Motherboards by brand
Four makers sell nearly every consumer motherboard in the UK. Each brand page explains how its ranges are named, which helps when two boards look alike on paper.
| Brand | Boards | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS motherboardsASUS boards run from the no-frills Prime range through TUF Gaming and ROG Strix to the flagship ROG Maximus (Intel) and ROG Crosshair (AMD) models, with ProArt boards for creators. | 333 | from £49.99 |
| MSI motherboardsMSI's ranges, from the bottom up, are PRO, MAG (Tomahawk, Mortar), MPG (Carbon, Edge) and MEG (Ace, Godlike). | 186 | from £48.50 |
| Gigabyte motherboardsGigabyte's line-up starts with the UD and DS3H budget boards, moves through Eagle and Gaming X, and tops out with AORUS Elite, Pro, Master and Xtreme. | 257 | from £23.99 |
| ASRock motherboardsASRock is often the cheapest way onto a given chipset. | 126 | from £65.42 |
| Biostar motherboardsBiostar concentrates on low-cost boards, mostly Micro-ATX models on entry-level chipsets, with the Racing and Valkyrie lines above them. | 1 | from £159.95 |
| NZXT motherboardsNZXT's N5 and N7 boards are designed to match its cases, with metal covers over most of the board in black or white. | 9 | from £261.49 |