Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING vs Gigabyte Z390 M vs msi MPG Z390 Gaming Plus

[Jannov]

Hi guys, I need a little bit of help. I am building a server for my office, and I cannot decide on which motherboard to get: I find very little reviews and comparisons between the following motherboards:

1. Gigabyte Z390 M GAMING https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z390-M-GAMING-rev-10/sp#sp

2. Gigabyte Z390 M (cannot find it anywhere in pcpartpicker, Amazon or Newegg, but I can find it in my country's online marketplace) https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z390-M-rev-10#kf

3. msi MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z390-GAMING-PLUS/Specification

 

Why gaming and z390 you say? I find it not the cheapest but the next z390 out there with 2 NVMe slots, an ethernet port, and most importantly it works out of the box without having to guess whether I need to update my BIOS version or not, These motherboards seem to have a very good VRM and VRM heat dissipation.

 

I considered Gigabyte Z390 UD (https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z390-UD-rev-10), but it seems like it only has 1 M.2 slot, otherwise, it would have been perfect. Why 2 M.2? I am thinking of getting 1 M.2 NVMe SSD for my boot drive and programs, and the other M.2 slot is used for optane caching if I opt to use it in the future. I will have 2 x 2TB HDD as my RAID 1 setup storage.

 

Thank you for helping this novice guy, who has not built a PC in almost 2 decades.

[Princess Luna]

What processor will you use?

 

You should first decide whether you want a mATX or an ATX.

[Jannov]

My apologies Princess Luna, I use intel i-9700 (non-k). I know z390 is for overclockable CPU, but it is the only chipset that I don't have to worry about uograding bios. I have read H370 and B360 may need to upgrade, so I opt for z390.

 

For me, it doesn't matter ATX or microATX.

[5x5]

6 minutes ago, Jannov said:

My apologies Princess Luna, I use intel i-9700 (non-k). I know z390 is for overclockable CPU, but it is the only chipset that I don't have to worry about uograding bios. I have read H370 and B360 may need to upgrade, so I opt for z390.

 

For me, it doesn't matter ATX or microATX.

Why are you buying the locked 9700? It's pretty bad value and gets outperformed quite handily be cheaper alternatives.

[Jannov]

Hi 5x5. My point of consideration is the heat output. I don't need the overclocking ability.

[Jannov]

2 hours ago, Princess Luna said:

What processor will you use?

 

You should first decide whether you want a mATX or an ATX.

Ha I just learned how to use the reply button. 

My apologies Princess Luna, I use intel i-9700 (non-k). I know z390 is for overclockable CPU, but it is the only chipset that I don't have to worry about uograding bios. I have read H370 and B360 may need to upgrade, so I opt for z390.

 

For me, it doesn't matter ATX or microATX.

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, Jannov said:

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The Gigabyte Z390M GAMING then, it's a solid enough board for the i7 9700 and since it's mATX you can use a significantly smaller case to better space management wherever this server is going to be at.

 

Pricing also is okay.

 

It's a fine processor to use... if you want a solid enough octa-core and you'll just use the iGPU, if it fits the budget then that's okay to go.

[Jannov]

3 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

The Gigabyte Z390M GAMING then, it's a solid enough board for the i7 9700 and since it's mATX you can use a significantly smaller case to better space management wherever this server is going to be at.

 

Pricing also is okay.

 

It's a fine processor to use... if you want a solid enough octa-core and you'll just use the iGPU, if it fits the budget then that's okay to go.

Thank you for your suggestion, it is a hot-selling product and very hard to get (at a reasonable price) lol. My other option would be the non-gaming version (Z390 M), which idk if it is just the gaming MOBO and just strip out all of the LED.

 

Yes, I am thinking only iGPU.