What would be a good Motherboard for a I7 9700k 9th gen and will it require a 3rd party cooler

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Howdy! was planing to upgrade my cpu and mobo with the Intel 9th gen i7 9700k cpu.
2 questions: what would be a good budget/performance balanced mobo for the cpu and will the cpu come with an integrated stock cooling solution. Oh yes, and i don't plan to overclock.
 
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the K versions of CPU's do not come with a stock cooler so you will have to buy your own for it, if you do not plan to overclock you can save some money by going with the non K version of the CPU which is a little cheaper and does come with a stock cooler
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the K versions of CPU's do not come with a stock cooler so you will have to buy your own for it, if you do not plan to overclock you can save some money by going with the non K version of the CPU which is a little cheaper and does come with a stock cooler
 
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if that is true then it may be better to go with the K version for 9th gen CPU;s

 
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Question from maillet : "what would be the best chipset (motherboard wise) to use with a i7 9700k 9th Gen"



There is no way for anyone to answer this question. The CPU hasn't been officially announced or released. Maybe new motherboards will come out with it. Nobody knows and any answer you get is merely speculation.
 
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Many motherboard mfgr's have been releasing BIOS updates for the 9th gen on their 300 series platform, it is probably important to note that not all the motherboards will be able to run the i7's and i9's due to poor VRM design.
Z390 is launching with native 9000 series support Z370 and below is getting support added via a BIOS update so it probably wont be able to run the chip until that update is installed.
Most of this information is from leaked intel roadmaps or documentation, others from motherboard MFGR's BIOS updates release notes, and some of it is a highly educated assessment.
 
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The ASUS Maximus Formula is your best bet right now, it's a bit expensive but you wont need to look anywhere else, it has all the features you and everyone else needs.

List of a couple other alternatives:
https://innoreviews.com/whats-the-best-motherboard-for-i7-9700k/

Regarding the cooler, you do need a 3rd party cooler for more than 1 reason.
1- K version of the CPU (Overclockable) don't come with cooler.
2- Stock coolers are terrible for overclocking anyways. Make sure to buy thermal paste + a high end cooler.
 
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