Looking for a top motherboard? MOBO offers great options to suit your needs.
Looking for a top motherboard? MOBO offers great options to suit your needs.
Hi everyone, I'm looking for motherboard ideas. I've been shopping a lot and researching but I am absolutely not sure at this point which one I'd grab. Here's some info to help : CASE : Cooler Master HAF XB EVO (I know it's an old case but I look it too much compared to standard cases) FANS : I plan on having 2 fans at the front of the case pulling air in, 1 in the rear pushing air out, and 1 x 200mm at the top pushing air out. BRAND : By preference, I would want an ASUS, I have just always liked their product line in general. Other requirements : X570 My concerns which are making this complicated way more than it should be is the fan headers. I have read up on what I could connect where and yes I know it is probably overkill to have the top 200mm fan considering I'm gonna go with a Noctua U14S 140mm CPU cooler but I'm not sure in what cpu_fan header I should plug the top 200mm fan versus the rear fan. I've read that people recommend plugging the rear fan into the CPU_OPT so that they can somewhat be in synch but then that means the top 200mm needs to be plugged where the rear fan would usually be. What do you guys think about this and which motherboard would best suit what I'm trying to do? Other notes : - CAD$ - Ideally do not want to pay more than $500 taxes included for MOBO (going somewhat balls to the wall with the build) - RGB is really really not a necessity (not a fan, pun intended) - I realise that since I won't be overclocking, the Noctua cpu_cooler is not necessary and the top 200mm is probably not necessary either but I want this bad boy to run super cool (will be putting RTX 3080 in it) and I don't like water cooling. Any help or feedback is appreciated (^_^).
200mm fans are perfectly fine, I like them a lot. They move a lot of air quietly. The Cpu_opt fan is meant for a secondary cooler fan in push-pull setup, so it follows the processor's temperature guidelines. If the CPU hits over 70°C, fans increase to full speed and the highest manual setting would be around 75°C. Keep this in mind when pairing case fans with the Cpu_opt header. The Crosshair VIII Hero is a great board. It should cost near the 500$ mark. There are three headers on top: CPU, Cpu_Opt, and AIO pump. You might want to use the AIO as a fan header if needed.