best motherboard and ram for an i7 8700k?

[Deleted]

Hello guys,

which one are the best talking about quality and price, please?

Im a bit lost...

thanks in advance!

[Sorshen]

Depends on your budget, there are 'tiers'. How much do you want to spend?

[Deleted]

Depends on your budget, there are 'tiers'. How much do you want to spend?

like i said, i want something good but not overpriced. I dont care to spend money, but i dont want to waste it.

[KingSapmi]

Completely comes down to what you want from it, are you overclocking? Do you need a bunch of m.2 slots? PCIe slots, will you run Crossfire/SLI? There's many variables.

[Fascinate]

Asrock extreme 4, by far best bang for buck:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16813157789

[Deleted]

Completely comes down to what you want from it, are you overclocking? Do you need a bunch of m.2 slots? PCIe slots, will you run Crossfire/SLI? There's many variables.

Not hard OC, just the one that comes from the software of the motherboard.

Also not SLI.

[Thunderball]

Not hard OC, just the one that comes from the software of the motherboard.

Also not SLI.

Good software OC doesnt exist.

[Sorshen]

Not hard OC, just the one that comes from the software of the motherboard.

Also not SLI.

You don't software oc.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8LqLM8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8LqLM8/by_merchant/

Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($156.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($148.55 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Total: $305.53
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-01 19:54 EDT-0400

Extreme 4 seems to be one of the better upper 'mid tier' boards based on components and features, good reviews.
Any 3000mhz/CL15 or 3200mhz/CL16 kit should be the sweet spot, you usually get them based on the day's 'best best price'.

[Deleted]

If you're looking for the best Quality / Price Ratio then the Z370-A ASUS PRIME is probably the best choice for oyu honestly, it's really cheap and provides you with whatever you may need, there's a few other higher end options out there but they're a bit more expensive, recommend you to check this article: ( https://innoreviews.com/best-motherb...2018-answered/ ) as it'll provide you with some more insight on this subject.

[Toffie]

Extreme4 is most likely the best for the money, coupled with 3000/3200 MHz ram.

[pansertjald]

If you're looking for the best Quality / Price Ratio then the Z370-A ASUS PRIME is probably the best choice for oyu honestly, it's really cheap and provides you with whatever you may need, there's a few other higher end options out there but they're a bit more expensive, recommend you to check this article: ( https://innoreviews.com/best-motherb...2018-answered/ ) as it'll provide you with some more insight on this subject.

No, Just no. The Asus z370 line is one of the worst they have done so far. They have used very bad VRM's this time..

The best z370 mobo's are from Asrock and Gigabyte this time.

z370-z390 vrm discussion thread

[Tommi]

I can fully recommend the ASRock Z370 Taichi. Has everything you could need.

[Illuman]

Best performing Z370 is the Asrock Taichi, and Asus ROG Gaming-E. Sweet spot on memory speed is ddr4 3200.

[pansertjald]

Best performing Z370 is the Asrock Taichi, and Asus ROG Gaming-E. Sweet spot on memory speed is ddr4 3200.

Nope. The best performing Z370 boards are the z370 Asrock Taichi and the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

[Illuman]

Nope. The best performing Z370 boards are the z370 Asrock Taichi and the Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

some of the main reviewers keep saying the gigabyte has a few issues when oc'd above 4.7 with power delivery.

[pansertjald]

some of the main reviewers keep saying the gigabyte has a few issues when oc'd above 4.7 with power delivery.

All the top review sites all hit 5.0/5.2GHz on the gaming 7 board.

[Illuman]

All the top review sites all hit 5.0/5.2GHz on the gaming 7 board.

Not 24/7 is their gripe.

[pansertjald]

Not 24/7 is their gripe.

wccftech 5.2GHz stable on all cores Gigabyte Z370 Aorus gaming 7 motherboard review

Guru3D 5.2GHz stable on all cores Guru3D Gigabyte Aorus Z370 gaming 7 review

tweaktown 5.0GHz stable on all cores Tweaktown Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboardl

Techreport 5.2GHz stable on all cores Techreport Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard reviewed

And if you read the reviews, you can see that the VRM's are the best on the Z370 boards

[Evildeffy]

wccftech 5.2GHz stable on all cores Gigabyte Z370 Aorus gaming 7 motherboard review

Guru3D 5.2GHz stable on all cores Guru3D Gigabyte Aorus Z370 gaming 7 review

tweaktown 5.0GHz stable on all cores Tweaktown Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboardl

Techreport 5.2GHz stable on all cores Techreport Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard reviewed

And if you read the reviews, you can see that the VRM's are the best on the Z370 boards

Among the best in that price class*

There is a problem with the gaming 7 where the VRM heatsinks for some reason haven't been tightened properly and it overheats and shuts down.
Simply grab a screw driver and tighten them down, if they weren't fully tightened you'll notice immediately when trying to screw it down.

Also the Z370 Gaming 7 uses a little bit of a cheat like the Sabertooth models do at the top of the VRM underneath the I/O cover, which is fine .. but they can be whiny little fans.

[Novaice]

No, Just no. The Asus z370 line is one of the worst they have done so far. They have used very bad VRM's this time..

The best z370 mobo's are from Asrock and Gigabyte this time.

z370-z390 vrm discussion thread

I Agree, that's why i went with a MSI Godlike this time. and Yes this board it a tad bit overpriced.