It's Intel's top chipset, so you'd think if anyone could do it justice then it should be the chip-manufacturers themselves.

The P8Z68-V Pro was one of our all-time favourites of the last gen, this P8Z77-V Pro update promises much in the same vein.

Ultimately it's a excellent, bargain Z77 board, offering impressive options for the PC gamer without breaking the bank.

Updated The new Asus Sabertooth Z77 is one of the most intriguing of the new motherboard models available at launch.

An excellent, well-priced, well laid out board that performs over and above what we would have expected from Gigabyte.

Small in stature, the Maximus V Gene packs a very hefty punch, delivering great stock performance and impressive auto-OC too.

MSI's first Z77 effort doesn't do a lot wrong, but it's not the best showcase of Intel's brand new chipset.

A budget board with a premium chipset. Is that the most effective combination for achieving maximum bang-for-buck? Could be...

Is it a case of incremental updates all along the line, or has MSI done enough to put this X79-based board in another class?

Gigabyte's task is to deliver quality and performance where it matters while not going overboard on the corner cutting.

The launch of yet another Z68 board is puzzling with Intel's new Z77 chipset imminent, but this is all about PCIe 3.0 now.

The latest addition to Sapphire's Pure Black family of mobos, the Pure Black FX990 represents the tippy-top end AMD chipset

Hot on the heels of the top-end AMD chipset, the FX990, is a little Intel lovin' by way of Sapphire's brand new Pure Black X79N.

The Rampage IV Formula is the first of the Republic of Gamers boards we've seen tailored to Intel's X79 specs and we were hoping for something a little more impressive. Especially given that £300+ price tag.

The P9X79 Pro is packed with up-to-the-minute features, such as PCIe 3.0 support, USB 3.0 boost technology, SSD caching, Asus's new USB BIOS Flashback, an updated UEFI BIOS and eSATA 6Gbps. So you're getting an awful lot of board for the price tag.

A rather weak debut for ASRock's middle-order X79 mobo

Asus's RoG boards are all very well if money's no object. Back in the real world, the Sabertooth series offers a much more realistic compromise between performance, features and price. The chipset cooling and overclocking support look very solid. We certainly squeezed some great numbers out of the new Core i7-3960X.

What motherboard would be perfect for the mini PC revolution? Quite possibly this AMD A75-based mini ITX board from Zotac

A budget route to the world of AMD APUs

Can a one touch overclock button make up for a lack of features on this 990FX motherboard?

Does this budget AMD 970 chipset motherboard get the fundamentals right?

An expensive AMD 990FX-based motherboard with high specs to match

Does this AMD 990FX-based motherboard have the teeth to defeat Intel's Z68 chipset?

The pro gamer has put his name on this AMD 990FX motherboard, but is it any good for amateurs?

The ITX format has finally come of age