Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

An Micro-ATX board on the AM3+ socket. Expansion includes 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Memory support covers 2 DDR4 slots up to 16GB total. Match the socket to your CPU generation first; chipset features second. Its $239.98 price tag places it squarely in high-end territory.

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