Motherboard · Vertex Systems
Vertex VB860 Drift
Vertex VB860 Drift is a MATX board for LG2100 processors on the VB860 chipset. It takes up to 128 GB of DDR5 across 4 slots, provides 2 M.2 slots up to PCIe 4.0 and 4 SATA ports, and scores 60 for platform longevity on the demo scale.
Best for
- Cost-controlled builds that will be replaced whole rather than upgraded
- 2 M.2 slots for storage expansion without adapters
Main trade-offs
- PCIe 5.0 drives run at PCIe 4.0 speeds in these M.2 slots
- No onboard Wi-Fi
Lowest sample total
$152
Across 2 demo retailer offers including shipping. 3.2% below the sample-window median.
- Offers
- 2
- Updated
- Jul 28, 2026
1 in stock
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Retailer offers
Retailer offers
Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.
| Retailer | Price | Shipping | Total | Availability | Open retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic PartsBest totalAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $151.99 | Free | $151.99 | In stock | Go to store |
| BitForge SupplyAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago | $161.99 | $4.99 | $166.98 | Low stock | Go to store |
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.
Price history
Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.
- Lowest
- $152
- Highest
- $172
- Median
- $157
- Current best
- $152
Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.
Normalized specifications
Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.
- Socketcompat
- LG2100
- Chipsetcompat
- VB860
- Form factorcompat
- microATX
- Memory generationcompat
- DDR5
- Memory slots
- 4
- Maximum memorycompat
- 128 GB
- Maximum memory speed
- 6800 MT/s
- M.2 slotscompat
- 2
- M.2 max PCIe generation
- 4
- SATA portscompat
- 4
- Primary PCIe slot generation
- 4
- VRM tier
- Standard
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Platform longevity index (demo scale 0–100)
- 60
- Launch year
- 2025
Compatibility
Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.
CPU
2 of 7 compatibleWorks with Volterra LG-14600K, Volterra LG-14900K.
Aetheron ZX-5600 uses socket ZX4 but Vertex VB860 Drift provides socket LG2100.
Aetheron ZX-7600X uses socket ZX5 but Vertex VB860 Drift provides socket LG2100.
Aetheron ZX-7800X3V uses socket ZX5 but Vertex VB860 Drift provides socket LG2100.
Memory
5 of 7 compatibleWorks with Corvid LowProfile 5 16 GB DDR5-5600, Corvid Vertex 5 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30, Corvid Vertex 5 64 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 and 2 more.
The 7200 MT/s kit will run at up to 6800 MT/s on this platform.
Corvid Dyne 4 16 GB DDR4-3200 CL16 is DDR4 but Vertex VB860 Drift accepts DDR5 only.
Corvid Dyne 4 32 GB DDR4-3600 CL18 is DDR4 but Vertex VB860 Drift accepts DDR5 only.
Case
5 of 6 compatibleWorks with Meridian Atlas A4, Meridian Compact C3, Meridian Forge F9 and 2 more.
Meridian Nano N2 accepts Mini-ITX boards, not microATX.
Storage
6 of 6 compatibleWorks with Silica Entry 4 500 GB NVMe, Silica Nova 4 1000 GB NVMe, Silica Nova 4 2000 GB NVMe and 3 more.
Silica Nova 5 1000 GB NVMe is a PCIe 5.0 drive in a PCIe 4.0 slot. It works, capped near 7 400 MB/s instead of 12400 MB/s.
Silica Nova 5 2000 GB NVMe is a PCIe 5.0 drive in a PCIe 4.0 slot. It works, capped near 7 400 MB/s instead of 12400 MB/s.
Provenance
Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.
| Field | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
biosUpdateRequiredForCpus | Manufacturer support and QVL pages (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 90% |
chipset | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
formFactor | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
launchYear | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
m2MaxPcieGen | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
m2Slots | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
maxMemoryGb | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
maxMemoryMts | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
memoryGeneration | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
memorySlots | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
pcieSlotGen | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
platformLongevityIndex | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
sataPorts | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
socket | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
vrmTier | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
wifi | Manufacturer product database (demo) | Jul 28, 2026 | 95% |
Demo product
Vertex VB860 Drift is a fictional model created for this demonstration catalog. Its specifications are internally consistent so the compatibility and scoring engines can be exercised, but it does not describe a real product.