Z690 DDR5 Mobo suggestionS

Awahwah · 13 Feb 2022 at 13:30

Hi All,

Im struggling to pick a mobo for a I7 build and wonder if any suggestions could be made?

So far I’ve looked at:

Aorus Pro
Aorus Ultra
MSI Tomahawk

im happy to pay up to £450 ish

This PC will be a 5 year build so won’t be looking to change it again.

Thanks in advance..

Tom

Awahwah · 13 Feb 2022 at 20:08

Journey said:
£800 on a board and 32GB average DDR5 RAM, or £300 on a board and 32GB DDR4 RAM.

The board will offer no performance gains at all unless you are heavily overclocking a 12900K and really pushing the VRM.

Do yourself a favour and save £500, use it to buy better storage or something.

I get that, I do but my current machine is going to the in laws - their machine is pants.

Awahwah · 13 Feb 2022 at 21:50

Joxeon said:
I'd agree that it's simply not worth going DDR5 as the performance just doesn't justify the extra outlay, when DDR5 is hitting 8000-10000mhz then that's the time to jump IMO.

In all honesty you would probably be best keeping your current 5800X system for another couple of years till DDR5 has matured and building the in laws a cheap system based around a 12400 and B660.

Is what I’ve decided. I’ve needed to order a southbridge fan for the Taichi as it’s started to fail.

Journey said:
Right, how does that change what I said?

EDIT: Example below for a board/CPU/RAM/cooler combo.

Z690 with DDR4 option.

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Total: ~£715

or

Z690 with DDR5 option.

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL40 Memory
Total: ~£1050

£335 difference to get no extra performance, it makes no sense at all.

You'll get the same performance, or you could opt for slower DDR5 which will give you worse performance than the DDR4, but you might save £125.

Why do you think DDR5 is a good idea, or is going to make your system last longer if you don't plan on changing it?

As I say, I get your point.

Awahwah · 14 Feb 2022 at 16:12

Change my mind around this.

Just ordered a budget build for the in laws. I'll keep hold of the 5800X till Zen 4.

Thanks for the input guys.

Awahwah · 14 Feb 2022 at 17:04

Journey said:
A very sensible move.

Was good timing too as the in laws have just phoned and told me that their PC has just blown up. That could mean anything though….

Thanks again.

Awahwah · 15 Feb 2022 at 20:54

For the in laws build I spent £50 on 16g 3200 cl16. Bargin at that price. I went for a 5600x on a Tomahawk B550 for them with the view of giving them my 5800x when I decided to upgrade.

Just finished putting it together and I’m quite happy it. Gave them a case (750D), an nmve drive, an ssd and 1tb spinning HDD. Should be more than enough for them.

Thanks again for those who steered me away from spending silly money for no reason.