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    Best Z490 Motherboards for Gaming

    Nilesh RanjanBy Nilesh RanjanMay 28, 20202 Comments8 Mins Read
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    Best Z490 Motherboards for Gaming
    Intel 10th Generation new Comet Lake Desktop CPUs Launched today and if you enjoy competitive gaming? or maybe you are in need to upgrade your PC, whatever the situation may be, the  Best Z490 Motherboards for Gaming are out in the market.
    You need to buy new Z490 Motherboards in order to use these latest Intel 10th Generation new Comet Lake CPUs and there are Plenty of Z490 Motherboards available in the market but which is the best one for you and according to your budget? well, you are about to find out.

    Intel 10th gen new CPUs have more cores then the previous 9th gen CPUs so upgrading will provide excellent improvement gaming, video editing & rendering, photo editing, etc.

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    1 ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490
    2 MEG Z490 GODLIKE
    3 Best Budget Z490 Motherboard for Gaming
    4 ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi)
    5 Difference between Z490 vs Z390 Motherboards
    5.1 Conclusion

    With the new Comet Lake-S you can anticipate a fistful of K model CPUs predominantly become desirable and popular in call for the PC gamer, all the processors offers enhanced gaming experience and performance. If you have a fast graphics card, Intel processors can boost the Turbo frequencies towards 5.3 GHz arena for the High-End flagship processor, the Intel 10th Gen Core i9 10900K. Intel has released these series processors at first with a variety of CPU core choices:

    • Core i5-10500K (4 Core / 8 Threads)
    • Core i5-10600K (6 Core / 12 Threads)
    • Core i7-10700K (8 Core / 16 Threads)
    • Core i9-10900K (10 Core / 20 Threads)

    We have a team of highly capable and smart techies who are dedicated to the latest computer technologies. They test and work with the computer games and the latest hardware to sort out the best once for you.

    So, if you are building a PC around Intel 10th gen chips, chill-out, and relax, We have already done the work for you, and here’s our list of Best Z490 Motherboards for Gaming.

    ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490

    ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490

    It is literally the best of the best from ASUS. The ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Motherboard provide top notch gaming performance, it has automatic optimization features including system-wide tuning, providing AI Overclocking and AI Cooling profiles tailor.

    In terms of style and design it’s an e ATX motherboard and it’s kind of all black premium looking motherboard  in terms of design and looks.

    A USB 3.2 Gen2x2 port is alos included for very fast performance.

    Cooling: The motherboard is covered with huge amount of heat sinks to keep it cool and you will not have any trouble in installing Liquid or Heat Sink coolers in above the CPU slot.

    Premium alloy chocks with a rating of 45 amps to provide the best amount of power & quality in power to the CPU and the 8-pin connectors at the top of the board  are covered with metallic shield.

    ASUS-ROG-Maximus-XII-Extreme-Z490-Cooling

     

    Connectivity: You will find 8 SATA ports with the board and ASUS has included support for adding another 2 m.2 slots, AQtion 10Gb, Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet , Intel® Wi-Fi 6  and the build quality of this motherboard s really awesome with steel-supported memory slots added, eight SATA ports, 2 PCI-E x16 sockets and 4 M.2 connectors from which two slots supports long SSDs, it also has 8 USB 3.2 ports and two Type-C connectors.

    Optimization: Automated system-wide tuning, providing AI Overclocking and AI Cooling profiles tailor-made for your rig.

    ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490 Full Connectivity

     

    Very stylish RGB lights are installed which makes it look more attractive and RGB is kind an essential think for gamers these days, I totally believe you will love how it looks. Synchronized RGB lighting technology is included with Aura Sync-capable PC gear, it includes support for addressable Philips Hue and light strips.

    The only con side of the motherboard is that it doesnot incluse PCI-E x1 or 4.0.

    Mark my word, if you can afford ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme go for it.

    MEG Z490 GODLIKE

    MEG Z490 GODLIKE

     

    The MSI MEG Z490 Godlike has fabulous storage options and PCI slots, high-quality audio systems, plus quantities of features that allow loads of power to flow through the board. The motherboard worth each penny invested in it if you are a real gamer or even a productivity man.

