ASUS received 1200+ awards in 2014 alone, and is leading again by winning HALF of all Z170 accolades since its launch! Share the experts’ passion, and put your trust in ASUS — the maker of the world’s best-selling and most award-winning motherboards.

Asus’ Maximus VIII Hero has been crammed with gaming-orientated features, both on the hardware and software fronts, and styled to appeal to appearance-conscious builders. The result is a positive one.

The ASUS ROG Maximus VIII is a terrific Z170 motherboard with all the bells and whistles you need, and then some more.

The Maximus VIII Hero is a very well equipped Z170 motherboard, which features excellent performance. Currently this board costs 205 Euro and at that price we can highly recommend it.

The Gene betters several ATX boards on test, with great performance, amazing overclocking abilities and a strong feature set.

The SupremeFX audio, ample connectivity and overclocking prowess makes the ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING one of the best choices for smaller builds and even encourages ATX fans to make the switch.

If you are looking for a motherboard with insane fan control, extreme durability, and the prospect of immortality, then the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 might be right for you.

...the Asus Z170 Pro Gaming delivers on its promise of being the foundation for a solid gaming system.

For being the best FM2+ board we have tested, and bringing such a fantastic looking motherboard to the budget-oriented FM2+ socket, this motherboard has to win the OC3D Gold Award