Motherboard upgrade - Which M-ATX 8700k (9900k)

rIcK · 26 Aug 2018 at 16:58

I currently own an Asus Z370-I Gaming motherboard, it is superb however I have just purchased a new case which is slightly bigger than my current Micro ITX case to allow me to use PCI-E cards.

Simply put what would be a good choice for new motherboard in MATX size, for my current 8700K and a likely upgrade to a 9900k?

8 Pack · 26 Aug 2018 at 20:42

I would wait for Z390 some interesting matx crazy performing boards coming soon.

IT Troll · 26 Aug 2018 at 22:51

Really? I’ll be shopping for the same. But mATX seems to get neglected. The majority of the line-up is already known. ASUS haven’t announced a ROG board (just the TUF), Gigabyte have had a rep for poor VRM recently. MSI and Asrock will be probably be OK, but just an iteration on their Z370 boards.

What has caught your eye?

rIcK · 28 Aug 2018 at 23:15

So anyone have any particular recommendations?

shamus21 · 29 Aug 2018 at 06:54

Like 8 pack says just wait not long now and if you still want a 370 based MB you will get them at a lower price

shamus21 · 29 Aug 2018 at 06:57

IT Troll said:
Really? I’ll be shopping for the same. But mATX seems to get neglected. The majority of the line-up is already known. ASUS haven’t announced a ROG board (just the TUF), Gigabyte have had a rep for poor VRM recently. MSI and Asrock will be probably be OK, but just an iteration on their Z370 boards.

What has caught your eye?

Gigabyte have lost the plot over the last few years when it comes to MB`s and a few problems with their GPU`s

BTVA · 29 Aug 2018 at 15:35

None of the z370 boards seem worth their price tag. Z390 is not too long, I would also advise to wait and see.

IT Troll · 30 Aug 2018 at 00:38

I suspect the Asrock Z390M Pro4 will turn out to be the best all rounder.
EVGA made a nice solid Z370 mATX but it only has 2 DIMMs. Would be great if they did a 4 DIMM Z390 version of this.

IT Troll · 25 Sep 2018 at 21:42

So it looks like there will be a return of the Maximus Gene for Z390! Unfortunately, it only has two regular DIMM slots.
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-z390-maximus-xi-extreme-and-gene-leaked

tamzzy · 25 Sep 2018 at 22:02

IT Troll said:
So it looks like there will be a return of the Maximus Gene for Z390! Unfortunately, it only has two regular DIMM slots.
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-z390-maximus-xi-extreme-and-gene-leaked

only one pcie x16 slot on the gene?
odd.

IT Troll · 26 Sep 2018 at 00:06

tamzzy said:
only one pcie x16 slot on the gene?
odd.

Limited SATA too. Specced more like an oversized ITX.

BTVA · 26 Sep 2018 at 04:07

that board is the late answer for the Asrock Z170M OC Formula, one could also see that board as an upgraded Impact Z170. I'm hyped for that board!

IT Troll · 26 Sep 2018 at 11:35

BTVA said:
that board is the late answer for the Asrock Z170M OC Formula

I guess so, if the question was; Can I have one of those without SLI at a higher price?

IT Troll · 27 Sep 2018 at 13:34

I think my last hope for board with the features I want is if MSI release a Z390 version of their Z370M Gaming Pro. It hasn't been pictured yet in any of the recent leaks though.

VincentHanna · 1 Oct 2018 at 14:44

For overclocking I've always gone with Asus motherboards, but the MSI Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC looks like a decent enough board for my needs.

Any thoughts on MSI over Asus?

shamus21 · 2 Oct 2018 at 08:29

Asus also do a good job with the memory training on DDR4 motherboards can give you a bit more bandwidth and reduced Latency if you just want to install the memory and not play around with the timings.

IT Troll · 2 Oct 2018 at 08:40

VincentHanna said:
For overclocking I've always gone with Asus motherboards, but the MSI Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC looks like a decent enough board for my needs.

That MSI board is not mATX. I am hoping they release a Z390M variant but nothing has been leaked yet.

VincentHanna · 2 Oct 2018 at 09:34

Not really an issue, I have a Fractal Design R6 that supports EATX

IT Troll · 2 Oct 2018 at 10:21

VincentHanna said:
Not really an issue, I have a Fractal Design R6 that supports EATX

Fair enough, it is just that this thread is about mATX and so someone reading your post might get the wrong idea.

VincentHanna · 2 Oct 2018 at 10:23

Good point!