Sorry if this has been flogged to death, but I figure it’s good to keep the discussion up-to-date!

I’ve recently picked up a 14700k and I’m wondering which motherboards are the way to go, or rather, which ones to avoid. Eyeing off the Z790 chipset.

Budget is $500 AUD, but would prefer not to spend any more than I have to.

Thanks in advance.

  • hwglitch@alien.topBEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Check out the MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI.
    It’s a refresh of PRO Z790-A WIFI prepared for 14th gen launch. The new board has WiFi7 and it seems that’s the only difference.
    I couldn’t find any reviews on the MAX version but I’m pretty sure both of these boards have identical VRM (16 MPS MP87670 (80A) for VCore with a MPS MP2960R PWM controller).
    The only issue this board may have is with I225-V ethernet controller. But there’s a workaround:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/intel/comments/10fscft/intelr\_ethernet\_controller\_3\_i225v\_only\_reaching/

    • darkenraja@alien.topOPBEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I’m connecting via WiFi so shouldn’t be an issue - im looking at this bird as the way to go currently unless someone can talk me out of it.