Motherboards you’d take to the Prom

Asus Crosshair is the 5th best-selling on Amazon

Buying a new motherboard is an important part in the PC building process – whether you’re looking to get tomorrow’s technology today or a budget-board for a home-theater PC. With so much competition these days consumers are literally spoiled for choice when it comes to design, technical prowess, aesthetic beauty etc.

If you’re in the market for a new mobo, here are Amazon.com’s top 5 best-selling PC motherboards.

No. 1: ASUS P6X58D Premium – LGA 1366 – X58 – DDR3 – USB 3.0 SATA 6 Gb/s

No. 2: Gigabyte LGA1366 SATA3 ATI CrossFireX ATX Motherboard GA-X58A-UD3R

No. 3: ASUS LGA 1366 – Intel X58 – True USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s

No. 4: ASUS M4A785-M – AM3 – AMD785G – DDR2 – HDMI

No. 5: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula – AM3 – AMD 890FX – DDR3 – Republic of Gamers

It’s very refreshing indeed to see how many people are adopting higher-end motherboards. It seems PC hardware isn’t dead after all and PC gamers are well on top of the latest technology on the market – with these boards in particular supporting such future technologies as USB 3.0 and SATA 6GB/S.