MSI K9N6PGM2-V2

An Micro-ATX board on the AM3/AM2+/AM2 socket. Expansion covers 2 M.2 slots and 2 PCIe slots. Memory support covers 2 DDR4 slots up to 8GB total. Start with socket compatibility for your CPU, then weigh chipset extras. At $34.63 it sits in the budget motherboard bracket.

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