Motherboards under $300

4 motherboards under $300 from ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI and more. Prices run $204 to $298.

StaclikSpec score 9.0

LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 2 M.2 slots

+Mini-ITX form factor for compact NAS builds

+Ten SATA ports for many storage drives

+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast cache or boot drives

−Requires LGA2011-3 Xeon E5 v3/v4 processors

$203.99

as of 11/04/2026 13:08 PST - Details

RomindlySpec score 7.7

LGA1700, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

+Compact Mini-ITX form factor for small builds

+Supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory

+Dual 2.5G LAN ports

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

−Two RAM slots limit expansion

$229.99

as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

BjnskdgagbSpec score 7.5

ITX, 2 Memory slots, 2 SATA ports

+Mini-ITX form factor fits compact builds

+Two DDR3 RAM slots for memory upgrades

+Two SATA ports for storage drives

−Only two SATA ports limits drive connections

$298.74

as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details

Generic

LGA1151, ITX, DDR4, Intel H110

+Compact Mini-ITX form factor for small builds

+Intel H110 chipset with LGA1151 socket

+Supports DDR4 memory

−Mini-ITX board offers fewer expansion slots than full-size boards

$289.56

as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details

Compare specs

Socket	Form factor	Memory type	Chipset	Spec score	Price
LGA2011-3	ITX	DDR4	Intel C612	9.0	$203.99 as of 11/04/2026 13:08 PST - Details
LGA1700	ITX	DDR4	Intel H610	7.7	$229.99 as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details
	ITX			7.5	$298.74 as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details
LGA1151	ITX	DDR4	Intel H110	n/a	$289.56 as of 11/04/2026 00:16 PST - Details

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