AMD MOTHERBOARDS

Perhaps the most nuanced part of any PC build, the humble motherboard is not often the star of the show when putting together your parts list. Nevertheless, that shouldn’t mean you pay any less attention to choosing a suitable one—and that’s where our handy guide comes in.

With AMD Ryzen closing the gap on Intel in gaming performance, many of us are choosing to opt for team red’s processors for our builds. That means compatible AM4 motherboards are more crucial than ever. But there’s also more competition, so we’ve put in the hours testing and tinkering to uncover the wheat from the chaff.

MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi

MSI $260

The best AMD X570 motherboard

1 If you want to get the most out of your 3rd Gen Ryzen CPU without dropping enough cash to make an Nvidia RTX 20-series graphics card shudder, then the MSI MPG X570 is the way to go. It’s functionally equipped for near-enough anything, within reason, and should