Intel Z370 Motherboard Roundup

[zach.hillerson]

Thanks - i think part of the issue is that I don't know enough about all of the subtleties to know the difference between the various features, etc... I am working on figuring it out though.

I appreciate your help.

Initially, I am planning a very mild overclock but suspect that as time goes on and I learn more, that might change. Does one of those 2 motherboards limit what I might be able to do in the future or is it really as simple as picking the one that has the best aesthetic for me?

The additional RGB lighting doesn't do anything for me. I'm not into that and would much prefer solid functionality and reliability. Would the Extreme 4 and the Gaming 7 both be equally friendly to the newbie and reliable, overclockable, etc....?

It sounds like they are more similar then different.

Thanks!

We try to set up a maximum overclock for real-world continuous use with off-the-shelf cooling. You'll see that most of the boards get the same O/C result. That's because most overclocking boards have a little extra power for people who overclock beyond what ordinary people can do with off-the-shelf parts (such as guys who delid their processors).

You'll see that a lot of guys claim even higher overclocks at even lower voltage, or much lower temperatures. They're not using a maximum load of Prime95 threads with AVX and small-FFTs. If they were, you'd find the most of them achieved similar results.

Since our CPU is thermally constrained, the overclocking evaluation weeds out those few weaker boards.

 

[zach.hillerson]

Thanks. It sounds like they are both going to accomplish the same thing. Knowing that the pricing, while on sale, is almost identical, is it worth it to get the gaming 7 to get the led display for issues or the extra headers and USB ports?

This is a whole new world to me....is one manufacturer more responsive to issues or bios updates, etc...?

Which would you choose?

 

[Crashman]

Thanks. It sounds like they are both going to accomplish the same thing. Knowing that the pricing, while on sale, is almost identical, is it worth it to get the gaming 7 to get the led display for issues or the extra headers and USB ports?

This is a whole new world to me....is one manufacturer more responsive to issues or bios updates, etc...?

Which would you choose?

They're both good products, I pick mine mainly on the connectors.

 

[zach.hillerson]

Thanks - i think they both have me covered, although i do like the extra fan connectors on the Aorus 7. Would I need a splitter to run 3 chassis fans on the extreme 4 or could i plug one into the chassis/water pump header?

I'm torn....

 

[Crashman]

Thanks - i think they both have me covered, although i do like the extra fan connectors on the Aorus 7. Would I need a splitter to run 3 chassis fans on the extreme 4 or could i plug one into the chassis/water pump header?

I'm torn....

All the fan headers do the same thing, some of the "pump" headers just do it "better" (they support more wattage).

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

 

[sharath.nyphoto]

Is the right page ever going be published? it has been more than a month!