B760 recommendations

[testcy]

Any recommendations for a B760 ATX motherboard supporting DDR5, PCI Express 5, PCI Express 5.0 M.2, 2.5G Ethernet and ALC1220 or better sound? Does such motherboard exist or should I look for a Z970 instead?

[RONOTHAN##]

3 minutes ago, testcy said:

PCI Express 5.0 M.2

This does not exist on any B760 board. Not that it should either, the only way some Z690/Z790 boards get it is stealing PCIe lanes away from the GPU. 

 

If you need a PCIe Gen 5 SSD, you should go AM5 instead. 

[DEADPOOLSMOM]

56 minutes ago, testcy said:

Any recommendations for a B760 ATX motherboard supporting DDR5, PCI Express 5, PCI Express 5.0 M.2, 2.5G Ethernet and ALC1220 or better sound? Does such motherboard exist or should I look for a Z970 instead?

The best B760 motherboard is no B760 motherboard because you should be getting B650 and go AM5. If you really want LGA 1700 for some weird reason, get a Z690 that has bios flashback

[Zando_]

2 hours ago, testcy said:

should I look for a Z970 instead?

Yep, Z790 or a Z690 (as those are often cheaper with similar features). 

[testcy]

On 5/8/2023 at 8:25 PM, Zando_ said:

Yep, Z790 or a Z690 (as those are often cheaper with similar features). 

Any suggestions?

[filpo]

5 minutes ago, testcy said:

Any suggestions?

this one has everything you need MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI) - PCPartPicker

[testcy]

8 minutes ago, filpo said:

this one has everything you need MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI) - PCPartPicker

It does, but it's a little pricey, especially since I don't plan to overclock.

[filpo]

1 minute ago, testcy said:

It does, but it's a little pricey, especially since I don't plan to overclock.

this one will be better for you then ASRock Z790 LiveMixer ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (Z790 LiveMixer) - PCPartPicker

[testcy]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

this one will be better for you then ASRock Z790 LiveMixer ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (Z790 LiveMixer) - PCPartPicker

At this price level, I want something better than the Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec.

[filpo]

Just now, testcy said:

At this price level, I want something better than the Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec.

sorry bout that 

this one states that it has everything you need Gigabyte Z790 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (Z790 AERO G) - PCPartPicker

[testcy]

1 hour ago, filpo said:

sorry bout that 

this one states that it has everything you need Gigabyte Z790 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (Z790 AERO G) - PCPartPicker

Gigabyte Z790 AERO G is cheaper than MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI, but still pricey. At these prices, I might as well consider an AM5 motherboard.

[filpo]

1 hour ago, testcy said:

Gigabyte Z790 AERO G is cheaper than MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI, but still pricey. At these prices, I might as well consider an AM5 motherboard.

Gen 5 on both the gpu and ssd is pretty pricey, you won’t find much better prices