[SOLVED] Micro ATX motherboard with z270 chipset

[dimsci_x]

Looking for a Micro ATX motherboard with z270 chipset that is new. I don't know to trust used. I have found similar boards but I need to have z270 in order to get the most out of my RAM.

I have G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series DDR4 3200

3200 down to 2400 seems like a big drop in speed.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Are you in the US or where?

 

[dimsci_x]

Are you in the US or where?

US

 

[Darkbreeze]

This is the least expensive Z270 microATX board available new, and it is not cheap, because these boards have not been manufactured for a number of years now.

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: ASRock Z270M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-20 01:33 EDT-0400





What is your case model? Does your case ONLY support microATX boards, because you can get a standard ATX Z270 board a LOT cheaper.

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $139.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-20 01:35 EDT-0400

 

[dimsci_x]

Thx for the fast response. That board will definitely do the job but is expensive. What I'm trying to do is make my setup alot smaller with a different case. I currently have a very old Antec 900 Newegg link

I looked for small atx cases but can't justify paying for a new case and cpu fan to shrink it 2-3 inches. Was thinking about going micro ATX and replacing the mobo,case and fan to lose around 6 + inches.

I would like to keep the speed of my 3200 ram but z270 seems to the the only chipset I can go with. But surely 2400 ram isn't that much of a performance drop.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes, 2400mhz is a serious drop in performance from 3200mhz. It probably matters what you are DOING though, as to how much it is going to affect performance.