Intel i5- 8400 chipset
25 minutes ago, GearMic said:
@AskTJ is almost completely wrong.
Z370: The only chipset for 8th gen atm that supports overclocking your CPU and memory. Mind you that the 8400 is a locked CPU so you can't overclock it, but you can still overclock the RAM. It gets almost the full feature set, say 6 SATA 6gbps ports, 3 M.2 slots, 14 USB 3.0 and 2.0 combined (though some boards omit a few ports for some reason, but not a limitation of chipset), SLI/CF support, Intel Optane and hardware RAID.
H370: On the basis of Z370 chipset, H370 removes support for any overclocking, has only 2 M.2 slots, but gets native USB 3.1 support which Z370 lacks. It's a grade below Z370, and rarely used because it's hardly cheaper than Z370 boards.
B360: Compared to H370, it loses another M.2 slot, 2 USB connection, hardware RAID function and SLI/CF suppoort. Still gets the USB 3.1 that Z370 lacks though. This chipset is the common choice for those without unlocked CPU, as the price is noticeably lower with enough features to get by.
H310: compared to B360, it drops support for Intel Optane, another 2 USB connection, and USB 3.1 is gone. This is the absolute cheapest chipset, though hardly anyone bought it because it's only a tiny bit cheaper than B360.
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