What do you recommend (atx)? 8700k highest possible overclock with a aio. (h100 until i buy a new one) I was going for the apex, but it is unknown when we are getting it here. (hopefully i will get the cpu within a month when it comes in stock) Need at least two m.2 ports (950 pro and 960 evo) so cooling for those is a plus. Price (up to a point) is not a factor. I see msi godlike has lots of power phases, but i never liked msi. Always had asus (but i like gigabyte and asrock as well). I got a EVGA DG-87 case , so i got room enough and good cooling. RGB is not needed, but i do not mind it either. WIFI not needed and i do not use the onboard soundcard. Anyone have the asrock taichi or gigabyte gaming 7? Those looks good but (only) 10 power phases and one 8 pin connector. Same goes with the asus strix and maximus x.
According to this ; https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/76...up-17-times-coffee-lake-internal-power-supply The asrock have 12+ phases. Do this matter much for stable overclock? Is the asrock fatality pro gaming any good? https://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Fatal1ty Z370 Professional Gaming i7/index.asp
Unless you're going for extreme OC any decent board will hit 5ghz. Really doesn't matter, buy a board that you want that has features you need.
Anyone have any idea (I know it's all speculation) how long this socket/chipset will last. I need to upgrade and was thinking about the i5 8400, but I don't want my board to be obsolete in a few years.
