What motherboard to get for a 8700k?

[Ayala]

For a pc with a budget of around $1500 built mostly for gaming, what are some z370 motherboards that you recommend?

[AFlyingBuffalo]

1 minute ago, Ayala said:

For a pc with a budget of around $1500 built mostly for gaming, what are some z370 motherboards that you recommend?

I'm really liking that Asus Strix Z370-E board, not overly expensive at around 240 CAD but has a lot of nice features. Or the Asus Prime Z370-A if you need a cheaper one.

[SeanAngelo]

19 minutes ago, Ayala said:

For a pc with a budget of around $1500 built mostly for gaming, what are some z370 motherboards that you recommend?

Asus Strix

[Princess Luna]

The cheapest Asus z370 should be fine already.

[Ayala]

On 10/8/2017 at 7:36 PM, AFlyingBuffalo said:

I'm really liking that Asus Strix Z370-E board, not overly expensive at around 240 CAD but has a lot of nice features. Or the Asus Prime Z370-A if you need a cheaper one.

What features are lost by going with the Asus Prime?

[Jon Jon]

Wow a $1500 budget just for gaming?

 

You can't get a Geforce GTX 1080ti, highest end motherboard, 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM Kit, and an 8700K with that?!

 

I think I am underestimating how much the 8700K + motherboard combination is.

 

Can you toss up a PC Part Picker link so we can see what the rest of the system looks like?

 

You should be able to go all in with a high end 240MM AIO and everything!

 

 

[Ayala]

4 minutes ago, Jon Jon said:

Wow a $1500 budget just for gaming?

 

You can't get a Geforce GTX 1080ti, highest end motherboard, 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM Kit, and an 8700K with that?!

 

I think I am underestimating how much the 8700K + motherboard combination is.

 

Can you toss up a PC Part Picker link so we can see what the rest of the system looks like?

 

You should be able to go all in with a high end 240MM AIO and everything!

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HM9vBP 

I'm not including the mouse and headphones, since I already had them, and my budget still isn't final but this is what it is going to be I think.

[xsimplyjosh]

37 minutes ago, Jon Jon said:

Wow a $1500 budget just for gaming?

 

You can't get a Geforce GTX 1080ti, highest end motherboard, 16GB DDR4 3200 RAM Kit, and an 8700K with that?!

 

I think I am underestimating how much the 8700K + motherboard combination is.

 

Can you toss up a PC Part Picker link so we can see what the rest of the system looks like?

 

You should be able to go all in with a high end 240MM AIO and everything!

 

 

 

1500$ budget is rather decent... assuming he doesn't go full out on RGB components but remain more ill towards stock solid components he can get plenty for his budget.

RGB is pretty much extra dollar for bling.

 

My current setup below was about 1.7k usd at May 2017 so it's definitely doable [minus peripherals]. It has gone up to about 1.88k USD due to adding a 512GB 960 Pro recently to the lineup.

 

if i was to cough up a quick lineup it'd be [i'm gonna quote mostly asus parts as i have good experiences with them]

asus :

i7 8700 [don't think he will need the K version i have not seen much improvement with my 7700k overclocking. tbh i wished i got the non K version] but if budget allows it go for the K version ez even running stock speeds should suffice [well im doing that most of the time haha, only put it on 5GHz if i need it crucially].

650w psu 80+ gold

240mm aio [Cooler master, cryorig or corsair h100iv2]

GTX 1080 or 1080Ti. [depends on other parts pricing]

16gb 3000MHz duo stick ram.

z370-e [if he needs integrated duo band wireless] or

z370-f [if he dosnt need wireless integration but run a separate USB wirelesss adapter] would be sweet as if he invested into a m.2 nvme 960 Evo due to the integrated heatsink for the m.2 drive.

Oherwise I'd say a z370-h would be a better value if he needs to save but get most functions.

 

 

 

[xsimplyjosh]

I personally would say z370-e or z370-f are amazing if you consider a m.2 nvme for a OS/program drive... otherwise take z370-h. imo to me those are the only selling points the F and E have from what i see [H lacks the heatsink included for m.2 drives]

[Drekky]

9 hours ago, xsimplyjosh said:

 

1500$ budget is rather decent... assuming he doesn't go full out on RGB components but remain more ill towards stock solid components he can get plenty for his budget.

RGB is pretty much extra dollar for bling.

 

My current setup below was about 1.7k usd at May 2017 so it's definitely doable [minus peripherals]. It has gone up to about 1.88k USD due to adding a 512GB 960 Pro recently to the lineup.

 

if i was to cough up a quick lineup it'd be [i'm gonna quote mostly asus parts as i have good experiences with them]

asus :

i7 8700 [don't think he will need the K version i have not seen much improvement with my 7700k overclocking. tbh i wished i got the non K version] but if budget allows it go for the K version ez even running stock speeds should suffice [well im doing that most of the time haha, only put it on 5GHz if i need it crucially].

650w psu 80+ gold

240mm aio [Cooler master, cryorig or corsair h100iv2]

GTX 1080 or 1080Ti. [depends on other parts pricing]

16gb 3000MHz duo stick ram.

z370-e [if he needs integrated duo band wireless] or

z370-f [if he dosnt need wireless integration but run a separate USB wirelesss adapter] would be sweet as if he invested into a m.2 nvme 960 Evo due to the integrated heatsink for the m.2 drive.

Oherwise I'd say a z370-h would be a better value if he needs to save but get most functions.

 

 

 

He might need a better psu. 650w wont be enough, especially if he plans to oc his cpu

[xsimplyjosh]

10 hours ago, Drekky said:

He might need a better psu. 650w wont be enough, especially if he plans to oc his cpu

Im on a 1080ti and 7700k on 750w. Im assuming 8700k power usage is almost on par or equal to 7700k i run approx a conservative 4.8ghz at 1.3v

 

i guess he can add 100w extra its like only 10$ Which is peanuts ? well at least thats the diff for me between a 650 n 750w here

 

if he takes a 1080 then a 650w shud suffice 1080ti = 750w***