Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

This is an ATX board on the Z490 chipset, LGA1200 socket. Expansion covers 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.

Expect to pay around $125.00, which lands it among mid-range options. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current motherboard prices across retailers. Support and warranty service run through Gigabyte, 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.