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Hi,

Recently my Gigabyte GA-7270-HD3 motherboard died and the shop where I bought it (pc case gear) gave me $200 store credit as they didn't sell the motherboard. I have chosen a new motherboard, but wanted to check here before buying it in case there's any compatibility issues I've overlooked.

The motherboard I have chosen is the ASUS ROG Strix B250 Gaming (https://www.pccasegear.com/products/39267/asus-rog-strix-b250i-gaming-motherboard) and my other specs are:

 

i5-7600K processor (I know I won't be able to overclock it, there were no Z270 motherboards left and I didn't have it overclocked in my old mobo)

2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB ram (2400 mhz)

Thermaltake Pacific W3 waterblock

Gigabyte geforce gtx 1070 G1 gaming

Samsung 850 EVO m.2 ssd 500GB

Corsair RM 650i psu

 

Thanks for your help

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well lack of OC means you might want to give the old chip back too. If you aren't overclocking and don't plan to, you shouldn't have the k-sku chip because the frequencies are the same. Maybe you could get a coffee lake i7? really not recommended to have an overclockable part and never overclock it.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Why not just get a 8350K?

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Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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1 minute ago, LienusLateTips said:

Why not just get a 8350K?

what would be the point of that? he already said he wouldn't overclock.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 11 and Fedora Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

PSU tier list

How many watts do I need?

PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

what would be the point of that? he already said he wouldn't overclock.

Oh wait, I wasn't looking at it right...

 

please ignore

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Helpful Links: PSU Tier List | Why not group reg? | Avoid the EVGA G3

Helios EVO (Main Desktop) Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W

 

Delta (Laptop) | Galaxy S21 Ultra | Pacific Spirit XT (Server)

Full Specs

Spoiler

 

Helios EVO (Main):

Intel Core™ i9-10900KF | 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V / Team T-Force DDR4-3000 | GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE | MSI GAMING X GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU | NZXT H510 | EVGA G5 650W | MasterLiquid ML240L | 2x 2TB HDD | 256GB SX6000 Pro SSD | 3x Corsair SP120 RGB | Fractal Design Venturi HF-14

 

Pacific Spirit XT - Server

Intel Core™ i7-8700K (Won at LTX, signed by Dennis) | GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS GAMING 5 | 16GB Team Vulcan DDR4-3000 | Intel UrfpsgonHD 630 | Define C TG | Corsair CX450M

 

Delta - Laptop

ASUS TUF Dash F15 - Intel Core™ i7-11370H | 16GB DDR4 | RTX 3060 | 500GB NVMe SSD | 200W Brick | 65W USB-PD Charger

 


 

Intel is bringing DDR4 to the mainstream with the Intel® Core™ i5 6600K and i7 6700K processors. Learn more by clicking the link in the description below.

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59 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

well lack of OC means you might want to give the old chip back too. If you aren't overclocking and don't plan to, you shouldn't have the k-sku chip because the frequencies are the same. Maybe you could get a coffee lake i7? really not recommended to have an overclockable part and never overclock it.

I assumed they wouldn’t accept a return on a part that wasn’t broken, but maybe they will because they don’t sell any z270 mobos anymore. I will ask and see what they say. If they don’t accept the return, those parts are compatible, right?

thanks for the comment

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