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Hello,

browsing for MOBOs is a bit overwhelming.

Do you know of a detailed and accurate feature list for the currently available 700 (Z790, H780, B760) motherboards?

 

I know roughly what I need, and reading the 100th "best MOBO for intel 13th gen" article (all of which mention the same 5 motherboards) doesn't get me any closer to the truth.

 

I'm also open for direct recommendations, if you have any. 🙂

Looking for MOBO for i7 13700k.

I plan to use the new system for 10 years, with one GPU upgrade down the line.

I need a robust, well built MOBO that won't blow a capacitor 1 day after warranty is over - unless warranty is for 10 years, if that even exists.

I need optical audio out, DDR5 RAM, PCIe gen5 for GPU and an NVMe. I don't need Wifi, rgb, 10 gig LAN. Couple of USB ports, 2-3 SATA ports, 1-2 nvme ports, simple ATX, 3 PCI slots jut in case (10 years is the target lifetime).

Thank you!

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https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MDGbt6/asrock-z790-pg-lightning-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790-pg-lightning

ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard

I'd go with this: it has all the features you need at a good price.

Although it depends on where you are buying?

Edited by will0hlep

I might be experienced, but I'm human and I do make mistakes. Expand for common PC building advice, a short bio and a list of my components and other tech. I edit my messages after sending them alot, please refresh before posting your reply. Please try to be clear and specific, you'll get a better answer. Please remember to mark solutions once you have the information you need.

 

Common build advice: 1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticably improve performance past 240mm.

 

useful websites: https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

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I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 3 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). While I believe I have an decent amount of experience in spec’ing, building and troubleshooting computers, keep in mind I'm not an expert or a professional and I make mistakes.

 

Favourite Games of all time: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii

 

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TrueNAS Server: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C

 

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Other: LTT Screwdriver, LTT Stubby Screwdriver, IFIXIT Pro Tech Toolkit, Playstation 1 SCPH-102, Playstation 2 SCPH-30003, Gameboy Micro Silver OXY-001, Nintendo Wii U WUP-001(03), Playstation 4 CUH-1116A, Nintendo Switch OLED HEG-001, Yamaha RX-A4A Black AV Receiver, Monitor Audio Radius (4*90s, 1*200s, 2*270s, 1*380s), TP-Link TL-SG105-M2, Netgear GS308, IPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB Space Black, Secretlab TITAN Evo (Black SoftWeave Plus Fabric), 2*CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series, Samsung 40" ES6800 Series 6 SMART 3D FHD LED TV, UGREEN USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, SABRENT 3.5" SATA drive docking station

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If you wanna go futureproof then go ryzen, the inevitable cpu upgrade in 3-5 years means you dont gotta swap mobos when you do upgrade the cpu, ram swap isnt neccesary either with 6000c32 hynix a dies as you can just overclock them to max out the imc (8000+ capability) unless you need more than 32gb

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2 hours ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

If you wanna go futureproof then go ryzen, the inevitable cpu upgrade in 3-5 years means you dont gotta swap mobos when you do upgrade the cpu, ram swap isnt neccesary either with 6000c32 hynix a dies as you can just overclock them to max out the imc (8000+ capability) unless you need more than 32gb

Thank you, but I don't plan to upgrade CPU. I'm moving from my i7 3770, which served me almost 10 years now. I expect no less from my next system. I know Ryzen came a long way, I'm no intel fanboy, but I have better experience with Intel longevity. (But I admit my bad AMD experience is a Phenom II XT, so Ryzen might be more reliable now.) Still, as no upgrade is planned, I don't care about motherboard compatibility.

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2 hours ago, will0hlep said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MDGbt6/asrock-z790-pg-lightning-atx-lga1700-motherboard-z790-pg-lightning

ASRock Z790 PG LIGHTNING ATX LGA1700 Motherboard

I'd go with this: it has all the features you need at a good price.

Although it depends on where you are buying?

Interesting, thank you! I'll look at some reviews.

Also, pcpartpicker is good site to filter for MOBOs, thanks! 🙂

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5 hours ago, vacip said:

Interesting, thank you! I'll look at some reviews.

Also, pcpartpicker is good site to filter for MOBOs, thanks! 🙂

PCpartpicker is our go to site for building PCs on this forum. 🙂

I might be experienced, but I'm human and I do make mistakes. Expand for common PC building advice, a short bio and a list of my components and other tech. I edit my messages after sending them alot, please refresh before posting your reply. Please try to be clear and specific, you'll get a better answer. Please remember to mark solutions once you have the information you need.

 

Common build advice: 1) Buy the cheapest (well reviewed) motherboard that has the features you need. Paying more typically only gets you features you won’t use. 2) only get as much RAM as you need, getting more won’t (typically) make your PC faster. 3) While I recommend getting an NVMe drive, you don’t need to splurge for an expensive drive with DRam cache, DRamless drives are fine for gamers. 4) paying for looks is fine, just don’t break the bank. 5) Tower coolers are usually good enough, unless you go top tier Intel or plan on OCing. 6) OCing is a dead meme, you probably shouldn’t bother. 7) "Bottlenecks" rarely matter and "Future-proofing" is a myth. 8) AIOs don't noticably improve performance past 240mm.

 

useful websites: https://www.productchart.com - helps compare monitors, https://uk.pcpartpicker.com - makes designing a PC easier.

 

He/Him

 

I'm a PhD student working in the fields of reinforcement learning and traffic control. PCs are one of my hobbies and I've built many PCs and performed upgrades on a few laptops (for myself, friends and family). My personal computers include 3 windows (10/11) machines and a TrueNAS server (and I'm looking to move to dual booting Linux Mint on my main machine in future). While I believe I have an decent amount of experience in spec’ing, building and troubleshooting computers, keep in mind I'm not an expert or a professional and I make mistakes.

 

Favourite Games of all time: World of Tanks, Runescape, Subnautica, Metroid (Fusion and Dread), Spyro: Year of the Dragon (Original and Reignited Trilogy), Crash Bash, Mario Kart Wii

 

Main PC: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/NByp3C

 

Secondary PC: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/cc9K7P

 

TrueNAS Server: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/will0hlep/saved/m37w3C

 

Laptop: 13.4" ASUS GZ301ZE ROG Flow Z13, WUXGA 120Hz, i9 12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, 4GB RTX 3050 Ti, TB4, Win11 Home, Used with: 2*ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4 Dock, Logitech G603, Logitech G502 Hero, Logitech K120, Logitech G915 TKL, Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, Logitech G PRO X Gaming-Headset (with Blue Icepop in Black), {specs to be updated: two monitors}

 

Other: LTT Screwdriver, LTT Stubby Screwdriver, IFIXIT Pro Tech Toolkit, Playstation 1 SCPH-102, Playstation 2 SCPH-30003, Gameboy Micro Silver OXY-001, Nintendo Wii U WUP-001(03), Playstation 4 CUH-1116A, Nintendo Switch OLED HEG-001, Yamaha RX-A4A Black AV Receiver, Monitor Audio Radius (4*90s, 1*200s, 2*270s, 1*380s), TP-Link TL-SG105-M2, Netgear GS308, IPhone 14 Pro Max 128GB Space Black, Secretlab TITAN Evo (Black SoftWeave Plus Fabric), 2*CyberPower BR1200ELCD-UK BRICs Series, Samsung 40" ES6800 Series 6 SMART 3D FHD LED TV, UGREEN USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure, SABRENT 3.5" SATA drive docking station

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