Why is this motherboard more expensive than this one?

[Alex Adamson]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...1151-ddr4-mini-itx-motherboard-mb-6aq-as.html This motherboard has only one expansion slot but is nearly £200.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-566-gi.html This one has 6 expansion slots and has the same chipset and is still DDR4 but is about half the price. Why is this?

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

The ITX boards are always more expensive. It will be a mixture of needing more work to make everything fit into a small space and that far less will be sold compared to the ATX version.

 

[Alex Adamson]

The ITX boards are always more expensive. It will be a mixture of needing more work to make everything fit into a small space and that far less will be sold compared to the ATX version.

Cool thanks

 

[Armageus]

More PCB layers are often required with the ITX boards in order to get correct signal timings etc as there is less physical space to route them correctly.

While most ATX motherboards are 4 layers, ITX and higher end overclocking motherboards will often have 6 or more layers.

 

[foster grant]

Plus it's Asus, and they always like to charge more for thier products

 

[Armageus]

Plus it's Asus, and they always like to charge more for thier products

"Asus Tax"

 

[LuckyBenski]

The Asus also has WiFi and RGB onboard, so those are value added/cost extra to include. The Gigabyte is quite minimal really.