What motherboard should I get with i7-7700K?

[EHarrelson]

I am looking for a new mobo that will work with a new i7-7700k CPU.

I'm looking for the cheapest, quality mobo for this.

Can 100-series chipsets support high end 7th gen well? Or should I go with 200 series?

I prefer ASRock but am open to other brands.

Thanks

 

[Herc08]

Are you planning to overclock? Looking for a certain style? Do you care about certain features (RGB, easy bios, etc)? What size? What's your budget?

It's better to get Z270 not only because it doesn't require a BIOS update, but when Optane releases, it will help speed up your hard drive.

 

[raisonjohn]

I would look into the 200 series, just to eliminate the possibility of BIOS incompatibilities using a 7th-gen CPU on a 100-series board.

For an mATX Z270 motherboard:

ASRock - Z270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.45 @ OutletPC)
or
MSI - Z270M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.98 @ Newegg)

For an ATX Z270 motherboard:

ASRock - Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.33 @ OutletPC)
or
Gigabyte - GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)

 

[EHarrelson]

Are you planning to overclock? Looking for a certain style? Do you care about certain features (RGB, easy bios, etc)? What size? What's your budget?

It's better to get Z270 not only because it doesn't require a BIOS update, but when Optane releases, it will help speed up your hard drive.

No overclocking, style doesn't matter, I currently have an ASRock z97 pro4 ATX. Budget doesn't matter, just would like to go cheap as I can while still having good quality. (Which is why I like ASRock). Thanks

 

[EHarrelson]

I would look into the 200 series, just to eliminate the possibility of BIOS incompatibilities using a 7th-gen CPU on a 100-series board.

For an mATX Z270 motherboard:

ASRock - Z270M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.45 @ OutletPC)
or
MSI - Z270M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($108.98 @ Newegg)

For an ATX Z270 motherboard:

ASRock - Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($113.33 @ OutletPC)
or
Gigabyte - GA-Z270P-D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Thank you for these suggestions.

 

[EHarrelson]

What about this mobo? (250)

See any issues?


http://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/B250%20Pro4/index.asp#CPU

 

[raisonjohn]

What about this mobo? (250)

See any issues?


http://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/B250%20Pro4/index.asp#CPU

That's a B250-chipset mobo. Your i7-7700K will physically fit. However, you cannot overclock the CPU, which is the main point of having the i7-7700K.

It's more logical to pair the B250-chipset mobo if you have a non-OC'able CPU, such as the i7-7700 (non-K).

 

[ohenryy]

Go with Z270 Extreme, it's a really well balanced motherboard and very decent pricing.