Motherboard advise please

geo247365 · 10 Feb 2017 at 10:25

Hi,

I am looking for the best mid priced gaming motherboard to go with i5 7600K 3.8MW processor and 16gb of ddr4 3000 RAM combined with a rx480 graphics card.

Initially thinking of below but welcome to suggestions pros / cons

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-68s-as.html

Thanks in advance for your input!

G

PS sorry missed off the all important 'K' on the processor doh!

stulid · 10 Feb 2017 at 12:25

No point getting a Z270 board and a non K cpu.

pastymuncher · 10 Feb 2017 at 13:03

With a locked cpu you would be better off going for one of these and saving a huge chunk of cash.

geo247365 · 10 Feb 2017 at 13:40

Sorry missed the 'K off the processor it is unlocked so obviously am going to overclock it a little!

stulid · 10 Feb 2017 at 15:17

Then try a Gigabyte Z270 gaming K5.

£170, 4yr warranty, does sli+crossfire, has RGB lighting and has creative X-fi emulation.

danny77 · 10 Feb 2017 at 15:58

I'd save the £40 and get the Gigabyte Z270 gaming K3 over the k5 tbh, using one myself with a cheapish £30 air cooler and cant fault it , overclocks my 7600k to 5.0 and my 2133 ram goes upto 3000.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-54p-gi.html

orbitalwalsh · 10 Feb 2017 at 20:23

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...cket-1151-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-54q-gi.html

All the Gigabyte goodness but SLi over K3s non SLi for a just in case its gets better in DX12