Best Gaming Motherboards In The Market in 2021

A motherboard is a printed circuit board where we connect various components like CPU, RAM, GPU, Coolers, etc. It is the PC part that holds together all the other parts. You can say it works as the heart of the computer. In the human body, we need blood to be pumped to various parts of the body.. likewise, the motherboard distributes the required amount of power to the components and establishes a continuous connection between CPU, RAM, GPU, hard drives, and other components.

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Things to keep in mind while choosing a Gaming motherboard

Buy a known Brand, don’t bet on new brands that you have not heard. As it will impact after service.
Your budget: Always have a min and max of the budget. Don’t cheap out and never burn more than you can afford.
Which brand CPU you want to buy.
Form Factor (Size of the motherboard)
Processor Socket
RAM support (Overclocking capacity)
The number of PCI slots board is offering.
Number of USB header
Features

How to Pick the Best Gaming Motherboards In The Market for Your Needs

Once you have decided which processor to go with (if you have not, you can see our guide to make your decision. click here) it is easier to decide on the type of motherboard to consider. Remember Intel processors (CPU) works only with Intel boards that have an intel chipset (Ex: ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming). If you insert AMD CPU into intel motherboard it won’t work. The same case is with AMD motherboards (Ex: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming). It cannot run intel CPUs.

You also need to look out for CPU generations. not all CPUs work with all motherboards. Refer to the below table where it is explained. AMD Ryzen 1000 series CPU’s are supported till X450 series boards. AMD Ryzen 2000 series processors and specific AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors with Radeon Graphics are supported till the X570 motherboard model. AMD gained popularity as they always listened to their customers. Customers who bought the older model of motherboards could enjoy buying newer processor models by having previous-gen support. Now AMD has launched its 4th generation Zen 3 motherboards which support the new Ryzen 5000 series and people who had bought the B450 board earlier can install new 5000 series CPUs post updating BIOS.

1st Generation Zen – Ryzen 1000 series. Ex: Ryzen 5 1600X.
2nd Generation Zen⁺ – Ryzen 2000 series. Ex: Ryzen 5 2600X.
3rd Generation Zen 2 – Ryzen 3000 series. Ex: Ryzen 5 3600X.
4th Generation Zen 3 – Ryzen 5000 series. Ex: Ryzen 5 5600X.

To help you decide I would recommend that you go with newer generation boards as it will help you upgrade to a newer processor without spending on the new motherboard. In other words, you will save some money my friend.

Do I Need an expensive motherboard?

The answer is NO!! expensive doesn’t mean they will give a god-like performance. It is just that they have more features compared to lower price points. This is where model names come into the picture. Form factor (size of the motherboard) also matters while deciding motherboards.

ATX motherboards are commonly used for building PC. In case you want a smaller computer case you can pick up Micro ATX or Mini ATX without sacrificing performance. In terms of price, ATX motherboards are mid-pricepoint boards. MicroATX boards are cheaper compared to ATX boards. Interestingly Mini ITX boards are sold at a premium price given their size. If you talk about EATX boards, they offer more slots & features compared to other motherboards. EATX is sold at a premium price.