Best motherboards under £150 (2026)
The motherboards we've reviewed that cost £150 or less, best first. Each is scored against products at a similar price, so a high score here means good for the money. Where we don't have today's price, we use the typical UK price we found when researching it.
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- #1
GIGABYTE B650M AORUS ELITE AX
6.2/10verdict: good, not the bestThe GIGABYTE B650M AORUS ELITE AX is a micro ATX AM5 board for compact builds on Ryzen 7000, 8000 or 9000 processors. It suits buyers who want one PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive, 2.5GbE and built-in Wi-Fi. It fits a general-purpose desktop, a small workstation or a light homelab box that needs four SATA ports.
AM5AMD B650Micro ATX, 24.4 x 24.4 cmDDR5, 4 DIMM slotsRead the full review ݣ144.99typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)
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- #2
GIGABYTE B760M DS3H AX DDR4
5.9/10verdict: good, not the bestThis board is for people building a mainstream Intel LGA1700 system on DDR4, perhaps reusing existing memory. It suits mid-range CPUs, with built-in 2.5GbE and Wi-Fi 6E. It is a weaker fit for anyone planning a flagship Core i9 or a lot of USB and SATA devices.
LGA1700Intel B760Micro-ATXDDR4Read the full review ݣ109.99typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)
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- #3
MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI DDR4
5.6/10verdict: good, not the bestThis is a micro-ATX LGA 1700 board for builders who want to keep using DDR4 memory. It suits a compact gaming or general-purpose PC that needs built-in Wi-Fi, 2.5GbE and two fast M.2 slots. Buyers who want PCIe 5.0, USB4 or Wi-Fi 7 should look at other boards.
LGA 1700Intel B760Micro-ATX4 x DDR4 DIMM slotsRead the full review ݣ129.95typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)
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- #4
GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE
5.4/10verdict: good, not the bestThis is a micro-ATX AM4 board for compact Ryzen 5000 builds that need fast storage and simple setup. It suits buyers who want PCIe 4.0, two M.2 slots and four SATA ports without paying for extras. It is less suited to anyone who wants 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi or USB-C built in.
AMD Socket AM4AMD B550Micro ATXDDR4 onlyRead the full review ݣ87typical UK price when researchedCheck price at Amazon UK (opens in a new tab, affiliate link)
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