This Z77X-UP7 is more along the lines of the Asus RoG range - all the bells and whistles you could possibly want from a high-end board, but with everything an LN2-snorting pro-overclocker might be looking for.

We've seen our fair share of powerful mini motherboards recently, and although this little G1.Sniper isn't quite as diminutive as its mini-ITX compatriots, it's still one hell of a strong board.

This is the top Z77 board from Gigabyte, and has pretty much everything a full-spec £260 mobo should.

Gigabyte's H77M-D3H is one of the first motherboards we've played with to sport the H77 chipset, and so far the cheapest.

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

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

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

A budget motherboard with a lot to offer

A fancy, feature-rich Fusion motherboard

This motherboard has a built-in SSD to help improve performance

All the features you need for a fully fledged HTPC system built on a compact motherboard

Getting on board the Bulldozer-ready motherboard bandwagon before it even starts, but is it too premature?

Astoundingly, while other manufacturers have yet to get one out the door, there are 12 different variations on the theme from Gigabyte already, including this, the Z68X-UD3H-B3.

With everything in mind, it's best not to think of the Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 as a cut-price alternative to a proper desktop PC platform. Instead, thanks to support for AMD's excellent UVD3 2D video feature set, it's an excellent basis for a compact, low-power home cinema system.

The latest Intel Sandy Bridge chips have dominated CPU-related column inches, for better or for worse, since their release early last month. That said, it's still the Gulftown chips and accompanying X58 chipsets that sit atop the entire Intel range though, for now at least.

Astonishingly good H55 board, a high-end performer in a tiny package

AMD doesn't make the fastest PC processors on planet Earth. We can all agree on that. But in terms of bang for your British buck, the world's second-string CPU maker still has plenty to offer. Put simply, you get a lot for your money if you go with an AMD platform. Take this Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H microATX motherboard. It's based on AMD's latest 880G integrated chipset and also sports the SB850 southbridge chip.

There has been a battle brewing in the motherboard world, and predictably it's been between the Taiwanese motherboard giants Gigabyte and Asus. And the battle has been fought on the LGA 1366 battlefield.

Is Gigabyte's monumental new X58A-UD9 motherboard the most expensive in recorded history? We certainly can't remember the last time a desktop mobo breached the £400 barrier. One thing is for sure: the Gigabyte X58A-UD9 had better be good. Damn good.

A feature packed motherboard that uses an ageing chipset

Intel's LGA1366 socket is the highest performing PC platform, period. With motherboards typically costing over £200, it's also pretty pricey. In that context, the recently revised Gigabyte X58A-UD3R is a bit of a bargain at just £159.

Do we need another new chipset?

Gigabyte has the digital video bases covered with its latest pint-sized powerhouse

Darn you, Intel; darn you all to heck and back, you melon farmer. You’ve got this horrible, annoying habit – every time you conquer the market and we think you’ve turned into a bloated, complacent shilly-shallier, you go and make up for it with something genuinely exciting.

It’s a relief to see a new AMD product that’s bang on target. We speak, of course, of the 780G chipset. It really is the killer home cinema solution that we’ve been waiting for.