I need helping on getting a new motherboard

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

im tryna upgrade my specs on pc
i wanna get a core i77700k and a new motherboard
but the problem is that i need a motherboard that supports the proccessor
has a lot of usb ports
and has a lot of video ports because i do vr and dual monitor
do you know of a good motherboard
my specs is as follows
cpu: amd fx-8350
Gpu: Nvidia gtx 1060 3 gb
Ram: 2 4 gb sticks and 1 8 gb stick ddr3 ram btw
plz help

DSzymborski · Mar 11, 2018

There are probably a hundred good motherboards. What's your budget? What features do you need? Also, you can't re-use that RAM, you need DDR4 RAM for any Skylake/Ryzen or later.

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

DSzymborski :

DSzymborski · Mar 11, 2018

thetimewespent :

DSzymborski :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg Business)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($133.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $485.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-11 19:45 EDT-0400

This is probably the direction I'd go to if I had to stay under $500. i5s moved to 6 core/6 threads in Coffee Lake.

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

DSzymborski :

thetimewespent :

that motherboard isnt right for me since theres only 1 hdmi slot and no displayport slots which is what i mainly use

DSzymborski · Mar 11, 2018

thetimewespent :

OK, now I'm confused. The FX 8350 has no integrated GPU, so if you're currently doing what you need to be, you're already using the GPU ports, and this isn't going to change with a new motherboard. You'd still be using the GPU's outputs.

What you're asking isn't actually a thing; motherboards rarely have more than one displayport or more than one HDMI port. Put it this way: NewEgg lists 592 Intel motherboards with one DP port. It lists two with two DP ports, one with the business-oriented Q170 chipset and a $650 x299 Gigabyte. Same goes for HDMI, with more than 1000 listed motherboards with one HDMI port and just a handful with two.

Same goes for AMD. NewEgg sells no AMD motherboards with more than one DP port (nor am I aware of any in existence) and only sells 3 AM4 motherboards with two HDMI ports.

I can't recommend things for your needs that don't exist, so I wish you luck in your upgrades.

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

Oh sorry my bad man. I had thought that all the ports used for hooking up a monitor where in the motherboard. Im fairly new to computers and the parts and pieces it takes to build them. I understand what youre saying and appreciate it. Although id still like to ask one more thing of you. I can get 16 gigabytes of ddr4 ram cant I, with the new motherboard?

DSzymborski · Mar 11, 2018

Glad you just had a misunderstanding! I was at a loss for how to help you with those requirements! You can definitely go 16 GB of RAM and in fact, I try to recommend it these days, but I was trying to keep you under $500 there.

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

DSzymborski :

It shouldnt be that big of a deal going a little above the budget since im going to sell what i replace.

DSzymborski · Mar 11, 2018

thetimewespent :

Then by all means! If you want to push an i7-8700k, that's always an option too.

thetimewespent · Mar 11, 2018

DSzymborski :

thetimewespent :

Then by all means! If you want to push an i7-8700k, that's always an option too.

wait would that motherboard support it?

DSzymborski · Mar 12, 2018

thetimewespent :

Yup. Would have suggested it since you were thinking of a 7700k, but again, didn't want to go over your budget. It's a terrific CPU and one I'd definitely get myself if my old 3770k wasn't so stubborn at maintaining use for my needs.

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