Asus Z490-GUNDAM (WI-FI)

An 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.

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. Warranty coverage follows ASUS's standard policy — confirm regional terms on the listing. The full specification sheet below breaks out every listed detail, and the compatibility checker flags conflicts with parts already in your build.