what motherboard should i get?

[jevjev]

so here is my pc build all together

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Ttjzkd
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/Ttjzkd/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  (£218.79 @ Kustom PCs) 
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC - Freezer 33 eSports ONE (Black/White) CPU Cooler  (£31.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (£151.76 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (£85.94 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Seagate - Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£23.99 @ Aria PC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card  (£251.99 @ Aria PC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  (£71.99 @ Aria PC) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£65.79 @ Alza) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM  120mm Fan  (£17.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL120 RGB LED 43.2 CFM  120mm Fan  (£17.98 @ Ebuyer) 
Case Fan: Corsair - LL140 RGB LED (TwoFans With Lighting Node PRO) 51.5 CFM  140mm Fans  (£54.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Other: upHere Sleeve Extension Power Supply Cable Kit, Power Supply with extra-sleeved 24 PIN 8PIN 6PIN 4+4 PIN-blue/white  (£28.58 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1021.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-24 17:31 BST+0100

 

what motherboard would you suggest (white and blue pc)

i want to overclock and have a good audio so z370 is my only option for overclocking just which one i thought about the asus rog strix z370-e but i dont know if there is any other board around the £100-£200 mark

@seoz helped me design the parts list but im just stuck on the motherboard  

[IdiotPenguin]

Unfortunately I’m not sure if there’s any blue motherboards (aside from LED’s) so you might have to compromise a bit

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, IdiotPenguin said:

Unfortunately I’m not sure if there’s any blue motherboards (aside from LED’s) so you might have to compromise a bit

i dont mind compromising i just dont know what the best motherboard is for £100-200

[Guest]

MSI B360 arctic is white, apart from that i dont know any white or blue motherboards.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360-GAMING-ARCTIC/Overview

[IdiotPenguin]

4 minutes ago, jevjev said:

i dont mind compromising i just dont know what the best motherboard is for £100-200

Yeah honestly I’d probably go between either the ASRock Taichi or the one you mentioned above. You’d should probably pick the E unless someone else comes along with a better recommendation but it has white and its a pretty good motherboard so

[IdiotPenguin]

1 minute ago, Some Random Member said:

MSI B360 arctic is white, apart from that i dont know any white or blue motherboards.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360-GAMING-ARCTIC/Overview

I think he only wants Z370

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, Some Random Member said:

MSI B360 arctic is white, apart from that i dont know any white or blue motherboards.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360-GAMING-ARCTIC/Overview

yeah thats what im struggling with but i dont mind a black /black and white z370 but i need to overclock do you know any good z370 boards around £100-£200 without a colour apart from black white or blue on? if that makes any sense

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, IdiotPenguin said:

I think he only wants Z370

Oh yeah, he has an overclockable cpu... I forgot that on intel you cant overclock on anything other than Z series. Then the Asus Prime Z370-A. Still pretty white

 

Turns out that the prime series is bad for overclocking, but the Strix should be in your budget.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Strix-Z370-F-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B075RHWLF2/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1532450969&sr=1-6&keywords=z370

The gigabyte is an excelent overclocker, but it has some orange:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z370-Aorus-Ultra-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B075ZQ6V9R/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1532450969&sr=1-2&keywords=z370

Edited July 24, 2018 by Guest

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, IdiotPenguin said:

ASRock Taichi

not a big fan off asrock both motherboards mny friend got from asrock where terrible  so yeah until someone mentions any better motherboard ill go with the strix z370-e

[jevjev]

Just now, Some Random Member said:

Oh yeah, he has an overclockable cpu... I forgot that on intel you cant overclock on anything other than Z series. Then the Asus Prime Z370-A. Still pretty white

 

how much?

[IdiotPenguin]

1 minute ago, Some Random Member said:

Oh yeah, he has an overclockable mobo... I forgot that on intel you cant overclock on anything other than Z series. Then the Asus Prime Z370-A. Still pretty white

 

 

Yeah intel is dank like that lol

Since he has a pretty big budget for a motherboard the Z370-E is basically the same thing but better so the A is pretty much out of the question

[IdiotPenguin]

Just now, jevjev said:

how much?

It’s worse than the E I believe. In the US it’s $170

[IdiotPenguin]

2 minutes ago, jevjev said:

not a big fan off asrock both motherboards mny friend got from asrock where terrible  so yeah until someone mentions any better motherboard ill go with the strix z370-e

What do you mean terrible? The only bad thing I’ve heard people complain about Asrock is their subpar bios

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, jevjev said:

how much?

I edited the original comment, it turns out it is a pretty bad mobo. I also added 2 good motherboards. The Asus Strix and Gigabyte Aorus.

[jevjev]

Just now, IdiotPenguin said:

It’s worse than the E I believe. In the US it’s $170

so about £130 i think and yeah even though its more expensive im still going with the -e

 

Just now, IdiotPenguin said:

What do you mean terrible? The only bad thing I’ve heard people complain about Asrock is their subpar bios

my friend had a lot of issues with the motherboard and it didn't overclock to well for him even though i haven't had one myself i go off his opinion  

[jiyeon]

Asus Z370-A and Z370-E are both nice white-ish motherboards, the A's IO heatsink actually kind of matches the design from that of the Asus Dual GTX 1060.  

[jiyeon]

3 minutes ago, IdiotPenguin said:

The only bad thing I’ve heard people complain about Asrock is their subpar bios

To be honest, I don't like ASRock either, and this is the reason. It may seem closed-minded to neglect an entire brand for their BIOS, but I just can't.  

[jiyeon]

Hey, so I just found the Gigabyte Z370XP, it's black with white strips, if you're into that.

 

[jevjev]

2 minutes ago, seoz said:

Asus Z370-A and Z370-E are both nice white-ish motherboards, the A's IO heatsink actually kind of matches the design from that of the Asus Dual GTX 1060.  

i will go with the strix -e then  as its slightly better

1 minute ago, seoz said:

To be honest, I don't like ASRock either, and this is the reason. It may seem closed-minded to neglect an entire brand for their BIOS, but I just can't.  

thats another reason why i dont like them 

 

also thanks for helping me put together my whole build  ive ordered the graphics card already  

[jevjev]

1 minute ago, seoz said:

Hey, so I just found the Gigabyte Z370XP, it's black with white strips, if you're into that.

 

oooohhhh thats pretty i might check that out  

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

36 minutes ago, jevjev said:

oooohhhh thats pretty i might check that out  

If anyone has a subpar BIOS it's Gigabyte, that Z270XP-SLI is hell to work with

[seon123]

The Prime-A is absolutely fine. It doesn't have fancy overclocking features, but it's fine. Much better than the Aorus Ultra thing, which just has a 4-phase VRM. 

The ASRock K6 and E4 have really good VRMs, especially for the price, but they aren't white.