Budget Motherboard for OC i7 7700k

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Pexon_

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Motherboard for overclock 7700k - stable 5ghz?

I want to be a cheaper price how can

Don't need extra adds on mobo...

Other parts is Corsair 16 gb ddr3000mhz and MSI Gaming X GTX 1060 6GB
 
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Maebius
Seeing I just got a 7700k and tried both the maximus ix hero and the asus prime z270-a, I can say they overclocked exactly the same @5ghz (same vcore) but the hero overclocked the 3200 cl14 ram just by enabling XMP and on the prime I couldn't do CL14, only CL15.
Didn't try higher frequencies but maybe over 5ghz it will be easier with the hero.
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Seanie280672

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You need an Intel Z270 chipset motherboard, the cheapest I see on that list is the MSI PC Mate.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#c=119

However, you pay for what you get, cheaper boards use cheaper components, so if you will get 5ghz, no one can promise that on any motherboard.
 
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Maebius

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Seeing I just got a 7700k and tried both the maximus ix hero and the asus prime z270-a, I can say they overclocked exactly the same @5ghz (same vcore) but the hero overclocked the 3200 cl14 ram just by enabling XMP and on the prime I couldn't do CL14, only CL15.
Didn't try higher frequencies but maybe over 5ghz it will be easier with the hero.
 
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Pexon_

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Ty for answers. I will oc manualy...

Then, can i do whit whit some of these:

MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK
ASUS PRIME Z270-K
GIGABYTE GA-Z270XP-SLI
ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2
MSI Z270 GAMING PRO
GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-UD3
ASROCK Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K4
GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming

or better add little and buy:

Asus Prime Z270-A
ASRock Z270 Extreme4?

I can not choose :/
 
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Pexon_

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Ty for answer mate i think definitly buy Asus Prime Z270-A
 
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Maebius

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I wish you goodluck with your overclock! Obviously you need a good cooler, so don't forget that!
I'm at 5GHz @ 1.31 vcore using a corsair H105 AIO liquid cooler...with temps spiking upto 70ish degrees (85 on AVX stresstests). Gonna remain there as I seem to need 1.35+ for 5.1ghz and it isn't worth the hassle.
I researched quite a lot before buying a motherboard and to get upto 5ghz you need a good chip far more than a 400$ motherboard... so again, best of luck!
 
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