Last Minute Motherboard Recommendations

[Metrix]

Hi all,

I'm about to go place in my order for my new gaming build parts and have had a moment of last minute hesitation in terms of the motherboard.

My planned build is:

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus - ROG MAXIMUS X HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Sound Card: Creative Labs - Sound Blaster Z 30SB150200000 OEM 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Case Fan: EK - Furious Vardar EVO 120 107.0 CFM 120mm Fan
Case Fan: EK - Furious Vardar EVO 120 107.0 CFM 120mm Fan
Case Fan: EK - Furious Vardar EVO 120 107.0 CFM 120mm Fan
Keyboard: Das Keyboard - 4 Ultimate Wired Standard Keyboard
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse
Speakers: Creative Labs - Sound BlasterX Katana 0W 2.1ch Speakers

Is there a better motherboard I should be looking, I'm intending to delid the 8700k and eventually overclock her.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[Jumper118]

I would go for a lower end board tbh. Don't think it's worth paying rog tax.

 

[orbitalwalsh]

Aorus 5 for WiFi and UK rma and better AudioAso you dont need aa Soun card or ASRock Extreme .
650w PSU unit will handle 1080ti just fine and save some cash whilst still having long warranty and solid unit .
Better designed case to handle a better CLC which is quieter via both pump at 100% and fans whilst being larger to handle more overclock and volts !
Don't really need an NVMe drive unless you doing some serious data crunching so better to get a larger SSD for same price
Ram is a lot better, lot faster along with @8 Pack himself being on here

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM= £329.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 Intel Z370 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £204.95
• 1 x Team Group Xtreem "8Pack Edition" 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-32000C18 4000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black= £184.99
• 1 x Zotac GeForce GTX 1080Ti AMP Edition 11264MB GDDR5X PCI-Express Graphics Card (ZT-P10810D-10P)= £739.99
• 1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £98.99
• 1 x Antec P8 Midi-Tower Gaming Case - Black Glass Window= £64.99
• 1 x Microsoft Windows 10 32/64-Bit (Creator Update Ver.)- USB Pen Drive - Retail (KW9-00478)= £104.99
• 1 x be quiet! Silent Loop Superior Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm= £149.99
• 1 x Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut High Performance Thermal Paste - 1 Gramm= £4.99
• 1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99

Total: £1,976.46 (includes shipping: £12.60)
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