    The board runs fine on Windows 10 and it can run around any game in the world in ultra settings if you have paired it with a top-notch graphics card.

    Cooling: It has lots of cooling sinks all around the board for keep it cool even in heavy gaming environment stacked fin arrey, heat pip design, chip-set heat-sink and m.2 shield frozr , thermal pad, etc.

    MEG Z490 GODLIKE cooling

     

    Connectivity: it comes with a variety of connectivity options including 1(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A) USB 3.2 Ports in the front and 2(Gen2, Type C), 2(Gen2, Type A) ,4(Gen1, Type A) USB 3.2 Ports in the rear. the is 6 USB port included, 4 in front and 2 in rear. A Realtek® ALC1220 Codec Audio port in the rear side is also included. 1x Aquantia® AQC107 10G Super LAN controller, 1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller as Local Area Network (LAN) options.

    MEG Z490 GODLIKE Connectivity

     

    Design: MSI have tons of experience in building good looking as well as strong motherboards. It looks black as all gamers want and very stylish looking RGB lights are installed, it’s an premium looking e ATX motherboard.

    This is the best overall performer Motherboard for Gaming, Video Editing and Productivity works.

    Best Budget Z490 Motherboard for Gaming

    Even good gamers try to save some money when building a 10th Generation Gaming computer and there is nothing wrong in that. After a lot of research we have found that ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi) Motherboard is the best suited one, we could have went for an more cheaper one but compromising also has limits and I never wanna cross that.

    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi)

    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi)

     

    It’s a solid motherboard specially built by ASUS for Desktop Gaming purpose the motherboard comes with Optimal Power Solution with ProCool II power connector, Optimized Thermal Design, High-performance Networking with On-board WiFi 6, High-End Gaming Connectivity with HDMI 1.4, featuring dual M.2 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C® connectors.  and DisplayPort 1.4 output, Intelligent Control and Best Gaming Audio with SupremeFX S1220A, DTS® Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III which gives amazing sound experience.

    Cooling: This motherboard is built for gaming and ASUS has really paid attention to cooling as well as maintaining a budget, for cooling Fan Bracket and MOS Fan, MOS Heatsink with U-shaped Heatpipe, and Dual M.2 Heatsinks are added along with Extended VRM heatsink.

    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi) cooling

     

    Connectivity: The motherboard is equipped with Next-Gen connectivity including WiFi 6 and Intel 2.5G Onboard 2.5G Ethernet.

    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi) Connectivity

     

    Design: Solid build, RGB, and premium black color that’s all I can say about the design. It’s ASUS, never designs a shitty looking board, just look at the picture below and you will know it.

    ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming (Wi-Fi) design

     

    It’s an amazing motherboard for desktop gaming at a very reasonable price and if you cannot afford the best motherboard for gaming in 2020 which is the “ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490”, you should go with the budget option coz it will help save some good amount of money in your pocket which you can use in others stuffs like buying the best liquid cooling for 10th generation desktop processors.

    Difference between Z490 vs Z390 Motherboards

    The most important difference is that Z490 Motherboard comes with LGA 1200 socket whereas Z390 comes with lGA 1151 socket that means you can run the latest Intel 10th generation desktop processors only on Z490 Motherboards, Z390 Motherboards support OLD Intel’s 9th Gen desktop processor. considering other changes in Z490 boards is that they do have PCIe 4.0 and WiFi 6 support.

    The common thing is that they both work with Intel 14nm Processors (Intel 9th & 10th generation desktop processors)

    Conclusion

    Both of these motherboards are excellent for Hardcore Gaming with the latest Intel 10th Generation Processor and if you want to build a Top-Notch PC with all excellect performaice in games you should go with ASUS ROG Maximus XII Extreme Z490 Motherboard because it’s a clear winner in the Best Z490 Motherboards for Gaming section and I highly recommend to pair these motherboards with Intel Core i7-10700K or Core i9-10900K and a High End Graphics card from Nvidia or AMD. Lastly I also recommend you to install motherboard drivers from their official websites or Discs (provided with the board) for better performence.

    Credit: All the product images and specifications are obtained from their original websites www.asus.com and www.msi.com.

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