Question Help choosing motherboard

[Huwar]

Seeing as I don’t know much about motherboards and their compatibility: Could anyone please recommend me a motherboard for these components (I currently have a 3060-Ti but I want to eventually upgrade that to a 3080-Ti so it needs to support 3060-Ti as well) that natively supports at least DDR4-3200? (mhz) Preferably not more than US$400 if possible.

 

[Wolfshadw]

While I didn't check every motherboard that supports your CPU, what I'm finding is that LGA1200 motherboards only natively support DDR4-3200 RAM with 11th Generation processors (yours is 10th). That said, it shouldn't be an issue to turn on XMP and run your current RAM with just about any LGA1200 motherboard.

Your case supports most motherboard form-factors, so I'd probably look for an ATX form-factor board for more expansion possibilities. As for graphics compatibility, as long as the new motherboard has a PCI-Ex16 expansion slot, it's going to support any PCI-Ex16 graphics card you want to drop in there. More important is the quality and power of your PSU and it looks like yours is up to the task.

As for brands, I'm partial to MSI and Gigabyte, but I wouldn't discount ASUS or EVGA. Personally, I'd probably opt for the MSI Z590-A Pro.

-Wolf sends

 

[Huwar]

I was originally looking at these two (ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming 4 & Asus TUF Gaming Z490-Plus WiFi) but it said they only supported 2666 mhz natively but up to over 4000 overclocked. Is that also something I would be able to solve with XMP?

I also can’t seem to find any sellers for the one you recommended here in Sweden, I did find it on the Italian Amazon site but one euro is 11,28 SEK

 

[Wolfshadw]

I was originally looking at these two (ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming 4 & Asus TUF Gaming Z490-Plus WiFi) but it said they only supported 2666 mhz natively but up to over 4000 overclocked. Is that also something I would be able to solve with XMP?

Yes. I'm currently running an MSI B450-A Pro with my Ryzen 5 2600 processor. The motherboard only supports up to DDR4-2667 natively, but up to DDR4-3466 with A-XMP. I've been running DDR4-3200 with A-XMP active since I built this system (A-XMP is AMD's version of Intel's XMP).

I also can’t seem to find any sellers for the one you recommended here in Sweden, I did find it on the Italian Amazon site but one euro is 11,28 SEK

The problem with going with older chipset motherboards is that you often need to update the BIOS so that it is compatible with a newer CPU. This presents a problem if the motherboard in question requires a compatible CPU in order to update the BIOS. However, in your case, the ASUS TUF Gaming Z490-Plus (Wi-Fi) natively supports your Intel Core I7-10700 processor with the initial BIOS version. That's the one I'd opt for in your situation.

-Wolf sends

 

[Huwar]

Yeah, that’s the one I was more convinced by after comparing the two and seeing as it’s made by a very reputable company as opposed to a company that seems reputable but that I’ve never heard of is a bonus.

Another two things that just came to mind - First of all: Would it be cheaper and if so worth it to buy one without WiFi seeing as I very rarely use anything other than Ethernet?

Second of all: I put an 850W PSU in that configuration but the estimated wattage is barely over 500W, though Nvidia recommends 850W or more.
I understand that it would be drawing more under more intense tasks, but would I be able to get away with less or should I stick to the plan with 850W?

 

[General_Cool]

According to your parts list, you do not have a K processor. Do not waste money on a high end overclocking board unless you plan to buy a new chip in the future that you wish to overclock. Do you need wifi? The MSI MAG B560M MORTAR WIFI is a great board if you need wifi. The MSI B560M PRO-E will save you a few bucks and do everything you need.

Second of all: I put an 850W PSU in that configuration but the estimated wattage is barely over 500W, though Nvidia recommends 850W or more.
I understand that it would be drawing more under more intense tasks, but would I be able to get away with less or should I stick to the plan with 850W?

850 is more than enough. You would have been able to get away with a high quality 650 watt most likely, though following nVidia's recommendation was a good idea.

 

[Huwar]

I haven’t bought anything yet. I just wanted to make a list to check compatibility with parts I already have and see the price while adding some components I would replace.

I have a prebuilt that I’m looking to replace so I already have an i7-10700, 16 GB RAM (Going to upgrade to 64), 2 TB total storage and an RTX 3060-Ti. Hence why that’s on the list

I have a separate list that doesn’t include CPU, RAM, Memory and GPU to get a more accurate price.