Budget Motherboards

2 budget motherboards from MSI, GIGABYTE, ASUS and more.

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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GIGABYTESpec score 8.3

AM4, mATX, DDR4, 4 Memory slots

+Micro-ATX size is compact for smaller cases

+Wi-Fi 5 built in for wireless networking

+Four RAM slots supporting DDR4 memory

No current price. Check it at the store.

ASUSSpec score 8.7

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

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motherboard	Socket	Form factor	Memory type	Wired LAN	Chipset	Spec score	Price
	AM4	mATX	DDR4	1G	AMD B550	8.3	No current price
	LGA1700	mATX	DDR4	1G	Intel B660	8.7	No current price

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