Original Coupon Deal
I know most prefer AMD but if you are on the Intel train, this seems to be very well priced at the moment for eBay plus members… (I know: I only renewed a while ago when I got a $50 voucher, otherwise wouldn't have done it).
Cheapest I could find are all over $400 for this board. The MSI Tomahawk you can get for around $311, but it's much lower spec. MSI Z490 Gaming Edge is also a good Z490 option for $287.20 (eBay Plus) with PLUSBF20.
Think of all the reasons why intel was king and apply that to AMD instead.
For previous gen, anything except for gaming was AMD.
Current gen, AMD wins in both single and multi-core, no comparison (Except for a 10900kf deal on here recently which surprisingly has little interest) https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/582534
So Amd4 Gen generally beats Intel 1200. Cool thanks
Also has pcie4 if you need. But none of them come with integrated graphics. There’s a few factors that come into play depending on your needs. Apparently the budget gaming option now is a 10400, not sure which model, but is because of 5600x price vs price discount on the intel.
Fortunately the market is finally balanced for now. So you cannot go wrong with AMD anymore in performance and price point.
How does this compare against the Aorus line from Gigabyte?
I got the GIGABYTE Z490 AORUS Elite Ac and are happy with it. I overclock a 10700k to 5Ghz, VRMs are never over 40 degrees. But for the same price as the MSI now I would have probably gone with the MSI as the Aorus series had not a great reputation in the past… However, with the one I have I don't see why not to choose the Aorus if cheaper. So far I think its perfect.
![[eBay Plus] MSI MPG Z490 GAMING Carbon Wi-Fi ATX Gaming Motherboard Intel LGA1200 DDR4 SLI $335.20 Delivered at Futu eBay](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/79/582879.jpg?h=d7d05fe8)
I've been away from intel vs and for a while. Why is the AMD better? last time I built intel was king.