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The PCIe slot on an Asus ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi motherboard, showing the Q-release latch for GPUs.

Rejoice! PCI Express 7.0 hits 'final draft' status enabling bandwidth that you probably won't notice on devices that won't appear for years

By Jeremy Laird published

News Call me back in 2035 when things are getting real.

News
A photo of an ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite motherboard

ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite motherboard review

By Nick Evanson published

A bit too lite Lite in name but not lite in features. Sadly, not lite in price, either.

A bit too lite
A Gigabyte and MSI pair of motherboards against a coloured background, with a PC Gamer Recommended logo

Best gaming motherboards: these are the mobos I'd build a system around today

By Dave James last updated

Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.

Best Mobo
A photo of the Asus TUF Gaming B860M-Plus WiFi motherboard

Asus TUF Gaming B860M-Plus WiFi motherboard review

By Nick Evanson published

Mid mainstream Gaming in name only but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Mid mainstream
A photo of an Asus ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi motherboard

Asus ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi motherboard review

By Nick Evanson published

B850 Blues Selling a B850 motherboard at an X870 price means expectations are going to be very high.

B850 Blues
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro motherboard with the SSD heatsinks detached and on a light desk.

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro review

By Antony Leather published

All the extras A particularly user-friendly motherboard that has a long life ahead of it.

All the extras
Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite WiFi 7 Ice on a light desk with a white background and SSD covers removed.

Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice review

By Antony Leather published

Intel on ice A slick motherboard for Arrow Lake systems, even if it does slip behind AMD's alternative.

Intel on ice
Gigabyte's X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice motherboard on a light desk with white background.

Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice review

By Antony Leather published

Solid pick A white motherboard with all the extras.

Solid pick
A screenshot from a promotional video for ASRock B860 motherboards

AMD and Intel launch mainstream and budget motherboard chipsets at CES but some of the codenames are so similar that I've already mistaken them for each other

By Nick Evanson published

news And not just once, either.

news
An out-of-focus image of a motherboard surrounded by a colorful border, with a PC Gamer Best Motherboard 2024 logo in the center

PC Gamer Hardware Awards: The best gaming motherboard of 2024

By Nick Evanson published

Gear of the year Last-gen doesn't mean last place as some of the best motherboards of 2024 ably demonstrate.

Gear of the year
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