Asus PRIME Z490M-PLUS

An Micro-ATX board on the Z490M chipset, LGA1200 socket. Expansion includes 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Memory support covers 4 DDR4 slots up to 128GB total. Pick the board for its socket before anything else — chipset niceties come after.

Its $376.90 price tag places it squarely in high-end territory. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current motherboard prices across retailers. ASUS backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build.