Can't decide which Z370 motherboard to pick (MSI or Gigabyte?)

peche · Oct 26, 2017

asus customer service / RMa

indeed....

jboydgolfer · Oct 26, 2017

gdallsk said:
That motherboard doesnt support overclocking.

peche said:
guess will be a bit wiser change or upgrade motherboard instead almost new sys....

Regards,

You may want to check which bios you're on ,because my H97 had overclocking options. it shows its not officially supporting overclock (but i can find info with Asrock saying there IS limited OC support for "K" chips) , but it does have some OC functions I forget the specifics but they do, so the 87 may as well...iirc it is ONLY for "K" CPU's tho

Edit
Yup it does

terroralpha · Oct 27, 2017

EarthDog said:
VRM quality has less and less to do with peak overclocks than ever (mainstream). In many cases, users are running into thermal limits on the CPU well before even a modest board's VRMs are holding you back. The X299 thing was overblown. So far I have run through 5 midrange boards and would you guess if any held back my 7900X at 4.5GHz all threads and cores?

this man knows what he is talking about. beefier VRMs won't help an 8600k or 8700k clock faster. the problem is thermal limits. you need to spend less on the motherboard and more on a cooler, preferably an AIO water cooler with a 240mm or 280mm rad.

as for X299, this all started because reviewers and very early adopters all got asus garbage. reviewers got them in their review kits from Intel. i lost count how many time i've said this, but asus is GARBAGE! people need to stop buying their motherboards. in order to make their X299 motherboards look better the default settings in the BIOS overclocked ALL the cores on whatever CPU you plugged into it, without warning the user, and no one caught on for weeks.

anyway, i had no problem running my 7900X on a $200 gigabyte board as high as 4.6GHz. i stepped up to the AsRock fatal1ty pro because i wanted 10 Gbps Ethernet and the AsRock Thunderbolt 3 expansion card (needed video output over TB3 for my wacom tablet)

ASOT · Oct 27, 2017

The topic is about Z370,WoW )))))

newtekie1 · Oct 27, 2017

terroralpha said:
in order to make their X299 motherboards look better the default settings in the BIOS overclocked ALL the cores on whatever CPU you plugged into it, without warning the user, and no one caught on for weeks.

They did this on Z370 too. They even argued with reviewers saying the default setting was NOT to run all the cores at full speed, and Jayztwocents proved them wrong. ASUS doesn't even know what the default settings in their BIOS are...

lukart · Oct 28, 2017

Gigabyte, if you dont plan to overclock...
Asrock if you do.

As simple.

metalfiber · Nov 3, 2017

I'm putting together new system with a gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 and a i7 8700k. I've would have gone if MSI if they had the M7 but all they have right now is the M5...among others of course.

System Name	Athenna
Processor	intel i7 3770 Dellided
Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Rev. 1.1
Cooling	Thermaltake Water 3.0 Pro + Tt Riing12 x2 / Tt ThunderBlade / Gelid Slim 120UV fans
Memory	16GB DRR3 Kingoston with Custom Tt spreaders + HyperX Fan
Video Card(s)	GeForce GTX 980 4GB Nvidia Sample
Storage	Crucial M4 SSD 64GB's / Seagate Barracuda 2TB / Seagate Barracuda 320GB's
Display(s)	22" LG FLATRON 1920 x 1280p
Case	Thermaltake Commander G42 Window
Audio Device(s)	On-board Dolby 5.1+ Kingston HyperX Cloud 1
Power Supply	Themaltake TR2 700W 80plus bronce & APC Pro backup 1000Va
Mouse	Tt eSports Level 10M Rev 1.0 Diamond Black & Tt Conkor "L" mouse pad
Keyboard	Tt eSports KNUCKER
Software	windows 10x64Pro
Benchmark Scores	well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

System Name	Auriga
Processor	Ryzen 7950X3D w/ aquacomputer cuplex kryos NEXT with VISION - acrylic/nickel
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi
Cooling	Alphacool Res/D5 Combo •• Corsair XR7 480mm + Black Ice Nemesis 360GTS radiators •• 7xNF-A12 chromax
Memory	2x 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB @ 6200MHz, 30-40-40-28, 1.35V (F5-6000J3040G32GX2-TZ5NR)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X w/ Bykski waterblock
Storage	2TB WD Black SN850X ••• 2TB Corsair M510 ••• 40TB QNAP NAS via SFP+ NIC
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (3440x1440, 10-bit @ 139Hz)
Case	Thermaltake Core P8
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Razer Viper V2 Pro (FPS games) + Logitech MX Master 2S (everything else)
Keyboard	Keycult No2 rev 1 w/Amber Alps and TX stabilizers on a steel plate. DCS 9009 WYSE keycaps
Software	W10 X64 Pro
Benchmark Scores	https://valid.x86.fr/c3rxw7

System Name	Comet Lake
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-10600K CPU @ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo
Memory	CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s)	GeForce® RTX 3060Ti™
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo Plus M2 1TB & Seagate 2TB ST2000DM008-2UB102
Display(s)	Dell 24 Gaming Monitor - S2422HG 165 Hz Curved
Case	AQIRYS Arcturus
Audio Device(s)	Realtek® ALC1200 Codec \| Logitech Z533
Power Supply	RMx White Series™ RM750x
Mouse	Genesis Krypton 770
Keyboard	Logitech G910
VR HMD	N/A Skip
Software	W10 Pro x64
Benchmark Scores	XXX

Processor	Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz
Motherboard	AsRock Z470 Taichi
Cooling	Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super
Storage	500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache
Display(s)	Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28"
Case	Fractal Design Define S
Audio Device(s)	Onboard is good enough for me
Power Supply	eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

Can't decide which Z370 motherboard to pick (MSI or Gigabyte?)

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

jboydgolfer

terroralpha

ASOT

newtekie1

Semi-Retired Folder

lukart

metalfiber

Processor	Intel i9 11900K
Motherboard	Z590 MSI ACE
Cooling	Corsair H80i v2
Memory	Ballistix Elite 4000 32GB 18-19-19-39
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3090 XC3 ULTRA HYBRID
Storage	2x Seagate Barracuda 120 SSD 1 TB, XPG SX8200 PRO 1 TB
Display(s)	Acer Predator Z321QU
Case	Fractal Design Meshify C
Power Supply	Asus ROG Strix 1000W