ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI join the party

As expected, since AMD has now officially lifted the NDA (non disclosure agreement) from its second generation Ryzen 2000-series Pinnacle Ridge CPUs and the shiny new X470 chipset, most, if not all motherboard makers have announced their own versions, with some launching more than one motherboard to cover a wider market range.

With 12 PCIe slots

With cryptocurrency mining creating havoc on the GPU market, Biostar is looking to cash in on the craze by releasing a motherboard based on Intel's B250 chipset and with no less than 12 PCI-Express slots, the TB250-BTC Pro.

Based on X370 and B350 chipsets

Biostar has unveiled its first two socket AM4 motherboards that are based on 17x17cm mini-ITX form-factor, the Racing B350GTN and the Racing X370GTN.

High end chipset in a small form-factor

Biostar has shown off what appears to be the first socket AM4 motherboard based on the mini-ITX form-factor and the high-end X370 chipset - the Biostar Racing X370-GTN.

Decline and fall

Fifteen years ago, the motherboard industry was a buoyant place to be but it looks as if the glory days are all over now.

Starts the great march

Asustek is creating a new motherboard sub-brand, Red Flag to target mainly the entry-level and mid-range segments in China.

Asustek and Gigabyte see 10 per cent fall

Asustek and Gigabyte have seen interest in their brand motherboard shipments drop 10 per cent from last year.

TA970 for overclockers

Biostar has just released a new budget board for overclockers. 

A4-5000, passive cooling

 
Celeron J1800 dual-core on board