Help deciding which motherboard

Furnace1987 · 18 Nov 2014 at 20:32

I'm deciding on my new build at the moment, my 10 year Athlon Xperia 2.5GHz is going to be retired!

I've decided on the case, psu, cooling and cpu... Probably the i5 4690k.

What I've struggled to find is a mATX mobo with 10 x Sata ports.

Can anyone suggest any? I've looked at the AsRock Z87M OC Formula, which on overclockers says 10x sata, but when I look up the spec, it only has 6.

Be great to find a couple to compare!

Thanks!

RJC · 18 Nov 2014 at 20:38

The Asus below has 8 SATA ports, you might need to use a add on card.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-615-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2811

stulid · 18 Nov 2014 at 20:39

Why do you need 10SATA? thats a lot!!

Furnace1987 · 18 Nov 2014 at 21:21

Well, to not limit myself to the capability of the case....

Space for 8 3.25" and two 2.5"

Really would love to find a 10x sata

stulid · 18 Nov 2014 at 21:30

I dont think there are any with that many SATA ports, you need to have the physical space on the PCB to fit the extra control chips onto.

This has 10 - http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5221#sp - but it takes i7 2011 cpus such as the 5820K etc.

Furnace1987 · 21 Nov 2014 at 21:10

I guess that answers my question, I shall go for an 8xsata mATX.

I know we have plenty on the site, any suggestions for the i5 4690k cpu?