Need expert advice on building a rig better than the Alienware area 51 threadripper edition.

Which is the better motherboard? And is there a better card than these two coming round the corner in 2 weeks I think i saw in another thread. I also wouid like very good wifi if that helps.

Heres a look at a vs page with a summary, easy to view, personally I don't understand a lot of the specs but hoping we could talk more about that.

https://hardwarepick.com/motherboards/asrock-z370-taichi-vs-msi-z370-godlike-gaming/
 
samsung or crucial
samsung 960 evo or sm961 nvme m.2 if you have the money and m.2 slot
samsung 850 evo or crucial mx500 sata3 on a budget

why not get 1x 1tb ssd instead?
 
tamzzy said:
samsung or crucial
samsung 960 evo or sm961 nvme m.2 if you have the money and m.2 slot
samsung 850 evo or crucial mx500 sata3 on a budget

why not get 1x 1tb ssd instead?
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Good Q, taking in a lot of data in a short amount of time makes me do these kinds of mistakes. I need to compare prices.
 
Are they easily compatible with the latest best motherboards? Or do I need something new? Considering some saying PCI express 3.0
 
I would think that pretty much all are the same, unless you get "unreliable brands" where say you buy 10 and two of them are faulty.

I mean what if you buy the cheapest, "non premium" like Kingston or Sandisc?
 
The best brands IMO are Asus and Asrock, MSI have always been at the back of the pile for me. If I was buying it'd be the Asrock Taichi over everything, I'd rather have that than the Asus Hero.
 
If i was building the "ultimate" gaming machine i certainly would not pick the intel Z platform aka 8700k and alike but instead opt for some proper PCIe bandwidth for expansion and good healthy amount of cores minimum 8 but preferably 12 or 16. The intel z platform is starved enough right now. Im not saying its a bad chip cause it isnt but it does not fall into the "ultimate" bracket in my book. I'd rather have the hardware for some heavy lifting down the road should my interested ever change or the software im using.
 
The Taichi's wifi is apparently not very good.


While they have a rich feature set, with for example a USB 3.1-frontheader, there are still some compromises: the Taichi has a slow WiFi-chip

https://us.hardware.info/reviews/76...ards-round-up-17-times-coffee-lake-conclusion
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Not that I'd recommend a motherboard based on best wifi but you did express a wish for it. Could always add a PCIe or USB wireless adapter if it's not up to scratch. Even with that it should still cheaper than the Godlike.

The MSI Pro Carbon AC has better wifi twice the speed of the Taichi.

It's difficult to say which is the best brand, as models differ, and companies choose to make certain things better than other things, to target different sectors. Some place audio high up the list, others overclocking, customer service, etc. So it's all very subjective. There isn't really one brand out of Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI, that ought to be avoided at all costs. It's personal experience, like/dislike.
 
Danny75 said:
The Taichi's wifi is apparently not very good.





Not that I'd recommend a motherboard based on best wifi but you did express a wish for it. Could always add a PCIe or USB wireless adapter if it's not up to scratch. Even with that it should still cheaper than the Godlike.

The MSI Pro Carbon AC has better wifi twice the speed of the Taichi.

It's difficult to say which is the best brand, as models differ, and companies choose to make certain things better than other things, to target different sectors. Some place audio high up the list, others overclocking, customer service, etc. So it's all very subjective. There isn't really one brand out of Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI, that ought to be avoided at all costs. It's personal experience, like/dislike.
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i see what youre saying but which is THE, hands down, BEST motherboard for gaming performance? Like, "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!" decision. And I will take your advice on the wifi usb.
 
Vergil said:
i see what youre saying but which is THE, hands down, BEST motherboard for gaming performance? Like, "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!" decision. And I will take your advice on the wifi usb.
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Look into powerline adapters as well: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/networking/powerline-home-plugs

the best for gaming performance would probably be the best for overclocking the cpu (and memory, to less extent), and reviews constantly show that there's very little between the boards. some may squeeze 100mhz more than other boards, which is really inconsequential. in any case, perhaps you may want to have a look at the asus maximus apex: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...et-1151-ddr4-e-atx-motherboard-mb-6af-as.html

It's an overclocking board with only two RAM slots and no wifi. But it does come with two Ethernet jacks and one of them is 5G, if you ever use it. https://www.anandtech.com/show/11860/z370-motherboards-asus-asrock-ecs-evga-biostar-msi-gigabyte/3

You'd need a case that can fit it as it's EATX, and a PSU with two 8-pin EPS power connectors (which not all PSUs come with).
 
Danny75 said:
Look into powerline adapters as well: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/networking/powerline-home-plugs

the best for gaming performance would probably be the best for overclocking the cpu (and memory, to less extent), and reviews constantly show that there's very little between the boards. some may squeeze 100mhz more than other boards, which is really inconsequential. in any case, perhaps you may want to have a look at the asus maximus apex: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...et-1151-ddr4-e-atx-motherboard-mb-6af-as.html

It's an overclocking board with only two RAM slots and no wifi. But it does come with two Ethernet jacks and one of them is 5G, if you ever use it. https://www.anandtech.com/show/11860/z370-motherboards-asus-asrock-ecs-evga-biostar-msi-gigabyte/3

You'd need a case that can fit it as it's EATX, and a PSU with two 8-pin EPS power connectors (which not all PSUs come with).
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Thats only £289.99, why is MSI Z370 Godlike gaming £504.50?
 
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