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Background info (If you don't care and just want to get to my question, skip to the Too Long Didn't Read [TLDR] part):
I built my rig back in 2011. I went with an ASUS P7p55d motherboard with an i5-760 and a GTX 460. I have 8gb of Ripjaw memory and a corsair 750 modular PSU. Right down the middle of mid-range gaming PC as you can get for the time. I've since upgraded my card to a GTX 760.
I can still play most games, but my equipment is starting to show its age as most games I really have to be selective with what I turn to high, and some things I just have to turn off all together to keep games looking good but still functional. I started thinking I could just upgrade to the "top of the line for the time". i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1080 GPU... The problem is, the 1156 socket i7 CPU is still over $250. No one has really been able to upgrade this board to 16GB of RAM, even though the board says it can support it. And I'm wondering if the bus speeds of the board would even be worth putting a modern GPU in it.
My previous computer I researched and compared everything. I had 7 months of deployment time to spend literally months putting combos together through newegg and compared those with amazon and tiger direct. I read comments and ratings for every brand and chipset. You get the idea. I just don't really have the motivation or time to go through every 3d mark stress test and forum to figure out what the latest and greatest tech is today.
TL;DR
I'm hoping you guys can give me a quick run down of what I really need vs what would be overkill. So z270 or z370 board.. Whats the real difference? The socket is the same (though I realize its not compatible) Is it worth it to go z370 or is it just kind of a gimmick? Is that going to eventually be the industry standard?
I want an i7, a GTX 1080, and 16GB of RAM (if not 32). I will not ever be upgrading to SLI. I think its just as cost effective to upgrade to the next generation of card than to hold out and buy another outdated card and then have to deal with the issues that come with SLI. I do not plan on overclocking. I don't care about lights and looking cool. I DO want dual monitors, however my second monitor is not so much for super widescreen, but I keep my chat programs expanded on it so i know who I'm talking to though teamspeak, discord, whatever. I don't need a million PCI-E slots or 900 USB ports. 1080 GPU, maybe a slot for a wireless card, m2 SSD should be all I need and let that ride for the next 5+ years. So, what MB would you recommend for such a setup?
I built my rig back in 2011. I went with an ASUS P7p55d motherboard with an i5-760 and a GTX 460. I have 8gb of Ripjaw memory and a corsair 750 modular PSU. Right down the middle of mid-range gaming PC as you can get for the time. I've since upgraded my card to a GTX 760.
I can still play most games, but my equipment is starting to show its age as most games I really have to be selective with what I turn to high, and some things I just have to turn off all together to keep games looking good but still functional. I started thinking I could just upgrade to the "top of the line for the time". i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 1080 GPU... The problem is, the 1156 socket i7 CPU is still over $250. No one has really been able to upgrade this board to 16GB of RAM, even though the board says it can support it. And I'm wondering if the bus speeds of the board would even be worth putting a modern GPU in it.
My previous computer I researched and compared everything. I had 7 months of deployment time to spend literally months putting combos together through newegg and compared those with amazon and tiger direct. I read comments and ratings for every brand and chipset. You get the idea. I just don't really have the motivation or time to go through every 3d mark stress test and forum to figure out what the latest and greatest tech is today.
TL;DR
I'm hoping you guys can give me a quick run down of what I really need vs what would be overkill. So z270 or z370 board.. Whats the real difference? The socket is the same (though I realize its not compatible) Is it worth it to go z370 or is it just kind of a gimmick? Is that going to eventually be the industry standard?
I want an i7, a GTX 1080, and 16GB of RAM (if not 32). I will not ever be upgrading to SLI. I think its just as cost effective to upgrade to the next generation of card than to hold out and buy another outdated card and then have to deal with the issues that come with SLI. I do not plan on overclocking. I don't care about lights and looking cool. I DO want dual monitors, however my second monitor is not so much for super widescreen, but I keep my chat programs expanded on it so i know who I'm talking to though teamspeak, discord, whatever. I don't need a million PCI-E slots or 900 USB ports. 1080 GPU, maybe a slot for a wireless card, m2 SSD should be all I need and let that ride for the next 5+ years. So, what MB would you recommend for such a setup?
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