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Looking to build a new PC, decided on the i7 8700k and was originally going to go with the Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5 but I want to get the G Skill Trident RGB ram and I think the RGB around the dimm slots on the mobo might be a bit too much with the RGB ram.

 

Looking for a good gaming motherboard around the £200-£210 mark.

 

Any suggestions?

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Asus Prime-A

 

The ROG-F ain't a bad pick either, most Asus boards aside the Prime-P and TUF line up are guaranteed picks.

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CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

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What's the difference between the Z370-E and Z370-F?

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30 minutes ago, Azakius said:

Looking to build a new PC, decided on the i7 8700k and was originally going to go with the Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5 but I want to get the G Skill Trident RGB ram and I think the RGB around the dimm slots on the mobo might be a bit too much with the RGB ram.

 

Looking for a good gaming motherboard around the £200-£210 mark.

 

Any suggestions?

Can't you wait a couple of weeks??
Because of the Security Issue it is a good idea to wait and see what is still coming out under the carpet.

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I could but from what I've read, the 8700k won't be hit too hard, for gaming wouldn't even notice it?

 

I've been debating between Ryzen 7 1800x and i7 8700k for a few days because of this security issue and performance downgrades and stuff

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2 hours ago, Azakius said:

Looking to build a new PC, decided on the i7 8700k and was originally going to go with the Gigabyte Aorus Gaming 5 but I want to get the G Skill Trident RGB ram and I think the RGB around the dimm slots on the mobo might be a bit too much with the RGB ram.

 

Looking for a good gaming motherboard around the £200-£210 mark.

 

Any suggestions?

RoG Maximus X Hero

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CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x3D | MoBo: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk | RAM: G.Skill F4-3600C15D-16GTZ @3800CL16 | GPU: RTX 2080Ti | PSU: Corsair HX1200 | 

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24 minutes ago, DarkSmith2 said:

RoG Maximus X Hero

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Actually, looking at that graph I may up the limit and go for the ROG Apex, it's only about £15-20 more expensive than the Hero. https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Intel+Socket/Socket+1151+-+Intel+Z270/ASUS+ROG+MAXIMUS+IX+APEX+Motherboard+?productId=67513

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Actually, saying that. When you add the IX Apex to the b£2 more expensive so no brainer really.

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2 hours ago, Azakius said:

Actually, saying that. When you add the IX Apex to the b£2 more expensive so no brainer really.

APEX IX (z270) doesnt work with Coffeelake. you need Apex X (z370). Its more like a £70-£80 difference.

But the ROG Maximus X Apex is also my personal choice so far, i dont like E-ATX so much but yea i think its maybe the best z370 board.

 

The Hero also isnt that bad, its ATX, it has 4 DIMM slots also working with a great bandwidth of fast memory even when 4 slots are populated. Just has no ps2 connector (which i would want/need) and ofc worse VRM temperatures then the APEX (but every board has worse VRM temperatures then the Apex atm afaik).

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x3D | MoBo: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk | RAM: G.Skill F4-3600C15D-16GTZ @3800CL16 | GPU: RTX 2080Ti | PSU: Corsair HX1200 | 

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6 hours ago, DarkSmith2 said:

APEX IX (z270) doesnt work with Coffeelake. you need Apex X (z370). Its more like a £70-£80 difference.

But the ROG Maximus X Apex is also my personal choice so far, i dont like E-ATX so much but yea i think its maybe the best z370 board.

 

The Hero also isnt that bad, its ATX, it has 4 DIMM slots also working with a great bandwidth of fast memory even when 4 slots are populated. Just has no ps2 connector (which i would want/need) and ofc worse VRM temperatures then the APEX (but every board has worse VRM temperatures then the Apex atm afaik).

 

Went with the Hero in the end, just preferred the aesthetics and the 4 dimm slots.

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2 hours ago, Azakius said:

Went with the Hero in the end, just preferred the aesthetics and the 4 dimm slots.

good choice anyway :)

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x3D | MoBo: MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk | RAM: G.Skill F4-3600C15D-16GTZ @3800CL16 | GPU: RTX 2080Ti | PSU: Corsair HX1200 | 

Case: Lian Li 011D XL | Storage: Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB, Crucial MX500 500GB | Soundcard: Soundblaster ZXR | Mouse: Razer Viper Mini | Keyboard: Razer Huntsman TE Monitor: DELL AW2521H @360Hz |

 

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13 hours ago, DarkSmith2 said:

good choice anyway :)

Thanks for the help, DarkSmith2 and everyone else! Appreciate it.

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