Question B660, Z670 or Z690

[demidemon]

I've been trying to find ways to make my build a bit cheaper, however I'm now stuck on which board to get. I've looked at several, I'm not overly interested in OCing but I am also keeping it on the table just in case I may have to as I'd like to stream and game from one PC. I'm going with an i7-12700k CPU for the core and for RAM I picked out G.Skill Trident Z 32 (2 x 16) DDR4 4000. If anyone needs to see the whole build, just let me know.

I've been recommended the b660 because I don't overly intend to OC, I've been told I should save on that same board and pick up a MSI Z690, I'm not sure where to go with this as there is plenty of options and I'm trying to look for a good overall motherboard without spending 300 or more for one.

These are the ones I've found or have had suggested to me. I'm still looking so I may wind up updating the list at some point.

ASRock H670 PG Riptide ATX
Gigabyte B660M GAMING X AX DDR4
Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING
Asus ROG STRIX Z690-A
MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

 

[demidemon]

It would cost me 25.55€ extra per year, tendency going up. I would rather go out for dinner than pay that for something so useless, thank you very much. Or, well, pay my natural gas bill since unfortunately I life in a flat that is heated by that and also uses it to heat my water. I already save as much as I can by lowering temperatures, but I can only lower that so much before it starts triggering my respiratory system issues. 20°C indoors is already hard at the limit, and at night it's set to 19°C. That's already straddling the line. And next winter might get very rough considering all the talk here about reservoirs not being properly filled. I really can't afford bs like this, and neither can many, many others around the world.

And, seriously? Higher failure rates? Man, I must have been incredibly luckly that I never encountered any hardware failures under these horrible conditions I run my machine under...

From a quick search, that isn't the case anymore. It used to be starting an old HDD constantly would create wear and tear on it, leading to failure. That's changed with advancements.