[SOLVED] I have 10850K. Get Z490 or wait for Z590 Motherboard

[edo101]

Hi 10 years removed from building PCs. Got a deal $240 deal on a 10850K. I am eager to finally upgrade from my i7-930 but someone recommended I wait for alleged Jan 11 launch of Z590 for future proofing. I truly don't know what to do now. I was set on the Z490 ROG Strix https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-z490-e-gaming/p/N82E16813119268 (which apprently doesn't support PCI-E 4)
or the Taichi Z490: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157922

I also looked into the MSI Unify: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E168131...i_unify-_-13-144-299-_-Product&quicklink=true
but hated the fact it had no iGPU outputs on board

Now I game at 4K and have a 1080 Ti. My plan was to get a 2080 Ti (3D Vision games) and later on a 3090 (2D games0. I also might get a cheaper NVME SSD for my OS. I doubt it'll nbe PCI-E 4 becaue i typically go for real world performance not benchmarks.

What should I do? I also hear Rocket Lake is limited to 8 cores? I really don't see myself downgrading core count just for better IPC. Unless Intel gets desperate and release a 10 Core Rocket Lake CPU. So I am mulling over what future proofing I'd need out of the Z590.
I don't upgrade frequently though I do suspect I'll do one in 5 years and not 10 like the i7-930.

 

[Viorala]

Ive been waiting for someone to answer this, LOL. But...

Prices will go up on the Z490s and whatnot soon. They won't let us buy a grade lower for cheap when something new is released, I saw that on Nov 5 when the new AMD stuff came out - prices across the board went up, even during Black November. So if you're going to buy z490, buy now. Newegg is having what looks like a legit clearance sale. Gigabyte's aorus line has pci-e4, or at least one does, and it can switch to pci-e3 so you're not tied to 4. The 10850k is no slouch, I don't know why you would consider another cpu just one gen higher to replace it at this time. Like I literally don't know, I'm still a newbie; I actually bought one for its high number of cores - eta: not cores, threads - because that to me says future-proofing. Btw it runs hot, needs a really good cooler and fans. Adn of course, a high watt PSU. (Going from a 550w to a 750w made my cpu's temp lower by about five degrees c.) Costs can add up.

If you are on a budget, that is, regarding the above. If you aren't on a budget you can still buy a z490 and then sell it for max high price when the z590s come out. Ideally.

 

[edo101]

Ive been waiting for someone to answer this, LOL. But...

Prices will go up on the Z490s and whatnot soon. They won't let us buy a grade lower for cheap when something new is released, I saw that on Nov 5 when the new AMD stuff came out - prices across the board went up, even during Black November. So if you're going to buy z490, buy now. Newegg is having what looks like a legit clearance sale. Gigabyte's aorus line has pci-e4, or at least one does, and it can switch to pci-e3 so you're not tied to 4. The 10850k is no slouch, I don't know why you would consider another cpu just one gen higher to replace it at this time. Like I literally don't know, I'm still a newbie; I actually bought one for its high number of cores - eta: not cores, threads - because that to me says future-proofing. Btw it runs hot, needs a really good cooler and fans. Adn of course, a high watt PSU. (Going from a 550w to a 750w made my cpu's temp lower by about five degrees c.) Costs can add up.

If you are on a budget, that is, regarding the above. If you aren't on a budget you can still buy a z490 and then sell it for max high price when the z590s come out. Ideally.

Yeah I don't see myself switching to Rocket Lake unless it has a 10 core CPU with better temps. If I am still at Intel then, I'd get it with employee discount.
However the main unkwoen I suppose is if the 10850K would run better on Z590 as opposed to Z490 @Viorala

 

[Viorala]

That is a good question and I honestly have no idea.

 

[edo101]

That is a good question and I honestly have no idea.

@Viorala I went ahead and got the Z490 Taichi. It apperently has Gen 4 support

 

[Viorala]

Nice!

 

[edo101]

Nice!

thanks for your help and input. No point in waiting for features my current processor can't take advantage of. especially if the board I'm getting with it has some of the features. I also don'tknow how well a 10th gen would run on a 11th