best cpu/motherboard for gaming

[Cl1362]

currently have the i5 4690k. 

debating if i should wait for the coffeelake next gen cpu or upgrade to the i5 7600k or ryzen 7 1700x (local microcenter  has a great deal on the 1700x)

 

any suggestions on motherboards would be fantastic.

 

im thinking the gkill rgb ram would be a great add on for my thermaltake p3 case. 

 

thanks!

 

[Zando_]

Gaming only: i7 7700K

Gaming and some productivity work/video editing etc: Ryzen 7 1700

[Cl1362]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

Gaming only: i7 7700K

Gaming and some productivity work/video editing etc: Ryzen 7 1700

gaming only. i might get into video editing in the future. but not right now. 

def just gaming. any suggestion on motherboards?

[i_build_nanosuits]

8 minutes ago, Cl1362 said:

currently have the i5 4690k. 

debating if i should wait for the coffeelake next gen cpu or upgrade to the i5 7600k or ryzen 7 1700x (local microcenter  has a great deal on the 1700x)

 

any suggestions on motherboards would be fantastic.

 

im thinking the gkill rgb ram would be a great add on for my thermaltake p3 case. 

 

thanks!

 

what graphics card do you have and what resolution are you gaming at?

[Cl1362]

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

what graphics card do you have and what resolution are you gaming at?

1080 ti evga sc2

running at 3440 x 1440p 100hz predator x34.

 

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, Cl1362 said:

gaming only. i might get into video editing in the future. but not right now. 

def just gaming. any suggestion on motherboards?

If you are going with Ryzen and want a cheap mobo, the MSI PC Mate is your best bet. Pretty much any decent mobo from MSI or Asus will be good, as well as Gigabyte. IDK much about ASrock, but I think they're pretty good. 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Cl1362 said:

1080 ti evga sc2

running at 3440 x 1440p 100hz predator x34.

 

i would sell the i5-4690K and get a slightly used i7-4790K...it performs very similar to a 6700k/7700k in games and it would cost you A LOT less...

[WereCat]

Don't upgrade to new gen i5, makes no sense. Either get R5 1600 if you want something in the i5 range or go for R7 1700/i7 7700k.

Or just get i7 4790k, OC it and call it a day,

[Spuriae]

3 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

If you are going with Ryzen and want a cheap mobo, the MSI PC Mate is your best bet. Pretty much any decent mobo from MSI or Asus will be good, as well as Gigabyte. IDK much about ASrock, but I think they're pretty good. 

What makes the PC Mate the best? 

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Nimrodor said:

What makes the PC Mate the best? 

cheap price

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

What makes the PC Mate the best? 

At least on PCPartPicker, it's the cheapest ATX mobo with a B350 chipset, decent I/O, and good looks. 

 

EDIT: Here, gaze upon it's beauty (and it's only $90 and has USB C):

 

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

At least on PCPartPicker, it's the cheapest ATX mobo with a B350 chipset, decent I/O, and good looks. 

 

EDIT: Here, gaze upon it's beauty (and it's only $90 and has USB C):

 

no rgb no good

1/10

[Zando_]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

no rgb no good

1/10

Good point. So this is the cheapest acceptable mobo: 

 

[NTDaws]

7 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

What makes the PC Mate the best? 

A-XMP Ram Overclocking.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

24 minutes ago, Cl1362 said:

1080 ti evga sc2

running at 3440 x 1440p 100hz predator x34.

 

That's amazing, QHD and 3.5K become one=bum bum

[Ordinarily_Greater]

12 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Good point. So this is the cheapest acceptable mobo: 

 

I like that Motherboard

[Spuriae]

11 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

At least on PCPartPicker, it's the cheapest ATX mobo with a B350 chipset, decent I/O, and good looks. 

 

EDIT: Here, gaze upon it's beauty (and it's only $90 and has USB C):

 

4 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

A-XMP Ram Overclocking.

The AB350 Pro4 is cheaper and has a better VRM, better IO, and supports XMP profiles as well. Is the recommendation just based on looks?

 

[Zando_]

24 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

The AB350 Pro4 is cheaper and has a better VRM, better IO, and supports XMP profiles as well. Is the recommendation just based on looks?

 

Nope. On the US PCPartPicker, it's the cheapest ATX motherboard.

[Ordinarily_Greater]

36 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

I like that Motherboard

Oh wait @Zando Bob, does it can take the weight of a 1070 minimum?

[Spuriae]

7 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

Nope. On the US PCPartPicker, it's the cheapest ATX motherboard.

PCPartpicker isn't parsing rebates correctly. OutletPC and SuperBiiz are more expensive than Newegg as well due to shipping. It's only the cheapest if you use SPRING15 on Jet.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Being Delirious said:

A-XMP Ram Overclocking.

xmp is intel

[i_build_nanosuits]

19 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

xmp is intel

AMD also support XMP profiles...i had an AM3+ 970 chipset board and it had the xmp profile support...

[NTDaws]

25 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

xmp is intel

We are talking about a Ryzen board.

26 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

 

[Zando_]

1 hour ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Oh wait @Zando Bob, does it can take the weight of a 1070 minimum?

IDK. Probs. If it's got all the major features, why wouldn't it be able to support (literally) a full sized GPU?

[Zando_]

57 minutes ago, Nimrodor said:

PCPartpicker isn't parsing rebates correctly. OutletPC and SuperBiiz are more expensive than Newegg as well due to shipping. It's only the cheapest if you use SPRING15 on Jet.

OK. As far as I can see, it is the cheapest ATX, AM4, B350 mobo on PCPartPicker US.