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Motherboards under $300

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4 motherboards under $300 from ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI and more. Prices run $204 to $259.

ASUSSpec score 8.8

AM5, ATX, DDR5, 2 M.2 slots

+Wi-Fi 7: the highest wi-fi of the 18 here
−2 m.2 slots: 12 of the 18 here have more m.2 slots
$238.99-26%List: $324.99
as of 11/04/2026 08:07 PST - Details
GIGABYTESpec score 8.3

AM4, DDR4, 4 Memory slots, 2 M.2 slots

+Wi-Fi 7 built in, the newest wireless standard listed here
+2.5G LAN for faster wired networking
+Four RAM slots supporting DDR4 memory
$204.00-9%Was: $223.44
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
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
GenericSpec score 8.3

LGA2011-3, E-ATX, DDR4, 8 Memory slots

+Dual CPU socket design for high processing capacity
+Eight DDR4 slots supporting up to 512GB
+Three PCIe x16 slots for expansion cards
−Large E-ATX form factor needs a spacious case
−1G network speed is slower than newer boards
$259.90
as of 11/04/2026 16:07 PST - Details

Compare specs

motherboardSocketForm factorMemory typeChipsetSpec scorePrice
AM5ATXDDR5AMD X870E8.8$238.99
as of 11/04/2026 08:07 PST - Details
AM4DDR4AMD B5508.3$204.00
as of 11/04/2026 15:07 PST - Details
LGA2011-3ITXDDR4Intel C6129.0$203.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:08 PST - Details
LGA2011-3E-ATXDDR48.3$259.90
as of 11/04/2026 16:07 PST - Details

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