Z790 Motherboard and RAM for 13600k

[Andooo]

Hi,

 

I'm planning my new PC build around a 3080 I recently purchased and I'm planning on buying a 13600k. I'm looking for my motherboard. I don't really have any specific needs in terms of I/O etc, but I've heard Z790 is preferable over Z690 for DDR5 performance. Are there any manufacturers I should avoid? Otherwise I'll pick up the best value Z790 board I can find.

 

I also have a question about DDR5 speeds. I've heard 6400 is preferable for LGA1700 but I'm based in New Zealand so it's about $42 USD more than 6000. Is there likely to be much performance difference between the two?

 

Thanks in advance.

[TylerD321]

I believe the general recommendation for DDR5 is 6000 mhz.

[Dukesilver27-]

Based on pcpartpicker for NZ, the Z790M Aorus Elite AX is pretty good value.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/pkkWGX/gigabyte-z790m-aorus-elite-ax-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790m-aorus-elite-ax

Or the Gaming X AX.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/mYnypg/gigabyte-z790-gaming-x-ax-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790-gaming-x-ax

 

As for RAM, 6400 would perform better for 13th gen, but 6000 is fine too, I personally would stick with 6000 because from what I remember, performance difference is quite small.

[Andooo]

29 minutes ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Based on pcpartpicker for NZ, the Z790M Aorus Elite AX is pretty good value.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/pkkWGX/gigabyte-z790m-aorus-elite-ax-micro-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790m-aorus-elite-ax

Or the Gaming X AX.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/mYnypg/gigabyte-z790-gaming-x-ax-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790-gaming-x-ax

 

As for RAM, 6400 would perform better for 13th gen, but 6000 is fine too, I personally would stick with 6000 because from what I remember, performance difference is quite small.

@Dukesilver27- Cool thank you. Do you know much about the MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI (https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/8m6p99/msi-pro-z790-a-wifi-atx-lga1700-motherboard-pro-z790-a-wifi)? It's a little more expensive but I heard good things about the msi z690-a, wondering if that applies to Z790 too. 

 

I'll definitely go with 6000 then, thanks!

[Dukesilver27-]

MSI PRO Z790-A is as good as the Z690-A, just update VRM coolers and chipset.

But, Gigabyte's Gaming X AX Z690 is also very good, since Gigabyte's Z790 is cheaper than MSI's, I see no reason to go with MSI's. Unless you like MSI's look better, or it has specific feature that you need.

Both choices are excellent, is what I'm saying.

[PcBeExpensive]

1 hour ago, Andooo said:

Hi,

 

I'm planning my new PC build around a 3080 I recently purchased and I'm planning on buying a 13600k. I'm looking for my motherboard. I don't really have any specific needs in terms of I/O etc, but I've heard Z790 is preferable over Z690 for DDR5 performance. Are there any manufacturers I should avoid? Otherwise I'll pick up the best value Z790 board I can find.

 

I also have a question about DDR5 speeds. I've heard 6400 is preferable for LGA1700 but I'm based in New Zealand so it's about $42 USD more than 6000. Is there likely to be much performance difference between the two?

 

Thanks in advance.

yep like tylerD321 said 6000 Mhz BUT you need to make sure the motherboard you get can support those speeds. I would go with a Z790 too if you have extra space in your budget! You don't really need a Z790 board unless your like an enthuasiast who loves overclocking or anything like that. You could go with an ROG STRIX B660 or something like that! Just make sure your not buying bad memory or bad RAM to accomodate for the cost of your MOBO.

[Ebony Falcon]

I went for a z790 tomahawk and ddr4 tuned samsung b die for gaming 

[Andooo]

13 hours ago, Dukesilver27- said:

MSI PRO Z790-A is as good as the Z690-A, just update VRM coolers and chipset.

But, Gigabyte's Gaming X AX Z690 is also very good, since Gigabyte's Z790 is cheaper than MSI's, I see no reason to go with MSI's. Unless you like MSI's look better, or it has specific feature that you need.

Both choices are excellent, is what I'm saying.

11 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

yep like tylerD321 said 6000 Mhz BUT you need to make sure the motherboard you get can support those speeds. I would go with a Z790 too if you have extra space in your budget! You don't really need a Z790 board unless your like an enthuasiast who loves overclocking or anything like that. You could go with an ROG STRIX B660 or something like that! Just make sure your not buying bad memory or bad RAM to accomodate for the cost of your MOBO.

@Dukesilver27- @PcBeExpensive Thanks guys. I'm thinking I'll go with the Z790 AORUS ELITE AX. The 6000 memory I'm looking at is on the memory support list, does that mean it's definitely capable of hitting that speed? The board specification says it's capable of up to those speeds, I'm just thrown off by the native column on the support which says 4800. Is that without XMP enabled or something?

[Andooo]

I actually just found the MSI Pro Z690-A still supports DDR5 up to 6400 so might just go with that

[PcBeExpensive]

2 hours ago, Andooo said:

@Dukesilver27- @PcBeExpensive Thanks guys. I'm thinking I'll go with the Z790 AORUS ELITE AX. The 6000 memory I'm looking at is on the memory support list, does that mean it's definitely capable of hitting that speed? The board specification says it's capable of up to those speeds, I'm just thrown off by the native column on the support which says 4800. Is that without XMP enabled or something?

4800 is without XMP. If its on the memory support list that means XMP can be enabled and it will run fine. You could probably overclock the RAM too, just make sure you stay inside the numbers that you CPU and MOBO can handle