[SOLVED] Mobo for i5 10400f

[Codax]

Hi Tom's hardware

So i got my hands on a cheap i5 10400F and now I'm looking for a motherboard for the chip.

My problem is this: I'm not sure whether i should buy the Z490 chip or just a H410 or B460. The difference in price between the boards are nearly double, and the main reason for buying a Z490 would be that i could use higher RAM speeds which would give the processor between 5-10% xtra fps in games (which is my main use of my computer).

The question is whether it is worth it? I was kinda looking for a budget upgrade, but since i rarely change hardware I am also looking to futureproof as much as i can.

What do you think?

 

[ocer9999]

Dont buy the expensive Z motherboards just because of the extra memory clocks.
You can buy a H470 or a B460 and have higher boost clocks, using a bios option on the asrock mobos.

ASRock Fully Supports 9th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors!!

www.asrock.com

 

[Codax]

Well, got me exited there for a moment. Hadn't heard about that tech, but it seems that what it does is more or less nothing, according to

View: https://youtu.be/-BnnFxNQAbg


I'm assuming nobody have any other results with asrock's BFB? If not we're back to a discussion of xtra memory clocks to boost performance of the cpu or maybe buying 2666 mhz ram with lower CAS? 🤔