Motherboard SOS

Oyubaat · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:19

Hi guys,

Totally new to the world of upgrades and thought this time I would sort out my own upgrades. The logic being that I would try and learn something by researching/picking my own parts.

Anyway, the irony here and the SOS part is that I was researching Aorus motherboards that would be good for my i9-900k and was recommended the Aorus X570 Master. The board has arrived today and it has AMD/Ryzen plastered all over the box with no mention of Intel compatibility other than Wifi Specs. Can someone confirm whether this board is compatible with the intel i9 900k and if not, what board I should I be ready to order as a replacement?

Any insight would be appreciated guys, and a forward apology for being such a noob

b00merang69 · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:21

No your Mobo is for AMD CPU's not Intel and there is no 900k btw.

Do you already own an Intel i9-9900K?

Oyubaat · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:25

Thank you for the response! Still in panic mode.

I do! Is there a recommended top of the line MOBO for the i9-9900k?

Thekwango · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:26

Oyubaat said:
Hi guys,

Totally new to the world of upgrades and thought this time I would sort out my own upgrades. The logic being that I would try and learn something by researching/picking my own parts.

Anyway, the irony here and the SOS part is that I was researching Aorus motherboards that would be good for my i9-900k and was recommended the Aorus X570 Master. The board has arrived today and it has AMD/Ryzen plastered all over the box with no mention of Intel compatibility other than Wifi Specs. Can someone confirm whether this board is compatible with the intel i9 900k and if not, what board I should I be ready to order as a replacement?

Any insight would be appreciated guys, and a forward apology for being such a noob

Who the **** recommended yon an X570 motherboard for a, presumably, 9900k??

And as above, no that board won’t support that cpu. Unless your typo is a massive one and you meant to type 3800x or similar!

Thekwango · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:28

Oyubaat said:
Thank you for the response! Still in panic mode.

I do! Is there a recommended top of the line MOBO for the i9-9900k?

I assume whoever recommended the board meant the z390 version rather than the X570.

Oyubaat · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:36

Hi guys,

I have picked out this board, would it be a suitable replacement? My specs are intended to be:

CPU: Intel i9 9900k
MOBO: TBD
RAM: 16 GB Trident Z RGB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 2080 Super

Oyubaat · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:36

Sorry, forgot to append a model name

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI FORMULA INTEL Z390

b00merang69 · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:48

Yes you are looking at Intel Z390 based Chipset Mobos for that CPU if you want the high end so Formula or Extreme (used to be the top two models in the range) but there is too many models now so more than that and possibly an Apex model above them.

Oyubaat · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:52

Ah okay

What would you recommend Boomerang? Should I look at a different model or am I okay with the Z390?

b00merang69 · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:56

They are all Z390 if you want the best but there is many in that range (IMO there is too many now).

https://www.asus.com/microsite/motherboard/Intel-Z390/ROG/

KungFuSpaghetti · 4 Jan 2020 at 22:04

Make sure you have a good cooling solution too if you plan on overclocking.