Question Looking to buy a good motherboard for my Intel i9-10940X

[jammerroy]

Hello,

Could someone help me in advising for a good motherboard which supports LGA 2066 socket for my new Intel i9 10940X Processor.
My current configuration is as follows :

1. Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070
2. 8GB DDR3 Ram ( Looking to upgrade to another 8GB DDR5)
3. 750W Corsair PSU.
4. Corsair Crystal 570X Cabinet.

Please advise me a good motherboard and also let me know if i have missed out to mention some details that could help you in telling me a good motherboard choice.

 

[Eximo]

DDR5 isn't commercially available, so that isn't happening. CPU doesn't support it either... you will need DDR4, preferably a quad channel kit.

Crystal 570X won't support EATX motherboards from what I can see, so that would be many of the boards that support LGA2066, a little wider than your typical board due to all the ram slots.

You'll want to stick with ATX or smaller.

Cheapest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Bz4NnQ/evga-x299-micro-micro-atx-lga2066-motherboard-131-sx-e295-kr

Next cheapest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mLjJ7P/gigabyte-x299-ud4-pro-atx-lga2066-motherboard-x299-ud4-pro

Really comes down to the features you want. This is a high end platform which will have lots of different options.

If your goal is gaming, this is the wrong path to take. i9-10900k would be today's choice. If you are doing workstation tasks, eh, would probably go for an AMD Ryzen 16 core, or even a Threadripper CPU.

 

[jammerroy]

DDR5 isn't commercially available, so that isn't happening. CPU doesn't support it either... you will need DDR4, preferably a quad channel kit.

Crystal 570X won't support EATX motherboards from what I can see, so that would be many of the boards that support LGA2066, a little wider than your typical board due to all the ram slots.

You'll want to stick with ATX or smaller.

Cheapest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Bz4NnQ/evga-x299-micro-micro-atx-lga2066-motherboard-131-sx-e295-kr

Next cheapest: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/mLjJ7P/gigabyte-x299-ud4-pro-atx-lga2066-motherboard-x299-ud4-pro

Really comes down to the features you want. This is a high end platform which will have lots of different options.

If your goal is gaming, this is the wrong path to take. i9-10900k would be today's choice. If you are doing workstation tasks, eh, would probably go for an AMD Ryzen 16 core, or even a Threadripper CPU.

Hey, thank you for your reply.

I am an avid gamer and actually got the Intel i9-10940X as a gift and have no ways to even exchange it for a i9-10900K, hence I am having to get a new motherboard to get my new processor working and running.
Now, coming back to the motherboards, I like the choices you have provided and also was searching a bit myself and found this Asus Motherboard: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/74pmP6/asus-rog-strix-x299-e-gaming-ii-atx-lga2066-motherboard-x299-e-gaming-ii

Would this be a good choice considering my configurations and also for further future upgrades?

Thank you.

 

[Eximo]

Aren't really going to be any future upgrades aside from GPUs. End of the line for the platform I believe. Pretty sure next gen HEDT from Intel is going to be DDR5 in late 2021, new socket etc.

I would not spend that much if you are only planning to game with it. Certainly better off taking that price difference and using it to upgrade from your GTX1070.