MSI H55M-ED55

An Micro-ATX board on the LGA1156 socket. Memory support covers 4 DDR4 slots up to 16GB total. Expansion includes 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Pick the board for its socket before anything else — chipset niceties come after. Expect to pay around $79.10, which lands it among budget options.

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