Best Intel Z490 Motherboards from 150 to 750: i5-10600K, i7-10700K, i9-10900K
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Date: 2020-06-14
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Aby
Honestly.... screw big time 750 dollaar motherboards for CPU's that are not worth more than 380 dollars from september onwards, regardless of their current price tag..Z490, is a consumer entry level more for kids platform.... it shoiuld not have motherboards exceed the 300 dollar mark for the highest end super featured ones, with all the 10g and megapowerstages.
it is about time that motherbopard manufacturers get a big finger from you tubers instead of reviews.... because thi sis what they are getting from the bulk of consumers, includiong the mega rich HEDT super tesla 8 gpu guys.
AND on top of that AMD lower end muchcheaper chiplets, are out selling Intel 9 to 1 and will by th eend of next year hit 20 to 1... so z490 is also a meg aloss of money for these motherboard manufacturers, which then drop tjeir losses on AMD motherboards rising prices and slowing sales, where there is potential demand.... and as a result poele buyonly 6 to 8 core amd cpus for the most part onthe crappiets possible Motherboard.
its 2021, inflation os at zero pil is at zero, and motherboardmanufactur3ers better understand that you cannot price motherbaords at 800 dollars when it costs them 20 to 30 dollars to manufacture them..
and at this pace AMD can veyr well decide to sell CPUs that DO NOT need motherboards at all, and get dome with this farse once and for all, which is what we willikely see happen by 2023 2024.
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Honestly.... screw big time 750 dollaar motherboards for CPU's that are not worth more than 380 dollars from september onwards, regardless of their current price tag..Z490, is a consumer entry level more for kids platform.... it shoiuld not have motherboards exceed the 300 dollar mark for the highest end super featured ones, with all the 10g and megapowerstages.
it is about time that motherbopard manufacturers get a big finger from you tubers instead of reviews.... because thi sis what they are getting from the bulk of consumers, includiong the mega rich HEDT super tesla 8 gpu guys.
AND on top of that AMD lower end muchcheaper chiplets, are out selling Intel 9 to 1 and will by th eend of next year hit 20 to 1... so z490 is also a meg aloss of money for these motherboard manufacturers, which then drop tjeir losses on AMD motherboards rising prices and slowing sales, where there is potential demand.... and as a result poele buyonly 6 to 8 core amd cpus for the most part onthe crappiets possible Motherboard.
its 2021, inflation os at zero pil is at zero, and motherboardmanufactur3ers better understand that you cannot price motherbaords at 800 dollars when it costs them 20 to 30 dollars to manufacture them..
and at this pace AMD can veyr well decide to sell CPUs that DO NOT need motherboards at all, and get dome with this farse once and for all, which is what we willikely see happen by 2023 2024.
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VoltaixLux
lol this has nothing to do with z490 but... here, have a case review suggestion!
i understand that you guys are particularly looking for atx case suggestions, but i would love to see a full on case test and review of the full tower phanteks enthoo 719 (originally luxe 2), considered an eeb case. it is made for multiple radiator open loop cooling, so you're standard atx case test system will look tiny in such a large enclosure. many tech reviewers, like hardware canucks, have a lot of info on popular phanteks cases, great content by the way, so people shouldn't have a hard time finding reviews. however i would like to see a more in-depth review with proper testing methodology. a review taken from a more critical standpoint would be great. furthermore, comparisons between similar full towers (e.g. o11 xl) would be just as good. more high end case content might be able to cover a larger audience and would give this audience advice for which case to buy. a phanteks enthoo 719/luxe 2 review would benefit many people looking for a good full tower. last thing, proceed with caution when building in it, the build quality on some of the metal is, well, suboptimal.
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lol this has nothing to do with z490 but... here, have a case review suggestion!
i understand that you guys are particularly looking for atx case suggestions, but i would love to see a full on case test and review of the full tower phanteks enthoo 719 (originally luxe 2), considered an eeb case. it is made for multiple radiator open loop cooling, so you're standard atx case test system will look tiny in such a large enclosure. many tech reviewers, like hardware canucks, have a lot of info on popular phanteks cases, great content by the way, so people shouldn't have a hard time finding reviews. however i would like to see a more in-depth review with proper testing methodology. a review taken from a more critical standpoint would be great. furthermore, comparisons between similar full towers (e.g. o11 xl) would be just as good. more high end case content might be able to cover a larger audience and would give this audience advice for which case to buy. a phanteks enthoo 719/luxe 2 review would benefit many people looking for a good full tower. last thing, proceed with caution when building in it, the build quality on some of the metal is, well, suboptimal.
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ALX
No Z490 dark ? I think that is one of the best boards, the sad part about Z490 is it's B550 class nature, which means the Chipset is DMI3.0, Rocket Lake will have PCIe 4 yeah the NVMe and x16 GPU lane will get Gen 4 but the Chipset I/O will be only DMI3.0, it's the biggest drawback. Waste of buying Z490 IMHO, i was eyeing Z490 dark but with this issue not going to invest in this platform. Z590 is the best for Intel 14nm. And X670 will be coming out I guess, hoping to see no Chipset BS fan and better BIOS.
