motherboard What is a good motherboard for i7 7700?

[WesternBlueBird]

I'm looking for a gaming motherboard that's good for an i7 7700, my budget is $150

[Hiitchy]

1 minute ago, Rogerzz said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $92.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 21:24 EDT-0400

Can confirm. Used this board on another build before I bought the 7700k. It's a pretty solid board.

[Max_Settings]

Why are you getting a 7700 over a 7700K?

[Max_Settings]

Just now, Rogerzz said:

He doesn't want to OC.

When did he say that?

[Max_Settings]

Just now, Rogerzz said:

His buying a 7700.

Maybe he doesn't know better. Never assume.

[Max_Settings]

Just now, Rogerzz said:

Not everyone wants/needs to overclock. I'm not an overclocker myself and performance at stock is great anyway.

But he still never said that. And even if he doesn't the 7700K still is faster

[Max_Settings]

Just now, Rogerzz said:

The performance increase is negligible at stock between the two.

I know, but the point is he never said that he didn't want to overclock.

[WesternBlueBird]

21 minutes ago, Rogerzz said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($92.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $92.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-29 21:24 EDT-0400

can I use a heavy GPU with this? like a GTX 1070 AMP extreme?

[WesternBlueBird]

Just now, Rogerzz said:

u can use any gpu on that board if it has a pcie x16 slot

I meant will the motherboard be sturdy enough 

[TheeDugster]

Modern boards are typically made for big ass cards like that, you are fine.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, TheeDugster said:

Modern boards are typically made for big ass cards like that, you are fine.

are they made for this guy https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1080-Ti-LIGHTNING-Z.html#hero-overview

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Rogerzz said:

all gtx 1000 series cards will work. 

i was making a joke about how big the card is. the thing takes up 3 slots worth of space and weighs more than your average GPU. I'm willing to bet that alot of motherboards that don't have reinforced pcie slots would sag and possibly break with this card especially if you have to move your pc.

[Max_Settings]

10 minutes ago, WesternBlueBird said:

I meant will the motherboard be sturdy enough 

Why are you getting the 7700 and not the 7700K?

[WesternBlueBird]

2 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

Why are you getting the 7700 and not the 7700K?

I don't want to overclock, the stock speed is enough for me

[TheeDugster]

Spend the extra 20 dollars and get the better stock speeds plus the ability too.

 

I started overclocking this year and I have been using computers for gaming for about 12 or 11. There will come a time when you will want to OC and when you do and you can't, you will be very saderooni.

[TrigrH]

get the 7700k even if you dont OC.

[TheGunzPT]

6 hours ago, TheeDugster said:

Spend the extra 20 dollars and get the better stock speeds plus the ability too.

 

I started overclocking this year and I have been using computers for gaming for about 12 or 11. There will come a time when you will want to OC and when you do and you can't, you will be very saderooni.

The life of a 2500k/2600k/3570k user in 2017.

 

K version WAS THE BEST DECISION I made back in 2011.

[WesternBlueBird]

18 hours ago, TrigrH said:

get the 7700k even if you dont OC.

Why get it if I wont OC?

I'm also getting the 7700 instead also because of the cooler

[TrigrH]

2 hours ago, WesternBlueBird said:

Why get it if I wont OC?

I'm also getting the 7700 instead also because of the cooler

it runs faster out of the box.

[TheeDugster]

Stock Intel coolers are not ryzen quality, they are barely usable.

[WesternBlueBird]

1 hour ago, TheeDugster said:

Stock Intel coolers are not ryzen quality, they are barely usable.

What kind of cooler would you recommend that are similar to a stock cooler?

[TheeDugster]

1 hour ago, WesternBlueBird said:

What kind of cooler would you recommend that are similar to a stock cooler?

For a non K i7 I would maybe buy a Hyper 212 Evo (or x) but seeing as how they are hard to mount I would suggest a Noctua NH-U12S even if it is more expensive. Easy to install, you will never have to worry about heating, and you can use it with later systems.