[SOLVED] i7 9700k and tuf b360m plus gaming s?

[ComputerBoy100]

Hello, i don't know if I can get the maximum potential out of the i7 9700k if I buy one. The specs i have right now are listed below

PC specs
i5 8400 3.9ghz boost
tuf b360m plus gaming s
gigabyte 2060
16gb corsair vengeance 3000hz(Only goes to 2666) ddr4
700w evga bronze
and I think a 1tb blue western digital.

Will I get the most potential out of my i7 9700k or should I buy the i7 8700k instead. (The store i was gonna go to has the 9700k for 350 instead of 500)

So if anyone can get back to me as soon as possible, the sale for the 9700k will end soon.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Either will work fine. Honestly, you're not going to get the most out of EITHER CPU because that is a locked chipset and you can neither overclock the CPU nor can you run memory that is fast enough to be a good match with those processors. 3000mhz should be the minimum memory speed you are looking at, however, knowing that, if you are ok with it then either of them will "work". You will need to make sure the BIOS is up to date for the 9700k to work.

There is really no specific reason to choose one over the other except for the fact that that the 9700k has two more physical cores, so if you are doing something or playing a game that can actually USE those extra cores, then you MIGHT get a bump in performance from that. Honestly, I'd just go with whichever CPU is least expensive unless you plan to upgrade to a Z series motherboard at some point.

 

[ComputerBoy100]

Ok, my case is an matx and what is the best z motherboard that is matx

 

[Darkbreeze]

The "best" one currently available is the ASUS Maximus XI Gene, but that board is almost 400 dollars.

The ASRock Z390 Pro4 is a very decent board. It's not high end or fancy, but it is solid quality and has plenty of DIMM slots and fan headers.

You'd have a lot more options and room to work if you swapped out that case for one that was a mid tower ATX chassis instead.

 

[mdd1963]

Even at stock clock speeds, the 9700K is indeed quite snappy, as all gaming benchmarks show...

(several might point out that although the price of $350 is a good one, but, even that price would fund a nice B450/R5-3600 combo as well...)

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes, I completely agree that if no hardware has been purchased yet, there are much better options for less money out there.