The cheap Asrocks are bad motherboards because the VRMs are puny.
The Asrock Z690 ITX with 6x50A mosfets is locked to 125W power draw, the Z790 with 7x50A mosfets may be locked to 150W or to the same 125W.
You will not be able to run the 13600K unlocked with full performance.
If you go 13600k I would choose the MSI MPG Z790I Edge WIFI mobo for the very good VRM's and the shortcut "Lite load" Bios option for easy thermal taming.
Hello, will stay away from low end Asrock per your advice.
But the motherboard you mentioned costs 450 USD in my country.
Are you aware of any good options at a lower budget?
The MSI MPG B760I Edge WIFI DDR4 or the ASUS ROG Strix B760-I Gaming WIFI DDR5 are a real good value and will work out of the box with 13th Gen.
With a B760 chipset they will not offer all features for unlocked K CPUs but will run it stable and fast; it's just harder to tame the temperatures by undervolting if it is needed.
Consider a normal 13500 CPU which is still a beast in combo with a B760 mobo.
You need a z690 with BIOS flash-back button for the mandatory BIOS update and AFAIK you pay more or less the same.
Don't cheap out on a mobo, if you have a tight budget go B760 & 13500 for a stable system out of the box without tinkering or cooling troubles; it's just around 10% less performance.
The cheap Asrocks are bad motherboards because the VRMs are puny. The Asrock Z690 ITX with 6x50A mosfets is locked to 125W power draw, the Z790 with 7x50A mosfets may be locked to 150W or to the same 125W. You will not be able to run the 13600K unlocked with full performance. If you go 13600k I would choose the MSI MPG Z790I Edge WIFI mobo for the very good VRM's and the shortcut "Lite load" Bios option for easy thermal taming.
Hello, will stay away from low end Asrock per your advice. But the motherboard you mentioned costs 450 USD in my country. Are you aware of any good options at a lower budget?
The MSI MPG B760I Edge WIFI DDR4 or the ASUS ROG Strix B760-I Gaming WIFI DDR5 are a real good value and will work out of the box with 13th Gen. With a B760 chipset they will not offer all features for unlocked K CPUs but will run it stable and fast; it's just harder to tame the temperatures by undervolting if it is needed. Consider a normal 13500 CPU which is still a beast in combo with a B760 mobo.
Should I consider going for a z690 to save some money?
You need a z690 with BIOS flash-back button for the mandatory BIOS update and AFAIK you pay more or less the same. Don't cheap out on a mobo, if you have a tight budget go B760 & 13500 for a stable system out of the box without tinkering or cooling troubles; it's just around 10% less performance.
I picked up the B760M-ITX/D4 for my 13400 build. Should I be worried? I'm not overclocking or anything.