MSI H81M-E33

An Micro-ATX board on the LGA1150 socket. Expansion covers 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Memory support covers 2 DDR4 slots up to 16GB total. Start with socket compatibility for your CPU, then weigh chipset extras. At $138.99 it sits in the mid-range motherboard bracket.

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