Msi vs Evga

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

Msi Z170A SLI Plus - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130900&cm_re=Msi_sli_plus-_-13-130-900-_-Product

EVGA FTW Z170 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188178

Thoughts?

WildCard999 · Sep 30, 2016

MSI as its cheaper, better spacing for SLI (EVGA FTW you can only use the top two PCIE slots for SLI) & IMO makes better quality MB's.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 30, 2016

EVGA boards are horrible , not a big fan of MSI either , but here I am.
MSI for sure.

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

But the thing is EVGA has global warranty and it has pretty impressive benchmarks for this range and I can't find any other good motherboards around $140 - $150

Bout this tho - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4S844H7825&cm_re=Msi_z170-_-9SIA4S844H7825-_-Product

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 30, 2016

KuriousKid :

It's a decent board , EVGA releases nice GPU's , don't trust their boards.

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

Your suggestions for Mobos?

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 30, 2016

I only build with ASUS and Gigabyte.

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

Oh, cool

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

Another thing, I'm planning to go with the gaming pro carbon one but will this RAM be compatible since it says 3000(O.C)??

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4S844H7825&cm_re=Msi_z170-_-9SIA4S844H7825-_-Product

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 30, 2016

You need a K CPU and probably a small overclock and it should run 3000 with XMP enabled in the BIOS.

KuriousKid · Sep 30, 2016

I am getting a K chip, the i5 6600k , is it fine?