[SOLVED] Need help on finding a Motherboard for an i5-9600K

[Ferrariassassin]

I am upgrading my i5-4690, MB, and RAM to an i5-9600k. I was going to choose the i7-9700K but i just play games on my PC and absolutely nothing else and play at 1440p. Also got a 1080Ti and 16GB of........DDR3 1600MHz ram lol.

I would prefer a GIGABYTE Z390 board but Newegg is out of stock on almost every Motherboard same as every other day of the year, Amazon has some in stock but low end ones.

So Gigabyte is out of stock on most sites i seen and probably will be for a few years so i assume i will have to choose a different brand. Hopefully Asus, MSI, ets.

What would be the best motherboard thats not over $200 and can overclock decently? Not looking to break any records just to get to 5GHz or close.

Hope someone can help i been looking for one and cant find a decent one.

The Ram i am getting is 3600MHx DDR4 4x8GB.

 

[bmockeg]

I am upgrading my i5-4690, MB, and RAM to an i5-9600k. I was going to choose the i7-9700K but i just play games on my PC and absolutely nothing else and play at 1440p. Also got a 1080Ti and 16GB of........DDR3 1600MHz ram lol.

I would prefer a GIGABYTE Z390 board but Newegg is out of stock on almost every Motherboard same as every other day of the year, Amazon has some in stock but low end ones.

So Gigabyte is out of stock on most sites i seen and probably will be for a few years so i assume i will have to choose a different brand. Hopefully Asus, MSI, ets.

What would be the best motherboard thats not over $200 and can overclock decently? Not looking to break any records just to get to 5GHz or close.

Hope someone can help i been looking for one and cant find a decent one.

The Ram i am getting is 3600MHx DDR4 4x8GB.

I would advise getting a Ryzen 3600 and an x570. A decent air cooler should allow the 3600 to hit 4.4 GHz and its single thread power will be very sufficient for 2k gaming.

 

[bmockeg]

If you wish to stay with a 9600k.

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 03:27 EDT-0400

 

[mdd1963]

I'd still get the 9700K or KF if possible....; those extra two cores/threads are not insignificant even today, and, might mean even more tomorrow.....

 

[Ferrariassassin]

I would advise getting a Ryzen 3600 and an x570. A decent air cooler should allow the 3600 to hit 4.4 GHz and its single thread power will be very sufficient for 2k gaming.

But the 3600 is worse than the i5-9600k in almost everything. Even the Ryzen 9 3900X performs less or the same as an i5-9600K so i see no reason to buy AMD If even their better and more expensive CPU's underperform in games than intel.

Sure it has 16 cores but I just play games and nothing else. I was wanting AMD but it just seems like it is a low end CPU when compared to Intel In Gaming.

 

[Ferrariassassin]

					I'd still get the 9700K or KF if possible....; those extra two cores/threads are not insignificant even today, and, might mean even more tomorrow..... But most games barely use 4 cores let alone 8. But I do see what you mean.

 

[Ferrariassassin]

If you wish to stay with a 9600k.

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($199.99 @ B&H)
Total: $199.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 03:27 EDT-0400

It says those are all out of stock.

 

[bmockeg]

					But most games barely use 4 cores let alone 8. But I do see what you mean.

There are several games stressing 4 core systems 😂

 

[bmockeg]

PCPartPicker Part List

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-14 12:20 EDT-0400

This will work fine