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- Mar 7, 2008
The i5-10600 I won in a competition I think has just been sent as I got a shipping notification and I'm not expecting anything else by that method. Although it is not a "k" CPU, I still want a good Z490 board. In part, to prevent any problems from getting cheaper boards. In part, I may drop in something else heavier in future. Also having access to the wider set of OC options is not a bad thing even if the CPU is locked. I could still do something with ram for example.
Anyway, which board? I don't want to spend a lot, but I also don't want to get a cheap board that may lead to stability problems. I suspect many problems I've had with both Intel and AMD CPUs may be due to me getting lower end boards with not so great power delivery. I'll set a hard budget of £200, lower is better. I'd consider 2.5G ethernet a major plus, as that'll save me £30 on a PCIe card, but otherwise not fussed on exact feature set.
I've already done some poking around, and I think Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC is top of my shortlist at the moment. It is both priced ok and generally available. Any other suggestions?
Anyway, which board? I don't want to spend a lot, but I also don't want to get a cheap board that may lead to stability problems. I suspect many problems I've had with both Intel and AMD CPUs may be due to me getting lower end boards with not so great power delivery. I'll set a hard budget of £200, lower is better. I'd consider 2.5G ethernet a major plus, as that'll save me £30 on a PCIe card, but otherwise not fussed on exact feature set.
I've already done some poking around, and I think Gigabyte Z490 AORUS ELITE AC is top of my shortlist at the moment. It is both priced ok and generally available. Any other suggestions?