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Motherboards

7 motherboards from ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI and more. Prices run $94 to $220.

Motherboards by use

Each use has a written rule on its page, built from listed specs. A motherboard can match several uses.

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LGA1150, 6 SATA ports

+Workstation board for Intel 4th generation processors
+Six SATA ports for multiple storage drives
+LGA 1150 socket for supported Intel processors
−Uses older DDR3 memory rather than DDR4
$220.94
as of 11/04/2026 19:05 PST - Details
HealuckSpec score 7.8

ITX, DDR5, 2 Memory slots, 48GB

+Mini-ITX form factor for compact NAS builds
+Six SATA3.0 ports for storage drives
+Supports ECC memory
−Only two RAM slots
−Maximum memory of 48GB
No price recorded yet.
ASUSSpec score 7.7

LGA1700, mATX, DDR4, 4 Memory slots

+Micro-ATX size fits smaller cases
+Four RAM slots support up to 128GB of memory
+Six SATA ports for many storage drives
−Wi-Fi 5 is an older standard than Wi-Fi 6
No price recorded yet.
ASUSSpec score 7.6

LGA1200, mATX, 4 Memory slots, 1 M.2 slots

+Compact microATX form factor
+Four RAM slots for DIMM memory
+Six SATA ports for storage drives
−Supports LGA1200 socket only, an older platform
−Single M.2 slot limits fast SSD expansion
No price recorded yet.
LyzeousSpec score 7.9

LGA2011-3, DDR4, 8 Memory slots, 2 PCIe x16 slots

+Supports dual CPU configurations
+Eight RAM slots for large memory capacity
+Six SATA ports for many storage drives
$102.53
as of 11/04/2026 17:09 PST - Details
GIGABYTESpec score 8.0

LGA1700, ATX, DDR5, 4 Memory slots

+Four M.2 slots for multiple storage drives
+Four DDR5 RAM slots supporting up to 128GB
+Three PCIe x16 slots for expansion cards
No price recorded yet.
RuitutedianziSpec score 7.9

LGA2011-3, DDR4, 8 Memory slots, 2 PCIe x16 slots

+Supports dual CPU configurations
+Eight RAM slots for large memory capacity
+Six SATA ports for storage
$94.22
as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

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AM599
AM462

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