Motherboard for the 12900k

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As the title suggests I'm quite fancying jumping onto a 12900k upgrade as I've got that itch.

My sticking point is DDR5 or DDR4 motherboards. How much of a difference will I even see going DDR5 and will having a DDR4 board limit me to any features?
 
Tiggerlator said:
DDR5 is very expensive and hard to get hands on atm, there is no feature loss from using DDR4. As to DDR4 boards imo the best is the one i am using, Asus Rog Strix Z690-A WiFi D4. but it is not the cheapest, so it is entirely up to you i guess.
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Not too bothered about about price as long as its not silly so I will keep it in mind. Probably going to end up going DDR4 just so I can get it done anytime soon I guess.
 
I remember watching this video before I decided which DDR4 board to go for.....


I ended up with the MSI 690 Pro, non Wi-Fi version. Less than £190.
 
According to HW unboxed testing any of the Z690 boards will handle a 12900k so just go for one depending on the feature set you need an at a price point your comfortable with.
 
Tiggerlator said:
DDR5 is very expensive and hard to get hands on atm, there is no feature loss from using DDR4. As to DDR4 boards imo the best is the one i am using, Asus Rog Strix Z690-A WiFi D4. but it is not the cheapest, so it is entirely up to you i guess.
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DDR4 is slower, uses more electricity and is a dead end tecnology. DDR5 6000Mhz+ kits are coming, best to pickup a cheap ddr5 kit, use that temporarily until the faster kits are in supply in January.

2nd hand prices for DDR4 boards will be peanuts in coming months.
 
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How quickly will you want to replace the system again? I doubt DDR5 is going to significantly better to warrant the expense for a while to come, and with how quickly Intel change sockets you might only have the RAM to take forward anyway...

I decided DDR4 because I'll lose £150 on that investment but I can't see how I might lose much more when I'm likely going to have to change the CPU and mobo anyway in a few years time. Paying for expensive DDR5 now that might be old hat when it comes into its own feels like a false economy.

Feature-wise only 1 Z690 DDR4 mobo has a post-code and I think none have more than 1 PCIe 16x Gen5 slot. Also most are aimed at mid/low tier but are still pretty expensive for what they are IMO.

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
How quickly will you want to replace the system again? I doubt DDR5 is going to significantly better to warrant the expense for a while to come, and with how quickly Intel change sockets you might only have the RAM to take forward anyway...

I decided DDR4 because I'll lose £150 on that investment but I can't see how I might lose much more when I'm likely going to have to change the CPU and mobo anyway in a few years time. Paying for expensive DDR5 now that might be old hat when it comes into its own feels like a false economy.

Feature-wise only 1 Z690 DDR4 mobo has a post-code and I think none have more than 1 PCIe 16x Gen5 slot. Also most are aimed at mid/low tier but are still pretty expensive for what they are IMO.

ps3ud0 :cool:
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Next gen Intel CPU (Raptor Lake, 13th gen) is compatible with Z690, so there's an upgrade path.
 
Dave2150 said:
Next gen Intel CPU (Raptor Lake, 13th gen) is compatible with Z690, so there's an upgrade path.
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Oh cool, didn't know that so that's even better for me - more value out of my DDR4 purchase - though for gaming I expect my 12700K will be fine for a while...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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