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No Z490 dark ? I think that is one of the best boards, the sad part about Z490 is it's B550 class nature, which means the Chipset is DMI3.0, Rocket Lake will have PCIe 4 yeah the NVMe and x16 GPU lane will get Gen 4 but the Chipset I/O will be only DMI3.0, it's the biggest drawback. Waste of buying Z490 IMHO, i was eyeing Z490 dark but with this issue not going to invest in this platform. Z590 is the best for Intel 14nm. And X670 will be coming out I guess, hoping to see no Chipset BS fan and better BIOS.
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Sync0r
Would be interesting to see an overclocking comparison between boards to see if I spent an extra 100 or 200 or 300 would it allow me to push my CPU overclock further. Starting at the 200-250 price point perhaps. So keep all other variables the same (CPU, RAM, PSU, cooling) and just change out the board. I realize this is probably a lot of work :) could include RAM overclocking as well.
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Would be interesting to see an overclocking comparison between boards to see if I spent an extra 100 or 200 or 300 would it allow me to push my CPU overclock further. Starting at the 200-250 price point perhaps. So keep all other variables the same (CPU, RAM, PSU, cooling) and just change out the board. I realize this is probably a lot of work :) could include RAM overclocking as well.
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SCUBA
im over here trying to figure out if I should replace my 8086k lol think ill just get the best gpu nvidia makes this coming generation retire my 2070 and skip another cpu generation my 8086k is from silicon lottery and boosts to 5.3ghz its got sentimental value its my first real computer and I get like 300fps in csgo lmao whats even the point in new cpus lmao and that's at 1440p
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im over here trying to figure out if I should replace my 8086k lol think ill just get the best gpu nvidia makes this coming generation retire my 2070 and skip another cpu generation my 8086k is from silicon lottery and boosts to 5.3ghz its got sentimental value its my first real computer and I get like 300fps in csgo lmao whats even the point in new cpus lmao and that's at 1440p
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David s
I picked up the Maximus XII Hero with my i7-10700K. LOVE THIS MOTHERBOARD!! It has everything! Slapped that CPU in and was at 5.0ghz stable at 1.25V instantly. This was an upgrade from a Haswell i7-5930K at 4.3ghz that would piss itself at 4.4ghz. The Hero, 10700K, coupled with my 2080TI I'm seeing frames I didn't even know were possible! LOL.
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I picked up the Maximus XII Hero with my i7-10700K. LOVE THIS MOTHERBOARD!! It has everything! Slapped that CPU in and was at 5.0ghz stable at 1.25V instantly. This was an upgrade from a Haswell i7-5930K at 4.3ghz that would piss itself at 4.4ghz. The Hero, 10700K, coupled with my 2080TI I'm seeing frames I didn't even know were possible! LOL.
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Adromelk
I have zero intention of buying anything intel right now but I still find these fascinating to watch to see who's dropping the ball where and see how the competition is coming along. I'm not currently a fan of intel based products, their mobo's or cpu's but I want to see them thrive again so the competition can grow and consumers can win.
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I have zero intention of buying anything intel right now but I still find these fascinating to watch to see who's dropping the ball where and see how the competition is coming along. I'm not currently a fan of intel based products, their mobo's or cpu's but I want to see them thrive again so the competition can grow and consumers can win.
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BrotherJoe
so which one would work best with the i5 10600k being able to OC and do ring OC with memory the best ? MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk Gaming 419.00 AUD, GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Elite 309 AUD, GIGABYTE Z490 Vision G 324.71 AUD
All i want is to OC the CPU the ring etc and be stable and not hard on temperatures etc i have x63 kraken 280 AIO...
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so which one would work best with the i5 10600k being able to OC and do ring OC with memory the best ? MSI MAG Z490 Tomahawk Gaming 419.00 AUD, GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Elite 309 AUD, GIGABYTE Z490 Vision G 324.71 AUD
All i want is to OC the CPU the ring etc and be stable and not hard on temperatures etc i have x63 kraken 280 AIO...
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porklaser
I'd love to see a review of the worst Z490 boards because boy are there some stinkers. Port layouts and feature sets remind me of stuff you'd find in prebuilts from 2010. What gives? Is Intel squeezing board makers and forcing them to cut corners to meet a price point? I heard somewhere that Intel is charging a lot Z490 chipsets.
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I'd love to see a review of the worst Z490 boards because boy are there some stinkers. Port layouts and feature sets remind me of stuff you'd find in prebuilts from 2010. What gives? Is Intel squeezing board makers and forcing them to cut corners to meet a price point? I heard somewhere that Intel is charging a lot Z490 chipsets.
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Ole
Isn't a Fail Set jumper only relevant if your Board is bad in recovering from crashes? With Asus' crash-free Bios after a failed overclock I automatically end up in Bios with all my settings preserved. Isn't that how modern Boards (this is Z170, btw.) should behave instead of the necessity for using a stone-age jumper?
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Isn't a Fail Set jumper only relevant if your Board is bad in recovering from crashes? With Asus' crash-free Bios after a failed overclock I automatically end up in Bios with all my settings preserved. Isn't that how modern Boards (this is Z170, btw.) should behave instead of the necessity for using a stone-age jumper?
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