Hello, I’m upgrading my CPU and I want your advise for a good motherboard.

I ordered the i7 12700k, so a good motherboard 

Thank you

I just built a new PC with a 12700K and decided to stick with a DDR4 board for now. I went with an MSI Pro Z690-A (Non Wifi model) and have been very happy with it.

I wonder what people think about ASUS TUF Gaming Z690

Final and ordered 

jump from i7 6700k , z170 to……

ASUS Prime Z690-P WIFi D4 Gaming Motherboard Socket Intel LGA 1700 (Intel Z690, ATX, PCIe 5.0, 3x M.2, DDR4 Memory, WiFi 6, Thunderbolt 4, Aura Sync)

Intel Core i7-12700K 12th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock: 3.6GHz Turboboost: 5.0GHz, 6 cores, LGA1700, RAM DDR4 and DDR5 up to 128GB) BX8071512700
 

What is your opinion?

 

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by GeoSkyman

10 hours ago, GeoSkyman said:

Final and ordered 

jump from i7 6700k , z170 to……

ASUS Prime Z690-P WIFi D4 Gaming Motherboard Socket Intel LGA 1700 (Intel Z690, ATX, PCIe 5.0, 3x M.2, DDR4 Memory, WiFi 6, Thunderbolt 4, Aura Sync)

Intel Core i7-12700K 12th Generation Desktop Processor (Base Clock: 3.6GHz Turboboost: 5.0GHz, 6 cores, LGA1700, RAM DDR4 and DDR5 up to 128GB) BX8071512700
 

What is your opinion?

 

A lot will depend on what GPU you have,

I am very happy with my 12700K, I even have a slight overclock with all P-Cores at 5.0Ghz and all E-Cores at 3.9Ghz. I am actually running a lower core voltage than the stock settings had and have had zero stability issues.

6 hours ago, RJC68 said:

A lot will depend on what GPU you have,

I am very happy with my 12700K, I even have a slight overclock with all P-Cores at 5.0Ghz and all E-Cores at 3.9Ghz. I am actually running a lower core voltage than the stock settings had and have had zero stability issues.

My GPU Is the RTX 3070ti. Thought MSFS doesn’t like over clock CPU

the question is how to over clock

20 hours ago, GeoSkyman said:

My GPU Is the RTX 3070ti. Thought MSFS doesn’t like over clock CPU

the question is how to over clock

I know a lot of people seem to have problems with MSFS and an overclock but I have never had issues. My old i5-9600K was overclocked to 5Ghz on all cores from the day I installed it and never had any issues. I always made sure I was stable by running some stress tests before using the sim. Once I knew I was stable I would do a few flights in my most demanding aircraft and monitor voltage & temps. MSFS will not stress your CPU anywhere near something like Prime95.

The best way I found to find out how to overclock any CPU is google overclocking the CPU & motherboard combination. I cannot stress though if you are upgrading components you need to make sure you are 110% stable before doing anything. When I built my current PC once I knew I could post I checked all my hardware was showing correctly in the BIOS and CPU temps looked ok then installed windows 11 and performed all the updates. Then I did some basic stress tests and then I upgraded the BIOS did a couple more tests and then enabled the XMP profile for my RAM. Once all this looked OK I used MSFS for at least a week with different aircraft and locations. If everything is ok you could then look at an overclock. I also made regular images of Windows 11 using Macrium reflect as I installed software and configured the PC. Before attempting any overclock I would also use your BIOS utility to make a backup of your current settings.

To be honest I don't think a 5Ghz overclock on the 12700K makes a huge difference other than allowing me to fine tune my voltage thus improving thermals a little more. Your mileage may vary of course.