorial.
	PCI Express Bus Tutorial Tutorials - September 6, 2005 - By Cássio Lima Everything you need to know about PCI Express bus.
	ECS SDGE Technology First Look - September 3, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Our first look on a new technology proposed by ECS that will enable Crossfire and SLI video cards to run on the same motherboard.
	ECS Factory Tour in ShenZhen, China Articles - July 21, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out our visit to ECS factory in ShenZhen, mainland China.
	How To Desolder Components Tutorials - July 9, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to correctly desolder electronic components from printed circuit boards like motherboards and video cards.
	Foxconn WinFast 760GXK8MB Motherboard Review Reviews - June 27, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres A socket 754 motherboard based on SiS 760GX chipset with on-board video from Foxconn.
	AGP Bus Tutorial Tutorials - June 23, 2005 - By Cássio Lima Everything you need to know about the AGP bus: types, speeds, voltages, etc.
	ABIT Factory Tour in SuZhou, China Articles - June 20, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out how was our visit to ABIT factory in SuZhou, China.
	Customizing the BIOS Boot Logo Tutorials - May 29, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to change the small EPA logo that appears every time you turn your PC on to anything you like: a small personal logo, your company logo, etc.
	How to Install a Motherboard Tutorials - May 25, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres A step-by-step guide on how to correctly install a motherboard.
	Small Details on Motherboards Tutorials - May 6, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres In order to face competition more and more motherboard manufacturers are adding extra small features to their motherboards, such as fancy boxes, diagnostics display, two BIOS chips, etc. Take a look on what you can find today as small extra features.
	ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Platform Articles - May 4, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new ATI Radeon Xpress 200 chipset for Intel Platform, also known as RS400.
	Installing Frontal USB Ports Tutorials - November 26, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to correctly connect the frontal USB ports that many cases have to the motherboard.
	Replacing the Motherboard Battery Tutorials - November 24, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to replace the motherboard battery from both old and new motherboard models.
	Your nForce 2 may be an nForce 2 400 Ultra Tutorials - November 4, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Some nForce 2 SPP based motherboards have in fact the nForce 2 400 Ultra chipset. Check if this is your case.
	Cloned Motherboards Tutorials - November 4, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Many motherboard models from Amptron, Matsonic, Eurone and PCChips are actually relabeled models from ECS. In this tutorial we show a cross-reference table for the most popular models of cloned motherboards.
	Chipset Aliases: TX Pro, VX Pro & Co. Tutorials - October 31, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about relabeled chipsets used on PCChips motherboards, like TX Pro, TX Pro II, VX Pro, VX Pro II, HX Pro, BX Pro, VIA GRA, Xcell 2000, etc.
	Firewire Bus (IEEE 1394) Articles - October 27, 2004 - By Ricardo Zelenovsky and Alexandre Mendonça Learn in depth how the Firewire bus (a.k.a. IEEE1394) works.
	Why Serial? Tutorials - October 25, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Understand why new buses like PCI Express, USB and Serial ATA are using serial communication instead of parallel.
	Explosive Motherboards Tutorials - October 25, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn more about capacitors on the motherboard that leak or even explode.
	AMR, CNR and ACR slots Tutorials - October 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn what are the AMR, CNR and ACR slots found on motherboards.
	Computer Port Extension Reviews - October 20, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres With Computer Port Extension you can put plugs that are originally at the back of the PC on the front of your PC.
	BIOS Backup Tutorials - October 17, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to backup the BIOS of your PC to recover it later if your PC is attacked by a virus or in the event of a bad BIOS upgrade.
	Recovering Dead Motherboards Killed by the CIH Virus Tutorials - October 17, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to reprogram BIOS chips erased by the CIH (a.k.a. Chernobyl or Spacefiller) virus. The describe procedure can also be used to recover your BIOS in the case of a bad BIOS upgrade.
	Deciphering the BIOS Serial Number Tutorials - October 13, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn how to decode the BIOS serial number and find out informations like the motherboard manufacturer, chipset and BIOS date.
	BTX Motherboards Tutorials - October 12, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new BTX form factor.
	Who Are the Biggest Board Manufacturers? Articles - October 12, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Some data about the motherboard market.
	Forgotten Motherboard Functions Tutorials - August 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn more about functions like suspend to RAM, wake up on lan, wake up on ring, etc.
	ITX Motherboards Tutorials - August 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the ITX form factor, introduced by VIA.
	USB 2.0 Articles - August 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn more about the new USB bus.
	BIOS Setup Tutorials - July 2, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about BIOS setup.