[SOLVED] Good Gaming MOBO for my i7-8700k ?

[Seamus McGinley]

Hey

Looking for advice on which mobo to go for as part of my gaming setup. I have no real preferences as long as it performs good and has SLI compatability
Thanks

 

[WildCard999]

Here's a list of supported motherboard that also have SLI.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=128,135&l=2&sort=price&page=1

Which one depends on budget.

What card are you planning on running in SLI? I hope you are aware that SLI support has decreased drastically in the past few years, some games may actually perform just as good as a single GPU and some will even perform worse then a single GPU.

 

[captaincharisma]

if you are looking for SLI and also looking to overclock then you will have no choice but to get a motherboard with a Z370/Z390 chipset. my goto brand for motherboards is usually Asus followed by MSI and gigabyte. they have many versions that range in price

 

[feelinfroggy777]

If you want SLI (which I dont recommend) then you will need a z370 or z390 mobo. I would suggest getting a good midrang motherboard. The Asrock z370 Extreme4 is a decent mid range board. The Gigabyte z370 Gaming 5 is a good mid range board as well. Both will run around $150ish.

 

[geofelt]

A K suffix processor is designed to be overclocked.
For that, you need a Z370 or Z390 based motherboard.
All the brands will do the job and oc decently.

Do not plan on sli.
Your gaming experience will be better with a good single graphics card.
Dual gpu is prone to stuttering and screen tearing.
increasingly games are not supporting dual cards.

SLI only if you think your needs are going to exceed the capability of a GTX2080ti.

Past that, the high end motherboards will have better sound chips and are replete with rgb bling.
They might oc one multiplier higher than a lesser motherboard.
i7-8700K is a beast so I would not worry much about that.