Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro VRM supports overclocking.
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro VRM supports overclocking.
I have never tried overclocking before, but I recently ordered an 8700k and sent it to Silicon Lottery for delidding/binning. I picked this motherboard from their QVL because of the features I noticed and it offers a good price.
Yet I’m finding few reviews yet and often see complaints about the Z370 line’s VRMs overheating.
I’m trying to gather VRM temperatures, as they play a big role in overclocking and stability.
Do anyone know if this VRM problem has been fixed or updated for the Z390 line? Is this board suitable for overclocking? I just want to push a few more GHz from the 8700k without going all the way to its limits. Any advice would be appreciated!
I would check some YouTube reviews first.
I don't remember ever hearing about VRMs failing on Gigabyte motherboards before. The only significant issue was their auto voltage being too high (it's fixed with the latest BIOS, which is good).
You should be fine either way. The Z390 was built for the 8-core 9700K and 9900K, while the 8700K has only six cores, which significantly reduces its maximum power usage. Therefore, your VRM power consumption will be much lower than what the 8-core models can handle.
If you're open to alternatives, I'd suggest the Asus Z390 Prime boards. They offer excellent quality, and I've used them for several years—they consistently perform well.
I would check some YouTube reviews beforehand.
I don't remember ever hearing about VRMs failing on Gigabyte motherboards. The only significant issue in the past was their auto voltage being too high (this has been fixed with the latest BIOS, which is a plus).
You should be fine either way. The Z390 was built for the 8-core 9700K and 9900K, while the 8700K only has six cores, which significantly reduces its maximum power usage. Therefore, your VRMs will draw far less power than the higher-end models can provide.
If you're open to alternatives, I'd suggest the Asus Z390 Prime boards. They offer excellent quality, and I've used them for several years—consistently the top choice for me.
TechyInAZ :
I'd look at a few reviews on youtube first.
I don't recall ever hearing about VRMs blowing up on gigabyte motherboards. The only major problem with them in the past was their auto voltage was WAY too high (fixed with latest BIOS which is good however).
You should be ok either way, Z390 was designed for the 8 core 9700K and 9900K, the 8700K only has six cores which brings it's max capable power consumption down quite a bit, so your power draw on the VRMs will be WAY less than what the 8 core SKUs can output.
If your open to options, I'd recommend the Asus Z390 Prime motherboards. Amazing quality, I've been running Asus boards for the past several years and they by far have been the best for me.
I didn't consider the lesser cores, thats a great point. I would guess excess voltage would cause excess heat so maybe that was the issue.
I am open to options. Unfortunately I can only really find semi thorough reviews for the Aorus "Master" version which is not available on amazon right now.
Here is the Silicon Lottery QVL:
ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Apex
ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Code
ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Hero
ASUS Z370 ROG Maximus X Formula
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Apex
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Code
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Extreme
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Gene
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Hero
ASUS Z390 ROG Maximus XI Formula
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Extreme
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra
The Aorus Pro is one of the only ones <$200 so that is appealing. I've been running a $50 B250 board for the past year just fine so any of these that can handle the reasonable overclock stable will do me. I keep hearing asus are the best for oc'n but all those Maximus ones are pretty pricey. I can't imagine silicon lottery would post boards that couldn't handle their overclocks though.