I'm trying to put together an RGB system. I already have the case, power supply, and CPU fan, all of which have RGB lighting built in. The internal components I have to work with are as follows:
1) An LGA 1151 i7-7700K CPU @ 4.2 Ghz.;
2) 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM--specifically, G.Skill Ripjaws V RAM, model number F4-3200C16D-32GVK;
3) To keep the overall costs down, I'll be using SATA hard drives instead of SSDs. The system drive will be 1 TB, while the data drive will be 2TB;
4) I'll be running Windows 11 Pro.
My biggest single problem has been finding a motherboard that I can be reasonably sure will support the RAM I've bought, as well as supporting RGB lighting. Checking the QVLs (which I know are NOT "all-inclusive"!) has proven to be extremely aggravating and frustrating. Since I'm on Social Security, I would like to keep the cost of the motherboard below $200. Can anyone help me out with some suggestions as to a motherboard that will meet these requirements? Thanks in advance! (By the way, I\m not into gaming as such; this will be more of a home media/home theater system.)
1) An LGA 1151 i7-7700K CPU @ 4.2 Ghz.;
2) 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM--specifically, G.Skill Ripjaws V RAM, model number F4-3200C16D-32GVK;
3) To keep the overall costs down, I'll be using SATA hard drives instead of SSDs. The system drive will be 1 TB, while the data drive will be 2TB;
4) I'll be running Windows 11 Pro.
My biggest single problem has been finding a motherboard that I can be reasonably sure will support the RAM I've bought, as well as supporting RGB lighting. Checking the QVLs (which I know are NOT "all-inclusive"!) has proven to be extremely aggravating and frustrating. Since I'm on Social Security, I would like to keep the cost of the motherboard below $200. Can anyone help me out with some suggestions as to a motherboard that will meet these requirements? Thanks in advance! (By the way, I\m not into gaming as such; this will be more of a home media/home theater system.)