Asus PRIME Z490-P

This is an ATX board on the Z490 chipset, LGA1200 socket. Memory support covers 4 DDR4 slots up to 128GB total. Expansion covers 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Pick the board for its socket before anything else — chipset niceties come after.

At $269.99 it sits in the high-end motherboard bracket. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to watch live retailer pricing. Support and warranty service run through ASUS, with terms that vary by region. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build.