Hi guys,

So I’m considering to build a new pc with an i5 1600k and a 4070. I was looking at motherboards, when I found one from ROG which was a maximus Z690 hero that was $350 off, going from $600 to $250. However, it only has a Z690 chipset and I found various Z790 boards around the same price. Should I make use of the great deal for the first one or should I disregard that one and get a motherboard with a newer chipset but less features?

  • iLukeJoseph@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Z690’s are fine on 13/14th gen. I had a Z690 Hero and it’s a great board, even more so with the recent price drops.

    I will say that Z790’s, at least mid to higher end ones due tend to do better with 7000+ memory speeds. I could only get 6800 stable on my Hero. And I tried my tail off to get higher. Mind you it was my first time overclocking DDR5. So maybe if I had more experience I would have been successful.

    For about the same price I would recommend at least taking a look at the Asrock Z790 Nova WiFi. Pretty good bang for the buck board. There is a thread over at overclock net and it’s getting a pretty positive reception.