Budget Motherboards

1 budget motherboards from MSI, GIGABYTE, ASUS and more. Price: $221.74.

Boards whose listing states DDR4 memory and a micro ATX layout. DDR4 is the cheaper memory and a smaller board is the cheaper board, so this is where a build saves money without losing a graphics slot.

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Tytmsca

LGA1151, mATX, DDR4, Intel Z170

+Micro-ATX form factor suits compact builds

+Uses DDR4 memory, a common and widely available type

+Intel Z170 chipset supports overclocking on compatible processors

−LGA 1151 is an older Intel socket

−Intel Z170 is an older chipset platform

$221.74

as of 11/03/2026 23:07 PST - Details

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motherboard	Socket	Form factor	Memory type	Wired LAN	Chipset	Spec score	Price
	LGA1151	mATX	DDR4		Intel Z170	n/a	$221.74 as of 11/03/2026 23:07 PST - Details

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