Question Feedback please on GIGABYTE Z490M Gaming X and/or Asrock Z490m Pro 4

[mrjayviper]

I found a good price for these 2 boards.

• Gigabyte at around $170 USD in local currency
• $150 USD (again in local currency) for the Asrock

These are at the cheapest/cheaper end of the Z490 that's available locally. I have a limited budget hence looking for good/great value boards. There are other board in this price range. But these 2 boards have these advantages:

• these 2 has a heatsink on VRMs on the edge of the board
• these 2 also can with 1 M.2 heatsink

I did a net search and didn't find any review on both. I would appreciate it very much if you can share your experiences with either boards.

I plan to get a 10600k and do some "mild" (4.5-4.8 OC) paired with a AIO 360mm setup.

Thanks!

 

[Quanticriver]

So can you tell us a bit more about what your main use will be for the pc?
and what matters to you e.g. best OC results, Connectivity etc

(i edited this post as mistakes were made )