Asus ROG STRIX Z490-G GAMING (WI-FI)

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

Expect to pay around $269.99, which lands it among high-end options. 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. Every published spec is tabulated below, and compatibility against your current part list is checked automatically.