12600k with z790

[djslam21]

Sorry to bother you guys but opening this topic cause I couldnt get a good answer about my ssetup.

Currently using b660 mobo with 12400 f but I had some saved money to upgrade to 12600k with 4070 ti super but when I search forums everyone says go b690 ddr4 instead of z790 ddr4
What is the real diffrence ?
There is also a price diffrence in my country betweenn b and z 690 around 100-150 €

Thank you for your time

 

[arbiter]

pretty sure z790 is ddr5 as i have a asus tuf z790 board and it uses ddr5.
edit: Had a look there is z790 that support ddr4 so make sure one you are getting does else if you are gonna use same memory

 

[djslam21]

yeah but what I wonder what changess if I dont buy 690 and buy 790 ddr4

 

[ir_cow]

DDR4 Z790 MBs exist, but not many as Z690. Also Z790 for DDR4 can have better support for higher frequency memory.

I would say if your sticking to 3200-3600 speed, that aspect won't matter what you pick. But for PCIe slots, m.2, USB, etc will change for B and Z series.

 

[Why_Me]

Sorry to bother you guys but opening this topic cause I couldnt get a good answer about my ssetup.

Currently using b660 mobo with 12400 f but I had some saved money to upgrade to 12600k with 4070 ti super but when I search forums everyone says go b690 ddr4 instead of z790 ddr4
What is the real diffrence ?
There is also a price diffrence in my country betweenn b and z 690 around 100-150 €

Thank you for your time

What B660 board do you currently own and what country are you located?

 

[djslam21]

Currently using MSI B660m-A and I live in Turkey

 

[Why_Me]

Currently using MSI B660m-A and I live in Turkey

That board has sufficient VRM's to handle a 12600K / 12600KF. The only reason you would want a Z series board for those cpu's is if you needed more PCIe lanes. Just make sure you have a decent cpu cooler.

 

[djslam21]

I've managed to find a really cheap z690 mobo and d12600k price iss less thten 250$ for both. Also currently ussing Noctua NH d15 cooler with ddr4 cl 16 3200 ssticks

 

[djslam21]

This 2 I can find best other than that prices going up like 150 $ in my country

Other options

 

[Dr. Dro]

If you are buying another motherboard and RAM kit, why not just go DDR5? It doesn't make sense to put any money on this platform otherwise.

 

[djslam21]

Already bought them ages ago can't return them now

 

[Dr. Dro]

Already bought them ages ago can't return them now

No need to spend, then. You will get nothing out of a 12400F on a Z790 board that you don't already get on the B660. That chip is locked, and upgrading to Z790 without DDR5 would make your machine largely unsuitable for a high end Raptor Lake down the line.

You should probably just keep that money in this case and save for a complete platform swap including CPU down the road.

 

[djslam21]

Think I put wron info for title I am usingn b660+ 12400f atm
what I bought was z690 + 12600k
also whenn I tesst my kitss they are crappy d die corsairs

 

[Vario]

Hi, you should post which motherboard model # you intend to purchase so we can assist you.
I would say do a Z series motherboard but can't really offer advice unless I know which models you are talking about. There are Z series which use DDR4. You don't really save much money doing B series over Z series. If you already had the B series you should just put the 12600K into it and return the Z.

 

[djslam21]

I think I made a mistake and put wrong title as Z790. My setup is 12600k with msi z690 tomahawk wifi ddr4. Currently trying to pick rams and I am sttuck with;

XPG ADATA DDR4 32GB 3600-18 K2 Spectrix D35G RGB​

Kingston HyperX FURY RGB 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 HX436C18FB4AK2​

G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 MHz 32 GB (2x 16 GB)​

Kingston Fury Beast 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 KF436C18BBK2/32​

G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 F4-3600C18D-32GVK​

these are the besst options I can get. Other kitss are like 150$ more expenssive in my country.

 

[Why_Me]

I think I made a mistake and put wrong title as Z790. My setup is 12600k with msi z690 tomahawk wifi ddr4. Currently trying to pick rams and I am sttuck with;

XPG ADATA DDR4 32GB 3600-18 K2 Spectrix D35G RGB​

Kingston HyperX FURY RGB 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 HX436C18FB4AK2​

G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 MHz 32 GB (2x 16 GB)​

Kingston Fury Beast 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 KF436C18BBK2/32​

G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2x16) 3600 MHz CL18 F4-3600C18D-32GVK​

these are the besst options I can get. Other kitss are like 150$ more expenssive in my country.

G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 MHz 32 GB (2x 16 GB)

 

[djslam21]

G.Skill Ripjaws V 3200 MHz 32 GB (2x 16 GB)

This will ve enough only for using xmp profile. Read the reviews can't be manually oced