Share your MoBo knowledge and experience!
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:47 am
Hi everybody,
TL;DR; Which LGA 1151 socket, Z390 chipset, non-CrossFire-ready, non-Gigabyte Motherboard would you buy today?
-fox
I CAN READ; BRING IT ON; I want to upgrade my old PC.
my eyes are set on an Intel Core i7-9700K CPU, which wants socket LGA 1151. And my current MoBo cannot mount anything modern.
Thinking that some day I may want to upgrade CPU again (without changing MoBo yet again), I would like the MoBo to have the chipset Intel Z390.
My only experience so far is with Gigabyte. I can tell their boards are built to last. When they write "ultra durable" they sure mean it.
Zero problems in 11 years (and none in sight as we speak) is a solid testament to their build-quality, I think.
However, while Gigabyte's can mount both AMD and Intel CPUs, they tend to lean towards CrossFire and not SLI.
If it has to be multi-GPU ready, I want it to be SLI, for once, because I am an undying fan of nVidia.
(besides, my place in Summer becomes very hot and I need hardware that dissipates the least heat possible)
So I was thinking to try a brand other than Gigabyte.
That is where you come in. Please share your opinion and personal experience on the brands you are using. ASUS, MSI, other?
And if you want to help a man find his product, here are the specs I aim for...
The motherboard must:
- be ATX (ok, easy)
- have Socket LGA 1151
- have chipset Intel Z390
- support UEFI BIOS
- accomodate 4 RAM banks (not just 2, but not 8 either!)
Welcome features:
- Integrated audio *if* of quality. Otherwise there must be an expansion slot for an Audio card.
Unwanted or unnecessary stuff:
- no RGB lights (my PC is no disco)
- no integrated graphics
- no use for RAID (but if there is... I suppose it would not hurt).
- no need for Wi-Fi (my modem/router is plenty good at that)
SLI or CrossFire?
- I would not care, but most MoBos today are multi-GPU ready... and if it has to be one: better be SLI.
Air or Water cooling?
- I used Air cooling all my life. Water cooling kinda scares me.
Price range?
- any
Can you help me?
-fox
TL;DR; Which LGA 1151 socket, Z390 chipset, non-CrossFire-ready, non-Gigabyte Motherboard would you buy today?
-fox
I CAN READ; BRING IT ON; I want to upgrade my old PC.
my eyes are set on an Intel Core i7-9700K CPU, which wants socket LGA 1151. And my current MoBo cannot mount anything modern.
Thinking that some day I may want to upgrade CPU again (without changing MoBo yet again), I would like the MoBo to have the chipset Intel Z390.
My only experience so far is with Gigabyte. I can tell their boards are built to last. When they write "ultra durable" they sure mean it.
Zero problems in 11 years (and none in sight as we speak) is a solid testament to their build-quality, I think.
However, while Gigabyte's can mount both AMD and Intel CPUs, they tend to lean towards CrossFire and not SLI.
If it has to be multi-GPU ready, I want it to be SLI, for once, because I am an undying fan of nVidia.
(besides, my place in Summer becomes very hot and I need hardware that dissipates the least heat possible)
So I was thinking to try a brand other than Gigabyte.
That is where you come in. Please share your opinion and personal experience on the brands you are using. ASUS, MSI, other?
And if you want to help a man find his product, here are the specs I aim for...
The motherboard must:
- be ATX (ok, easy)
- have Socket LGA 1151
- have chipset Intel Z390
- support UEFI BIOS
- accomodate 4 RAM banks (not just 2, but not 8 either!)
Welcome features:
- Integrated audio *if* of quality. Otherwise there must be an expansion slot for an Audio card.
Unwanted or unnecessary stuff:
- no RGB lights (my PC is no disco)
- no integrated graphics
- no use for RAID (but if there is... I suppose it would not hurt).
- no need for Wi-Fi (my modem/router is plenty good at that)
SLI or CrossFire?
- I would not care, but most MoBos today are multi-GPU ready... and if it has to be one: better be SLI.
Air or Water cooling?
- I used Air cooling all my life. Water cooling kinda scares me.
Price range?
- any
Can you help me?
-fox