i5-9600k

[Courage the Cowardly Dog]

Is the GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO a good matchup for the Intel i5-9600K for gaming?

[Jurrunio]

yes, even overkill.

[theblastman21]

It's great.

[Guest]

[_Aontaigh_]

You should be able to overclock that processor with ease as long as you can adequately cool it when paired with the Aorus Pro.

 

When purchasing a Z390 motherboard, one should pick the board highest up on this list that fits in their budget put simply - of course exemptions may be made if a certain board in a lower tier has a specific feature you may need for example:

 

[Jurrunio]

Just now, _Aontaigh_ said:

one should pick the board highest up on the list that fits in their budget

no, that doesn't work like half the time because Asus decides to sell their mid range boards at $200-250

[_Aontaigh_]

16 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

no, that doesn't work like half the time because Asus decides to sell their mid range boards at $200-250

Yes, it does work.

 

One can start at the top left of the chart, work through each column, and if a board doesn't fit in their budget they can simply move down to the next row and begin to work across the columns again.

 

Let's put this into practice (Budget: $250):

 

Row 4, Column 3: 

Gigabyte Aorus Master: $349 95 - Too Expensive

 

[Move On]

 

Row 5, Column 1: 

ASRock Taichi Ultimate: $319.00 - Too Expensive

 

[Move On]

 

Row 5, Column 2: 

ASUS Maximus XI Formula: $445.44  - Too Expensive

 

[Move On]

 

Row 5, Column 3: 

GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra: $238.68

 

[Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner....]