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23johnsonc

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I am looking for motherboards for a PC I am building and don't know what to get. I am going to be using a 9th Gen Intel Core i7 -9700k Processor. What motherboard should I get for this?
 
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Z390. You CAN use a Z370 but it will probably lack some features found on Z390, plus you might end up needing an 8th gen CPU to update the bios if it has not already been updated.

Using Z390 will avoid both those scenarios.

What is your budget for a motherboard and what country are you in? Are there any specific and required color scheme criteria for the board?
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Z390. You CAN use a Z370 but it will probably lack some features found on Z390, plus you might end up needing an 8th gen CPU to update the bios if it has not already been updated.

Using Z390 will avoid both those scenarios.

What is your budget for a motherboard and what country are you in? Are there any specific and required color scheme criteria for the board?
 
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23johnsonc

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I live in the US and I don't have much of a budget, but I don't want to spend too much. I want a mid-level gaming PC, I will be saving up for these products over the next couple of years as I get the money. I don't have a specific criteria or required color scheme since this is my first build and the thing I really want it to do is work. Thank you.
 
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Then it's pointless. Within six months from now, everything will be changed. Some hardware will no longer be available, other hardware will, even on the same platform as now. Prices will raise and drop about sixty times on every single component, individually.

You don't ever put a build together until at the MOST, several weeks before it's time to pull the trigger. Usually, several days or even the same day is more realistic because prices rise and fall that dramatically and drastically. What you put in the build today may not even be available for purchase come next week.

However, for mid range gaming and overclocking builds, the ASUS "A" series boards are pretty hard to beat considering very high quality and features and fairly affordable pricing. Z97-A, Z170-A, Z370-A, these have all been very good boards from ASUS and there is no reason to expect that to change on Z390 or future platforms.
 
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Thank you. I know that everything will change as time goes by, but I just needed to rap my head around what kind of components I need for a PC. I don't have an exact list, but I do want to at least know what I need to be looking at.
 
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In the spirit of that, this would be a good guideline to what might make a very good mid to high level gaming machine for 1080p.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.69 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($137.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC DT Video Card ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M Tempered Glass (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($48.62 @ B&H)
Total: $1363.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-15 19:02 EDT-0400
 
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There is no HIGHEST FPS it can run. There is only what does it run at based on the rest of the hardware, the game title, the cleanliness of the operating system, the state of the driver framework, the compatibility of the motherboard bios version, driver version, what resolution you are gaming at, how many other processes happen to be running in Windows along with your game, what quality settings you are running and whether or not you are playing an online or offline version of the game, plus how many other players are involved and whether or not you are in a highly active area with a lot of other things for the game to keep track of, like a mob, or a great many details on the horizon.

There just is not "THIS" many FPS.

Likely you can easily stay over 60fps on almost any game at 1080p, but you might need to reduce a few quality settings from ultra to very high or high. Not a big deal really unless you want ALL the eye candy, ALL the time, with very high FPS. If so, then you'll want to look at higher tiered cards like the 1070 ti OR wait to see what comes with the 2060.
 
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