Easy question. Which motherboard should I choose? Keep in mind, The OC Formula will only be $10 more for me despite list price, however I also lose the add-on usb 3.1(a & c ports) front panel, the DVI (unimportant, I have GFX), seems like 2 usb 2.0 ports (I believe this is a mobo header, as the I/O back panel is the same), 1 fan connector, and one of the other Intel networking chip in favor of 3 more power phases, the 8+4 pin atx 12v power delivery, ability to switch off pcie lanes, and better stock benchmark scores. I assembled a comparison chart to make viewing easier, and to make your own opinions on/catch things I didnt.
To make things short, with a fairly moderate oc on a i5-6600k of 4.4-4.5ghz which motherboard would be the best bang for the buck?
I do like the 8+4 atx 12v design + the extra power phases as I see it could even out stability on the OC Formula combined with its seemingly higher OC ability, boot into bios setting, and lane disabling, however the Extreme 7+ seems to have more to offer on the board with the included front panel, extra USB 2.0 header, 2nd networking chip, and still retains 15 power phases all with the same caps, mosfets, 60A chokes, and sound chip. Not to mention I find the mild gold/yellow on the Extreme 7+ to be more attractive than the vibrant bumblebee yellow on the Formula.
http://us.hardware.info/comparisontable/products/316334-316333 (I apologize hyperlink was being finicky, hopefully link works now.)
I appreciate any answers. Thanks.
To make things short, with a fairly moderate oc on a i5-6600k of 4.4-4.5ghz which motherboard would be the best bang for the buck?
I do like the 8+4 atx 12v design + the extra power phases as I see it could even out stability on the OC Formula combined with its seemingly higher OC ability, boot into bios setting, and lane disabling, however the Extreme 7+ seems to have more to offer on the board with the included front panel, extra USB 2.0 header, 2nd networking chip, and still retains 15 power phases all with the same caps, mosfets, 60A chokes, and sound chip. Not to mention I find the mild gold/yellow on the Extreme 7+ to be more attractive than the vibrant bumblebee yellow on the Formula.
http://us.hardware.info/comparisontable/products/316334-316333 (I apologize hyperlink was being finicky, hopefully link works now.)
I appreciate any answers. Thanks.