Morning all,
Looking for some help selecting a mATX mobo for a new build. Believe I need a Z270 (rather than B/H270) to overclock my CPU?
So looking at range of Z270 boards, they range from approx £130 - £180 but i'm struggling to understand the benefits / differences between them. (except the obvious like WiFi and Bluetooth on the Asus for example).
I'm never going SLI, will have 2 SSD's initially, raising to 3 in the future. No optical drives... Not sure if Optane is relevant with Only SSD's? I do want to ensure I can run my 3000Mz RAM at full whack and possibly overclock if possible?
The boards I'm looking at are:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £487.07
(includes shipping: £11.10)
A neutral colour scheme is also important to my build theme.
Any suggestions? What am I getting from the £184 Asus board over the £125 board?
Many thanks as always,
Looking for some help selecting a mATX mobo for a new build. Believe I need a Z270 (rather than B/H270) to overclock my CPU?
So looking at range of Z270 boards, they range from approx £130 - £180 but i'm struggling to understand the benefits / differences between them. (except the obvious like WiFi and Bluetooth on the Asus for example).
I'm never going SLI, will have 2 SSD's initially, raising to 3 in the future. No optical drives... Not sure if Optane is relevant with Only SSD's? I do want to ensure I can run my 3000Mz RAM at full whack and possibly overclock if possible?
The boards I'm looking at are:
My basket at Overclockers UK:
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z270G Gaming Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £184.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £164.99
- 1 x Asus Prime Z270M-Plus Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £125.99
Total: £487.07
(includes shipping: £11.10)
A neutral colour scheme is also important to my build theme.
Any suggestions? What am I getting from the £184 Asus board over the £125 board?
Many thanks as always,
