Confused about different coffee lake motherboard chipsets

[trace6x]

I'm looking into finally upgrading from a i7 2600k to an i5 8600k but I'm a bit confused about the different motherboards and chipsets.

The z370 motherboards are the only ones available at the moment, it looks like there are others coming soon that will be cheaper but what will be the difference and should I wait for them to arrive?

 

Or should I look into getting a ryzen 5, although I've never been very interested in AMD's CPUs

 

Thanks!

 

Forgot to mention I will be wanting to overclock, is that feature exclusive to the Z370 motherboards?

[WereCat]

If you are geting i5 8600k which is unlocked CPU, then you most likely want to grab Z370 motherboard otherwise you wont be able to OC.

[trace6x]

17 minutes ago, WereCat said:

If you are geting i5 8600k which is unlocked CPU, then you most likely want to grab Z370 motherboard otherwise you wont be able to OC.

Will the other motherboard chip sets not support overclocking?

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, trace6x said:

Will the other motherboard chip sets not support overclocking?

no

[trace6x]

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

no

Reckon I should just buy a z370 board now instead of waiting then?

[WereCat]

Just now, trace6x said:

Reckon I should just buy a z370 board now instead of waiting then?

If you are buying "K" CPU then yes, buy Z370 otherwise there is no point in having unlocked CPU. Just have in mind that "K" CPUs dont come with any stock cooler.

[trace6x]

4 hours ago, WereCat said:

If you are buying "K" CPU then yes, buy Z370 otherwise there is no point in having unlocked CPU. Just have in mind that "K" CPUs dont come with any stock cooler.

Thanks! Got myself a noctua cooler so that's fine.