Z370 or Z390 on i5 9th gen?

[orw]

Hi there,
I’m looking at an MSI Z390-A Pro for my i5-9600K which I can overclock with (not too much though), any thoughts on the MSI Z390-A Pro? The reason for not getting a Z370 is that PC Part Picker says it might not be compatible, is this true and if so is there a Z370 motherboard that is?
Thanks Very much

 

[EarthDog]

Z370 boards need to have the latest bios flashed on it to support 9th gen cpus. Not all have been updated if you buy now. Z390 natively supports the cpu.

A good read: https://www.msi.com/blog/intel-z390-motherboards-lineup

For msi board, I'd rather the gaming edge ac or tomahawk. What is your budget for the board and what do you need on it (wi-fi? USB type-a, etc...)?

 

[wingman99]

For overclocking i5 9600k a MSI Z390-A Pro will overclock a little. I would go for GIGABYTE Z390 UD LGA 1151 it will overclock to 5.0GHz.