With cutting-edge PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 support, AM5 motherboards can power high-performance PCs. But with so many choices, which should you get?
Our collection of the best motherboards for Intel CPUs includes a variety of boards ranging from budget options to high-end offerings.
Whether you ride with Intel or AMD, our picks will match you with the best gaming motherboard for your needs.
Best X870E Motherboard At $50 less than its direct competition, the ASRock X870E Taichi is both a good value option for the current premium AMD board market and a good performer in our testing. It also comes handsomely equipped and sports 12 total USB ports on the rear IO. Read more ...
MSI MAG B660M MORTAR WIFI DDR4 is one of the best budget mainstream B660 motherboards you can buy for your Intel 12thgeneration processor. It is a micro-ATX form factor motherboard which means it can easily fit in a mini-tower or smaller cases. The board supports DDR4 RAM up to 4800...
So, it’s important to buy a motherboard with four DIMM slots. Whether it’sDDR5 compatibleor has a high frequency are more user-specific factors that you can decide for yourself. Of course, buying a motherboard with four DIMM slots doesn’t mean you need to populate them all at once;...
The other major drawback is that this only supports Intel XMP 3.0 at this time, so if you've got an AMD AM5 motherboard, you're going to be limited to the default DDR5 speed for youir board, if it will run at all, so AMD buyers will be better off with Corsair's Dominator Plati...
Before jumping into the “Zoom In” section where we take a closer look at each unit in our table, let’s glance at a few important considerations when it comes to gaming motherboards. Gaming Motherboards Guide Part I: Do I Need an Expensive Motherboard? For the average user, motherboard...
The value proposition for the TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi is off the charts. This ATX motherboard offers DDR5 support, a PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot for blazing-fast storage, and an onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 USB Type-C® port for fast, versatile connectivity. High-bandwidth 2.5Gb Ethernet ...
If you want to take advantage of DDR5 RAM's extreme speeds, you need a DDR5-compatible motherboard.