Have three alternatives for my new rig.

I will use it with 14700K, 64gb ram and 4080.

Z790-E is a bit pricier than I prefer. Actually I don’t need WiFi on desktop computer but all of them have it.

The only difference between Z790-A and Z790-E looks like support for Gen5 SSDs. At this moment I’m going to install a Samsung 990 Pro, i may do without Gen5 SSD in the future, I guess.

Will Asus Rog Strix Z790-A be enough, since it is the cheapest one?

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Asus Prime Z790-A Wi-Fi Intel LGA1700 DDR5

Asus Rog Strix Z790-A

Asus Rog Strix Z790-E

  • Mother-Translator318@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Mobos are just feature sets and nothing else. Buy the cheapest mobo that has all the features you want and supports the memory speed you want. There is 0 benefit to overspending on a mobo if you don’t need the extra features

    • Hyedwtditpm@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Z790 chipset a must for intel 14700 cpu?

      They all have Wifi 6-7 and I dont need Wifi on a desktop computer at all.

    • olmoscd@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      so all i want is DDR5 7200. i have been using a 10gbe intel NIC for years so onboard wifi is worthless to me. i won’t overclock a 14th gen and will set the PL1/PL2 to intel spec, possibly even undervolt. what mobo out there should i be looking at?