ASRock H610M/ac

An Micro-ATX board on the H610M chipset, LGA1700 socket. Expansion covers 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Memory support covers 2 DDR5 slots up to 64GB total. Pick the board for its socket before anything else — chipset niceties come after.

At $85.99 it sits in the budget motherboard bracket. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to keep a running tally of the cost. Support and warranty service run through ASRock, with terms that vary by region. Scroll down for the complete spec table; the builder's compatibility checker will warn you about any conflicts with components you have already picked.