Micro ATX motherboard to pair with i5 7600k?

[Vardx]

Hi guys,

I made the decision today to go for the 7600k as part of my gaming / HTPC build. You can see the full spec list below.

I've been torn between motherboard options. Anyone have any suggestions? I'll be overclocking so I need either a Z170 or Z270 board. I believe my Prodigy M case can support Mini itx, but it's made for Micro ATX so ideally I'd prefer to go for that form factor... but it looks like there are better mini itx boards that would be more suited to my needs. Would I lose out on much by opting for a mini itx over a micro atx?

The only requirement for the board I have is that it has a SPDIF output as someone in my family is investing in a Sonos sound system and this will be hooked up to it. Beyond that I would PREFER if the board came with a built in WIFI & BLUETOOTH module so I don't have to buy an aftermarket PCI card to add that functionality. Unfortunately I haven't seen many options which have both the SPDIF out and wifi/bluetooth... I'm hoping I might have missed something. If you have any pointers or suggestions I'd really appreciate it!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor £218.99 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler £19.98 @ Novatech
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory £99.99 @ Amazon UK
Storage Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive £128.89 @ Alza
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive £42.98 @ Amazon UK
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card -
Case BitFenix Prodigy M Arctic White MicroATX Mini Tower Case £67.14 @ Aria PC
Power Supply Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply £64.99 @ Amazon UK

 

[SkyNetRising]

If you have any pointers or suggestions I'd really appreciate it!

Not about motherboard models but about your GPU/PSU combo -
R9 390X is extremely power hungry card, it alone consumes 375W.
Recommended power supply for it is 750W.

 

[Vardx]

If you have any pointers or suggestions I'd really appreciate it!

Not about motherboard models but about your GPU/PSU combo -
R9 390X is extremely power hungry card, it alone consumes 375W.
Recommended power supply for it is 750W.

Hey, I know it's a bit of a hog. I may be able to use an rx480. The 390x is just something I had from an old build. I'll see how it chugs along first.

 

[user11464]

most of the boards with all of those options together are atx sized i think

 

[Vardx]

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130977&cm_re=z270m_mortar-_-13-130-977-_-Product

check this one out. i chose it myself because it had 3 case fan headers when most others had 2. you probably want that for overclocking
your observation on no built-in wifi is correct.

Thanks. That one doesn't seem to have SPDIF out, or am I wrong? If so, if I find a good price on that one, I suppose I could buy an aftermarket Spdif header... if that makes sense?

 

[user11464]

oh my mistake. (I'm not an audio person lol) that board just has the better audo output options than the standard boards, so I assumed it had what you were mentioning.

 

[user11464]

here this one does

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-Z270M-PLUS/specifications/

google search says no m-atx boards exist with ALL of those things together... so it looks like you are going to have to buy a wifi/bluetooth adapter.