ASRock's Taichi represents the one of the best "bang for your buck" platforms available for Intel Alder Lake CPUs. Taichi is the top end of the ASRock mainstream lineup and has been for many years.

The little brother of ASRock's flagship X870E Taichi motherboard, the X870E Taichi Lite isn't cheap at $399.99 but gives you a lot for your money. While it lacks its sibling's fancy (and costly) ...

The first thing worth mentioning is the App Shop, which offers a range of software, including the Live Update feature for drivers and Dragon LAN, for managing the network. There’s also the “Restart to ...

The ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi isn’t just a motherboard. This thing doesn’t whisper performance; it roars it, well, not literally (I’m going for drama here, people!). Built for AMD’s AM5 ...

Fan speed is temperature-controlled. The fan RPM range depends on what fan model you use. Fan control on the ASRock Z790 Taichi can be accessed in the BIOS or ASRock A-Tuning in Windows, allowing ...

Back in the day I remember opening up a motherboard box and finding all kinds of goodies from USB brackets to eSATA cables. These days you are lucky to get the bare essentials for connecting basic ...

Unlike the Asus Z97 Pro board we tested and incidentally the ASUS X99-Deluxe motherboard, there is no EZ Tune equivalent in this board’s UEFI BIOS environment. After a quick tour, it is not greatly ...

While the ASRock Z690 Taichi offers a fantastic hardware platform, the Razer Edition turns it up with a better aesthetic and more control over your build theme. The Taichi is one of the best ...