Motherboards for Beginners 2026
Best beginner-friendly motherboards for first builds
10 Products Reviewed
Best Overall
8.0/10
- Chipset:Intel B760
- Usb Ports:USB 3.2 Gen 1
- Pcie Slots:PCIe 4.0
- Networking:WiFi 6, 1Gb Ethernet
$99.99
Also Great
8.7/10
- Pcie:PCIe 5.0 x1
- Wifi:Wi-Fi 7
- Socket:LGA 1851
- Chipset:B860
$172.19
3
Best ValueGigabyte
X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 Ice
9.0/10
- Pcie:PCIe 5.0
- Wifi:Wi-Fi 7
- Socket:AM5
- Chipset:X870
$229.99
7.8/10
- Socket:AM5
- Chipset:X870
- M.2 Slots:4
- Max Memory:128GB
$229.99
8.6/10
- Pcie:PCIe 5.0
- Wifi:Wi-Fi 7
- Socket:LGA 1851
- Chipset:Z890
$299.00
6
Gigabyte
AORUS Z790 Master
9.0/10
- Chipset:Intel Z790
- Usb Ports:USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
- Pcie Slots:PCIe 5.0
- Networking:WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb Ethernet
$267.77
8
ASRock
X670E Taichi
7.8/10
- Chipset:AMD X670E
- Usb Ports:USB 3.2 Gen 2
- Pcie Slots:PCIe 5.0
- Networking:WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb Ethernet
$469.99
8.0/10
- Socket:AM5
- Chipset:X870E
- M.2 Slots:4
- Max Memory:128GB
$419.99
10
8.5/10
- Chipset:AMD X670E
- Usb Ports:USB 4.0
- Pcie Slots:PCIe 5.0
- Networking:WiFi 7, 10Gb Ethernet
$599.99