Upgradabilty

[Baniel01]

hello all, 

 

I have already bought all of my components but one and I am going to start building my rig soon. 

 

I know I will want to be upgrading my components every couple of years (no hard set date) and I am wondering how far this motherboard will take me and if it is worth spending an extra MAX. 50$ more and get something that can support newer chips. Yes I can just spend the extra money and be done with it but I have other expenses that I really need to be considering too. 

 

What I am asking is what is the newest chip this motherboard can realistically support. I have looked at the supported chip list for this board but I'm looking for more insight on this topic.

 

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B360-HD3-rev-10#kf

Gigabyte - B360 HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Thank you. 

[Herman Mcpootis]

it should handle a 9700k, though you're not overclocking it anytime soon with that board. if you need the money for other things then use it for those instead.

[Baniel01]

so it would be completely find with a i5-8400?

[Mister Woof]

Realistically, if you get an 8700 on that board, it will last you a long time.

 

It's going to be a much better value than the 9700k because you can't overclock that on your board (waste), and the 8700 is over $100 cheaper. It's going to last longer than a 9400f also.

 

Also, generally speaking, Intel isn't guaranteed to have the next generation of chips (with meaningful upgrades that your vrm could handle anyway) compatible with that board. Even if it does, the amount of improvement probably isn't worth it.

 

Realistically, a 4.3ghz 6/12 should do pretty will for several years still.