Question Which motherboard is better?

[AyhamGaming]

I recently bought myself an msi motherboard, but amazon cancelled it for me since it was out of stock. Now, i found a similar one but it's more expensive. im planning to put my i5-12600k on it, and my rx 580. Can someone see which motherboard is better, since i have limited knowledge on this.

motherboard 1 https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/MSI-H610...ents=p_36:-45500&rnid=16968961031&sr=8-3&th=1

motherboard 2 https://www.amazon.sa/-/en/ASUS-H61...ents=p_36:-45500&rnid=16968961031&sr=8-5&th=1

 

[Lutfij]

If you're getting a K suffix processor, you should look at the Z series of motherboards. If you're relegating yourself to an H610 chipset why not just look at a non K suffix processor?

 

[AyhamGaming]

If you're getting a K suffix processor, you should look at the Z series of motherboards. If you're relegating yourself to an H610 chipset why not just look at a non K suffix processor?

sorry my friend, those other boards are way out of my budget. and what's the difference if the suffix is K? is k worse or better than other suffixes

 

[hotaru.hino]

A "K" processor means you can overclock it. Which honestly isn't really a must-have feature these days since you can barely overclock the things, on top of needing a much better cooler.

With regards to the motherboards you're looking at, I don't think it matters on the surface feature wise. However, take a look at say how many ports you need, where they're located, etc. and choose which one works best for you. For example, the MSI board has right-angle SATA connectors, which might work better for cable management in your case.

 

[AyhamGaming]

A "K" processor means you can overclock it. Which honestly isn't really a must-have feature these days since you can barely overclock the things, on top of needing a much better cooler.

With regards to the motherboards you're looking at, I don't think it matters on the surface feature wise. However, take a look at say how many ports you need, where they're located, etc. and choose which one works best for you. For example, the MSI board has right-angle SATA connectors, which might work better for cable management in your case.

thanks for the info. I asked the same question on the linus tech tips forum and they made it sound like the end of the world. they're saying it would be better to get a 12400f if im going to use this motherboard. is it honestly that bad?

 

[hotaru.hino]

thanks for the info. I asked the same question on the linus tech tips forum and they made it sound like the end of the world. they're saying it would be better to get a 12400f if im going to use this motherboard. is it honestly that bad?

No.

People are just tunnel visioned with what parts should go where. The K processors are usually the top-of-the-line for that range, so even if you don't plan on overclocking, you're still getting the fastest version of the 12th gen Core i5 series. However, there may be other processors that offer a better value, that is performance for what you pay. If you care about min-maxing the value proposition, it may be worth checking out how the 12400F performances compared to the 12600K and what the price for either is where you are.

On an aside, I had a i7-6700 on a Z-series board. I'm sure someone would've told me what an idiot I was for not getting an overclockable CPU but I wasn't planning on overclocking anyway since I was stuffing it all in a Mini-ITX case.

 

[Eximo]

I have a Z490 board for an i9-10900F and a Z690 board for an i3-12100F. Sometimes it is about the features, not the overclocking.

The only reason to avoid F is that you don't get onboard graphics. This means if you don't have a GPU you have no video output. Useful in troubleshooting if something goes wrong with your GPU. I keep several spare GPUs around, so I am not concerned if I lose a GPU temporarily and have to send it in.

12600K is actually a decent deal right now (cheaper than the 12600KF), has the higher clock speeds over something like the 13400 and has the same E core count. 12400 loses the E cores.

13500 has more E cores though, and then you are pretty close in price to looking at 12700F which has more P cores...

 

[Rokinamerica]

A couple of years ago I bought a H470 board, buying my pc piece by piece. Prices were fluctuating (rising) due to pandemic and crypto mining. I wanted a 10600, but best price/features for me was for a KF model. Like Eximo above, I have several older GPU's from prior pc's, so having an iGPU is not important to me.

It has been my daily wfh pc since the morning of the 2021 Super Bowl (I built it in the morning waiting for the game to come on. It has been flawless since the first time I booted.