Question Does my motherboard (Asus Z97-K) support lga1151 and ddr4?

[MikoSaarela]

My cpu is intel i5-4690k but my gpu is the rtx 2060 super armor 8gb which means i have a huge bottleneck.
i need help trying to find a cpu thats compatible with my motherboard.

 

[Obakasama]

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97K/HelpDesk_CPU/
i7-4790k is 'the best' for the motherboard. And DDR4 RAM is incompatible with that motherboard.

Depending what your aims are, and the budget you have in mind, it could be time for a core system upgrade.

 

[MikoSaarela]

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97K/HelpDesk_CPU/
i7-4790k is 'the best' for the motherboard. And DDR4 RAM is incompatible with that motherboard.

Depending what your aims are, and the budget you have in mind, it could be time for a core system upgrade.

Yeah im gonna upgrade my motherboard and buy ddr4 ram and a new cpu
Any recommendations?

 

[Obakasama]

Really depends on what you do. The current general consensus is if you're only gaming then Intel is the way to go; more than gaming then AMD is recommended. I would favour the Ryzen 5 3600 at this current time. Perhaps something along these lines:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.98 @ Walmart)
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper X 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $379.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 17:28 EST-0500

Intel-wise it would be along the lines of the i5-9400 or i5-9600 variants. Randomly, as it's been a while I've looked at the Intel side of things (and others can do it better):


PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9600KF 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Walmart)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.42 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z390M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($69.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $428.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-07 17:37 EST-0500

The CPU cooler cost does skew the pricing a bit, but the i5-9600KF doesn't include a cooler apparently.