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Three motherboards with very different pricing, but what is the difference?

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They have identical specs so look at this

 

The Gaming 5 board is $181 if you buy it now (the 20 MIR will take MONTHS to come back to you, or maybe never)

 

The Ultra board is $133(plus the 20MIR you might not see so it's really $153) + a $20 wifi card. = $173

 

 

So there you go. $173 or $181. 8 buck difference. I'd just get the Gaming 5 so you don't have to go out of your way and have these nasty roach antennas sticking out. 

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1 hour ago, lmeneses said:

Oh, nvm then, yea lmao, the gaming 5 wifi is still a good choice then, it has nice heatsinks too. The gaming 7 as amazing as it looks is kind of overkill for a 2700. 

Can you really have overkill for the most expensive AM4 CPU?

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

 

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4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Can you really have overkill for the most expensive AM4 CPU?

i'm using the 2700 not 2700x

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1 minute ago, BootyDustBandit said:

i'm using the 2700 not 2700x

They're basically the same chip unless you're not overclocking. Overkill for one is overkill for the other.

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

 

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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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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4 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

They're basically the same chip unless you're not overclocking. Overkill for one is overkill for the other.

ah...i see

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1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

Can you really have overkill for the most expensive AM4 CPU?

I mean, it is definitely not needed 

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2 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

I mean, it is definitely not needed 

Well it's not but it's still a great motherboard

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

 

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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 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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The Ultra Gaming and Gaming 5 have pretty much the same VRMs. Gaming 7 has better VRMs. You should be asking yourself first whether you want to or will be overclocking your 2700. If so, go for the Gaming 7, if not then go for either the Gaming 5 or Ultra Gaming.

 

Between the Gaming 5 and Ultra Gaming I'd just go for the Ultra Gaming unless not having wifi is a deal breaker for you, if it is then go for the Gaming 5. Simples.

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