Best Intel Z490 Motherboards from $150 to $750: i5-10600K, i7-10700K, i9-10900K

This is a round-up of the best Z490 motherboards for Intel 10-series CPUs, like the i5-10600K, i7-10700K, and i9-10900K. Ranges $150 to $750, looking at if expensive boards are really worth it.
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This video recaps the most noteworthy or best Intel Z490 motherboards for 10th Gen CPUs. We're walking through the features progressively, with a specific goal to establish what the real needs of a user are. We'll start in the under $200 price class, including a $150 motherboard, and work our way up to $750. On the way, focal points include $200 motherboards, $300 motherboards, and $400 motherboards. For each board, we're attempting to outline what features are truly needed versus those which may be unnecessary add-ons to cost for the PC build. This video is hosted by Buildzoid, who is primarily knowledgeable on extreme overclocking and memory overclocking, but who also talks about workstation features, I/O and USB features, and other bonuses on the boards, like debug features and LEDs.

We're not as focused on the VRM quality in this one, because most of the boards -- at least once you enter the high-end of $300 and up -- have VRMs that are hardly different from the standpoint of most users. Even for extreme overclocking, the best OC boards all end up functionally the same for VRM quality, and so VRM analysis isn't as critical as it might be in a more VRM-diverse group of motherboards. We'll therefore be focused on things like cheapest 10GbE, PCIe and I/O options, VRM cooling, form factor, and other deciding factors discussed herein.

MOTHERBOARDS DISCUSSED, CHEAP TO EXPENSIVE (timestamps for categories below)

ASUS Prime Z490M-PLUS on Amazon: https://geni.us/5TEOjn
MSI Z490-A Pro on Amazon: https://geni.us/ZIz7
Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X on Amazon: https://geni.us/52CsE
MSI Z490 Tomahawk on Amazon: https://geni.us/QBgIJ
MSI WiFi 6 Gaming Edge WiFi on Amazon: https://geni.us/Fxu7p
Gigabyte Z490 Vision G on Amazon: https://geni.us/tbNg
ASUS ROG Strix Z490-G Gaming WiFi on Amazon: https://geni.us/idbmrs
Gigabyte Z490I Aorus Ultra on Amazon: https://geni.us/Jmo5w1W
MSI MEG Z490 Unify Mini-ITX on Amazon: https://geni.us/LJAAak
Gigabyte Z490 Vision-D for Workstations (Amazon): https://geni.us/JCwqEYn
ASUS ProArt Z490-Creator (cheapest 10GbE) on Amazon: https://geni.us/ciTDD
ASUS ROG Z490-E Gaming on Amazon: https://geni.us/VOLnu
MSI Z490 Unify on Amazon: https://geni.us/DCa4
ASUS Maximus XII APEX on Amazon: https://geni.us/cDjd
$400 ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero (Amazon): https://geni.us/7AtPPa
ASUS Z490 Maximus XII Extreme on Amazon: https://geni.us/0682
MSI Z490 Godlike on Amazon: https://geni.us/G52Hr0

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 | Best Z490 Motherboards Intro
00:42 | Cheapest Z490 Boards Recapped
05:43 | Best ~$200 Z490 Motherboards
09:13 | Best Micro-ATX & Mini-ITX Z490 Boards
13:38 | $300 Z490 Workstation Boards & 10GbE Recap
18:24 | Best $300 Z490 OC & Gaming Boards
22:17 | THE Overclocking Motherboard: ASUS APEX vs. Hero
26:00 | $750 Z490 Motherboards Trying to Do Everything
28:03 | Conclusion: Figure Out Features You Want & Spend Less

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VRM Analyst: Buildzoid
Video Editing: Steve Burke

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