Not sure about this Motherboard

[vwcrusher]

Plan on the build below early next year for general use, some gaming and photo editing (Lightroom). The components with '$0' price I already own. I do not need WiFi or RGB, but I do plan on some mild overclocking of the GPU, CPU and RAM.

I am pretty sure that I need a series 390 MB......Thanks for the help.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TKFtsZ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TKFtsZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($269.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Scythe - Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($52.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($82.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($0.00)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8 GB FTW2 GAMING iCX Video Card ($0.00)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Black TG ATX Mid Tower Case ($0.00)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($0.00)
Monitor: Auria - EQ276W 27.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor
External Storage: Western Digital - My Book 4 TB External Hard Drive ($0.00)
Total: $655.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-10 07:53 EST-0500

 

[stickg1]

The motherboard should work with that chip. I love EVGA graphics cards but have never been a huge fan of their motherboards. Although they're typically very attractive, and some people swear by them. I think at $150 you can find a board that comes with 9th gen support without a BIOS flash. Or at least lists the compatibility on their website, which I couldn't find it on EVGA's website.

Edit: A lot of Z370 boards will support a 9th gen chip with the most recent iteration of the BIOS. However, if you buy a board and don't have an up to date BIOS flashed, or the manufacturer hasn't provided one, it wont POST.

 

[vwcrusher]

The motherboard should work with that chip. I love EVGA graphics cards but have never been a huge fan of their motherboards. Although they're typically very attractive, and some people swear by them. I think at $150 you can find a board that comes with 9th gen support without a BIOS flash. Or at least lists the compatibility on their website, which I couldn't find it on EVGA's website.

Edit: A lot of Z370 boards will support a 9th gen chip with the most recent iteration of the BIOS. However, if you buy a board and don't have an up to date BIOS flashed, or the manufacturer hasn't provided one, it wont POST.

Thanks for the reply; Yeah, I had read somewhere that EVGAs MBs were not the best choice, which is why I asked the question. I also am pretty sure given overclocking a 390 series board is preferred, but I am no expert.

 

[vwcrusher]

Sure would appreciate some feedback on what you guys recommend for a MB....thanks.

 

[stickg1]

At a similar price point and if you want to go Z390, I would look at the MSI Tomahawk, Gigabyte Gaming SLI, ASRock Phantom, or ASUS TUF Pro-Gaming. You could spend a little more, or spend a little less, but these are all boards I would consider putting in my PC. And you already know they have BIOS support for your processor out of the box. So no headaches there.

Here's a link with some parameters set: https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20601322313%20600009016&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=96&LeftPriceRange=140%20200

 

[vwcrusher]

At a similar price point and if you want to go Z390, I would look at the MSI Tomahawk, Gigabyte Gaming SLI, ASRock Phantom, or ASUS TUF Pro-Gaming. You could spend a little more, or spend a little less, but these are all boards I would consider putting in my PC. And you already know they have BIOS support for your processor out of the box. So no headaches there.

Here's a link with some parameters set: https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%20601322313%20600009016&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=96&LeftPriceRange=140%20200

Thanks for the recommendations; From my reading it seems that each of the manufacturers interpret the Intel spec a little differently regarding power delivery, turbo, and durations. Of the models you suggested is there any hierarchy as it relates to performance and reliability?

 

[stickg1]

They're all pretty reliable and should perform well. The one thing I've noticed with different board manufacturers is the layout and options in BIOS. I've never used any of these exact models but I have had boards in the past from all of them. You won't be lacking any options, they may be different in layout and labeling. These are upper middle level boards, if you want to really push your chip to it's limits and have adequate cooling, you may want to look at the higher end boards starting in the $200+ bracket. Without really high end or extreme cooling, it shouldn't matter too much and you should hit similar frequencies with any of these boards.

 

[vwcrusher]

They're all pretty reliable and should perform well. The one thing I've noticed with different board manufacturers is the layout and options in BIOS. I've never used any of these exact models but I have had boards in the past from all of them. You won't be lacking any options, they may be different in layout and labeling. These are upper middle level boards, if you want to really push your chip to it's limits and have adequate cooling, you may want to look at the higher end boards starting in the $200+ bracket. Without really high end or extreme cooling, it shouldn't matter too much and you should hit similar frequencies with any of these boards.

I came across the video below where he analyzes Gigabyte MBs; the video is long, but towards the end he chooses which boards he likes and why.....may be interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVUON93T2j4&feature=youtu.be