So I bought an 8700k a couple of weeks ago because I was anticipating the 14nm shortage to kill the price. I also got a new Noctua NH-D15s and equipped it on my old I5-2500k @ 4.4.
I've been doing extensive research on power phases, overclock potential mobos, what the 8700k is capable of, and what Z390 board I can buy that will be futureproofed for newer 8-core+ CPUs down the road when that time comes.
I've been looking at many, MANY mobos. Right now I'm trying to get my bills in order and get ahead, so I got some time, first off. Secondly, I don't mind paying for quality. I don't know much about "High Quality Japanese Conductors" and stuff like that, that all the manufacturers boast about.
I've been comparing and looking at the following, I'd like to stay around 180-280$ or less for what I'm looking for.
AsRock Extreme4 ~175$
AsRock Phantom Gaming 6 ~195$
Asus Maximus XI Hero ~290$
Gigabyte Aorus Master ~290$
Gigabyte Aorus Ultra ~240$
What I'm mainly looking for is OC performance. So, Power Phases (which all of these are 10-14 I beleive), and components that will keep up with a 8700k @ 5.0 or higher. Also planning on getting the DDR4 up to 4000MhZ at least. Everything else outside of this is creature comforts. I am however planning on setting up quite a few fans throughtout a nice air-flow case, so 6+ optional fans for the case I want would be nice.
I play with a headset on (Void Pro Wireless), always hard-lined into my router, dual monitors, Strafe RGB Silent Mech. KB, and have very little need for anything else hooked into the computer.
With that said. It's really hard for me to make a decision here. I had a user here on another post mention that Extreme4 for the price and the 12 power phases, but I've never had an AsRock and I don't want to make a mistake here. I've had Gigabyte boards, and I love Asus build quality. I know what I'm doing when OC'ing, just need the hardware for it. When i upgrade, I want to avoid replacing 3-4 parts at the same time like I'm doing now, it's expensive, hence the Z390 choice.
Update: Approx. prices added
I've been doing extensive research on power phases, overclock potential mobos, what the 8700k is capable of, and what Z390 board I can buy that will be futureproofed for newer 8-core+ CPUs down the road when that time comes.
I've been looking at many, MANY mobos. Right now I'm trying to get my bills in order and get ahead, so I got some time, first off. Secondly, I don't mind paying for quality. I don't know much about "High Quality Japanese Conductors" and stuff like that, that all the manufacturers boast about.
I've been comparing and looking at the following, I'd like to stay around 180-280$ or less for what I'm looking for.
AsRock Extreme4 ~175$
AsRock Phantom Gaming 6 ~195$
Asus Maximus XI Hero ~290$
Gigabyte Aorus Master ~290$
Gigabyte Aorus Ultra ~240$
What I'm mainly looking for is OC performance. So, Power Phases (which all of these are 10-14 I beleive), and components that will keep up with a 8700k @ 5.0 or higher. Also planning on getting the DDR4 up to 4000MhZ at least. Everything else outside of this is creature comforts. I am however planning on setting up quite a few fans throughtout a nice air-flow case, so 6+ optional fans for the case I want would be nice.
I play with a headset on (Void Pro Wireless), always hard-lined into my router, dual monitors, Strafe RGB Silent Mech. KB, and have very little need for anything else hooked into the computer.
With that said. It's really hard for me to make a decision here. I had a user here on another post mention that Extreme4 for the price and the 12 power phases, but I've never had an AsRock and I don't want to make a mistake here. I've had Gigabyte boards, and I love Asus build quality. I know what I'm doing when OC'ing, just need the hardware for it. When i upgrade, I want to avoid replacing 3-4 parts at the same time like I'm doing now, it's expensive, hence the Z390 choice.
Update: Approx. prices added
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