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Building new PC - Motherboard question

Hi,
After 5 years I decided its time to build myself a new PC.

I selected these parts
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Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING
Graphics card: ASUS ROG STRIX GAMING GeForce RTX 2080 O8GB
Processor: Intel Core I9-9900K
Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62
Ram: G.SKILL 16GB KIT DDR4 3200MHz CL16 Trident Z RGB
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1 TB
Case: NZXT H700
PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus 750 Platinum
More RGB: AKASA Vegas MBA

Also im goin for a new 27" 144 Hz monitor --> HP 27xq

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I think this should work fine together. My goal is to build PC for gaming and work ( Unity / Android Studio / Blender ) with decent amount of RGB lighting. My current build ( FX-8350 , GTX 960 2GB ) is very limiting for me and Im done with it.

The only thing that really buggs my mind is the motherboard. I cannot decide between this one and Maximus XI Hero ( without wifi ). Will this motherboard be enough for i9-9900K to not stop it from bursting its full potential, or should I rather get the Maximus ? Pricing in my country is 217 US dollars for Strix F and 308 US dollars for Maximus. 
To be honest I dont see much of difference between these motherboards other than style / rgb. I dont mind paying 90 dollars extra, but if the only thing i will get is style, then Ill rather buy the GSkills Royal rams, because they look awsome :D

Thank for help:)

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Op do you plan on overclocking? and if so what is your goal? 

Current Build

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  • Keyboard
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  • Operating System

 

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From what I've seen, the Strix motherboards are on Asus' lower end of the ROG spectrum. The Maximus/Crosshair  (depends on platform, Maximus is Intel), are their higher end ROG boards. The TUF boards are their "heavy duty" boards, which are still pretty good boards. The PRIME boards are consumer/business class and don't really have VRM heatsinks or fancy features (such as RGB). The Maximus will be better for overclocking, and may have some minor features/improvements over the Strix board.

 

The Strix 2080 is a good card, I just recently got one. It does run a little warm (upwards of nearly 82C under full load), but can handle 1440p everything Ultra at 60fps without much of a sweat.

 

G.Skill has good RAM, recommend it. Don't get Corsair RAM.

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1 hour ago, Emanbaird said:

Op do you plan on overclocking? and if so what is your goal? 

I do, but nothing crazy, just little bit for fun... so to be honest I dont have number in my mind right now.

1 hour ago, Eastman51 said:

From what I've seen, the Strix motherboards are on Asus' lower end of the ROG spectrum. The Maximus/Crosshair  (depends on platform, Maximus is Intel), are their higher end ROG boards. The TUF boards are their "heavy duty" boards, which are still pretty good boards. The PRIME boards are consumer/business class and don't really have VRM heatsinks or fancy features (such as RGB). The Maximus will be better for overclocking, and may have some minor features/improvements over the Strix board.

 

The Strix 2080 is a good card, I just recently got one. It does run a little warm (upwards of nearly 82C under full load), but can handle 1440p everything Ultra at 60fps without much of a sweat.

 

G.Skill has good RAM, recommend it. Don't get Corsair RAM.

Thats good to hear:) Thanks

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Are you fixed on ASUS? Because they did not the best job in the last gen Motherboards.

 

Maybe look into the Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE or Z390 AORUS ULTRA and check out the Motherboard tier list in the Build guide

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23 minutes ago, Manderis said:

Are you fixed on ASUS? Because they did not the best job in the last gen Motherboards.

 

Maybe look into the Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE or Z390 AORUS ULTRA and check out the Motherboard tier list in the Build guide

Thank, Ill definetly check it.
Im not fixed on Asus, but I kinda like the brand, had no issues with their products... + Asus Aurora looks good.

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