Now the silicon drought is kind of over (in the meanwhile) being a DIY PC gamer is again on the menu. Sure, we now not must depend on pre-built methods for our gaming PC jollies, we will really return to the great outdated days of poring over the specs sheets of 1,000,000 totally different parts so we will choose the right components of our bespoke PC.
Gamifying PC constructing is what it is all about, min-maxing your new system and making completely certain that the bang for buck ratios are very a lot in your favour.
It is a mission and many people will spend hours determining precisely what’s going to go in our new rigs. However what’s crucial a part of that? Positive, the GPU is the element that can have essentially the most say over your precise on-screen body charge, however your motherboard has essentially the most affect on each different side of your construct.
For one, how large it’s. That is nearly completely right down to your motherboard, as is how speedy the reminiscence you’ll be able to jam, how pacey an SSD, and what stage of processor—whether or not Intel or AMD—you’ll be able to match inside it. It’s going to additionally resolve how future-proof a rig you might be constructing.
This yr we have bridged a number of CPU generations and chipsets, however surprisingly it is AMD which has began off on one socket and ended the yr with one other. Intel’s LGA 1700 has stood by Alder Lake and now Raptor Lake. So, which boards get our votes?
The perfect motherboard of 2022: the nominees
The winner of the PC Gamer {Hardware} Award for the perfect motherboard might be introduced on New 12 months’s Eve. All three of those motherboards are in with a shot of taking house the massive prize, so tune in to search out out which one it will be.
