Motherboard for i3 8100

ver01@ · 10 Mar 2018 at 07:08

Looking for a basic mobo (matx or itx) for an i3 8100. Any suggestions?

pastymuncher · 11 Mar 2018 at 12:55

At the moment you have no choice but a Z370 board so just pick the cheapest one that meets your requirements.

maklabouhlel · 12 Mar 2018 at 05:37

ver01@ said:
Looking for a basic mobo (matx or itx) for an i3 8100. Any suggestions?

Gigabyte Z370N WIFI is awesome.

orbitalwalsh · 12 Mar 2018 at 09:13

maklabouhlel said:
Gigabyte Z370N WIFI is awesome.

second this, mine handle 5.1ghz 8700k and 4000hz ram just fine

ver01@ · 12 Mar 2018 at 13:05

Seems to be one of the cheapest ones too.

maklabouhlel · 12 Mar 2018 at 14:48

It's got dual Lan and support for three monitors too.

chippy08 · 12 Mar 2018 at 15:39

maklabouhlel said:
It's got dual Lan and support for three monitors too.

Whats the point of Dual lan ?

maklabouhlel · 12 Mar 2018 at 16:15

chippy08 said:
Whats the point of Dual lan ?

Many uses: multi-networking, internet sharing, teaming etc.
Not essential but nice to have.

200sols · 17 Mar 2018 at 15:07

MSI Z370 A-Pro I used on a recent build. Seems solid and not bad price wise.

maklabouhlel · 17 Mar 2018 at 16:12

200sols said:
MSI Z370 A-Pro I used on a recent build. Seems solid and not bad price wise.

But Gigabyte have best support.

shamus21 · 22 Mar 2018 at 08:48

If you are looking to save money just wait for the B boards due any time now.

ver01@ · 22 Mar 2018 at 10:17

That is my plan. Question is what effect this will have to CPU prices. Bought the 8100 for £75 over a month ago but if prices are going to drop I might as well sell it now and go for an i5.