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Background: I’ve replaced everything from my prebuilt IBuyPower PC except the cpu (8700K) and motherboard and I found out recently my motherboard is a pretty cheap MSI Z370-A Pro (bottom of tier list) so I’ve wanted to replace it.

 

Ive kept my eye on this motherboard on Newegg and Amazon for quite a while 

(2-3 months) and it’s normally priced at $289.99 on both sites. Occasionally I’ve seen it on sale for $259.99.

 

Today it’s on sale on one of their deals and it’s lower priced than I’ve ever seen it. I’ve seen it at $239 before but now it’s at $239 with a $20 MIR bringing the price down to $219 total.

 

Should I pull the trigger?

 

I am an overclocker who overclocks everything I can and I’d like a better, higher quality motherboard as well as one that has more than 1 m.2 slot and this one seems to fit the criteria.

 

Does anyone know if this is a good motherboard from personal experience or trusted reviews and is it worth buying at $219?

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CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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The board's definitely worth buying

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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9 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

The board's definitely worth buying

I just pulled the trigger. ? 

 

I’ve been watching it every day for months to find a good price and the lowest I saw ever was $259.99 so $219.99 seems like a steal!

 

I mean the MEG ACE is a Tier A board and it’s only like $50 more than boards that are much worse. Heck I think my crappy z370a pro was like $150.

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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just make sure you have a wifi adapter, i dont think that board  has wifi

 

but the vrms are very well cooled on that board and will be great for overclocking

AMD blackout rig

 

cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v

gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz

ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz

mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro 

psu: cooler master mwe 650w

case: masterbox mbx520

fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6

 

 

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2 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

just make sure you have a wifi adapter, i dont think that board  has wifi

 

but the vrms are very well cooled on that board and will be great for overclocking

I use Ethernet though, do I really need WiFi? ? 

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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Just now, GamerBlake said:

I use Ethernet though, do I really need WiFi? ? 

not if you use ethernet, might look into a bluetooth adapter if you use that tho

AMD blackout rig

 

cpu: ryzen 5 3600 @4.4ghz @1.35v

gpu: rx5700xt 2200mhz

ram: vengeance lpx c15 3200mhz

mobo: gigabyte b550 auros pro 

psu: cooler master mwe 650w

case: masterbox mbx520

fans:Noctua industrial 3000rpm x6

 

 

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15 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

I just pulled the trigger. ? 

 

I’ve been watching it every day for months to find a good price and the lowest I saw ever was $259.99 so $219.99 seems like a steal!

 

I mean the MEG ACE is a Tier A board and it’s only like $50 more than boards that are much worse. Heck I think my crappy z370a pro was like $150.

Not sure replacing your motherboard to keep running the same chip was the best use of over $200.

 

Granted, you better be able to run that 8700K at 5GHz on all cores.  

 

Least you know not to buy a prebuilt again.

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3 minutes ago, Lorant said:

Not sure replacing your motherboard to keep running the same chip was the best use of over $200.

 

Granted, you better be able to run that 8700K at 5GHz on all cores.  

 

Least you know not to buy a prebuilt again.

Well actually I only bought a prebuilt because I needed a computer in April 2018.

 

Back then GPU prices were WAY overinflated due to cryptocurrency miners driving up demand and reducing supply and the only way I could get a decent build was by buying prebuilt.

 

It was more out of necessity than my choice to buy prebuilt.

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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3 minutes ago, Lorant said:

Not sure replacing your motherboard to keep running the same chip was the best use of over $200.

 

Granted, you better be able to run that 8700K at 5GHz on all cores.  

 

Least you know not to buy a prebuilt again.

P.S. I didn’t do it just for the CPU. I also wanted a mobo that could handle more than 1x NVMe drive and i should get better RAM overclocks too.

 

Plus as a bonus I can give my dad this old one since his PC is still running, and I kid you not, DDR2, yes DDR2, RAM.

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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3 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

P.S. I didn’t do it just for the CPU. I also wanted a mobo that could handle more than 1x NVMe drive and i should get better RAM overclocks too.

 

Plus as a bonus I can give my dad this old one since his PC is still running, and I kid you not, DDR2, yes DDR2, RAM.

Lol, doubt your dad even cares.  My old man just asked me to recommend a new Chromebook, under $150.  Watching the news on his PC doesn't take much.

 

No worries, enjoy the machine and the higher clocks.

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1 minute ago, Lorant said:

Lol, doubt your dad even cares.  My old man just asked me to recommend a new Chromebook, under $150.  Watching the news on his PC doesn't take much.

 

No worries, enjoy the machine and the higher clocks.

That’s true ?, but still I’m sure he’ll appreciate the mobo, ssd and ram as if anything it’ll speed up his boot times.

 

 

CPU: i7 8700K (5.1 GHz OC). AIO: EVGA CLC 280 280mm. GPU: EVGA XC2 Ultra 2080Ti. PSU: Corsair RM850x 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular. MB: MSI MEG Z390 ACE. RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB (3600 MHz OC). STORAGE: 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 NVMe, 2TB Samsung 860 EVO, 1TB Samsung 860 Evo, 1TB Samsung 860 QVO, 2TB Firecuda 7200rpm SSHD, 1TB WD Blue. CASE: NZXT H510 Elite. FANS: Corsair LL120 RGB 120mm x4. MONITOR: MSI Optix MAG271CQR 2560x1440 144hz. Headset: Steelseries Arctis 5 Gaming Headset. Keyboard: Razer Cynosa Chroma. Mouse: Razer Basilisk Ultimate (Wireless) Webcam: Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.

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