Until recently, I had always thought that spending extra on a premium motherboard was a smart investment. From more robust VRMs for stability to extra PCIe lanes and faster networking, the marketing material made sense for the most part. I a**umed every cutting-edge feature would make my motherboard, and, by extension, my PC, future-proof. Even if some of the features were overkill when I bought the motherboard, I thought they’d prove useful down the line.