Should i change from z170 to z270 ?

[TheXYZ707]

So i bought an MSI M7 Z170 Motherboard and the day after i found out that there was a new technology which is z270 so i felt bad that i didnt knew about it..... so now i have the z170 and im thinking about selling it and buying a z270.... but the question is, does it make any difference?
Because my new pc that im building is probably gonna stay for at least 5 to 6 years... so help me please xD

 

[Barty1884]

Z270 supports 4 extra PCIe lanes, Octane support and KabyLake chips out-of-the-box (ie does not require a BIOS update).

Other than those factors, there's really nothing new.

If you want to utilize additional M.2 SSDs, or Octane, then consider it.

If you could sell your board and get onto Z270 for a minimum amount (ie <$10) then there's no harm. But I wouldn't suggest you take any form of price 'hit' for the minimal additional features............. unless you intend on utilizing them.

 

[TheXYZ707]

Whata octane exactly?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

I would suggest that if your motherbored now works well with your computer I would not sell it and keep it and then in the future if you want to upgrade your MB again there be a new one you might like!

 

[Barty1884]

Whata octane exactly?

If this is the first you're hearing about it, don't worry about it .

Essentially it's a new time of storage/memory, faster than SSDs etc.
It's a long ways away from being readily available (at the consumer level) in capacities that are actually useful.

To consumers, currently, it's essentially a super-fast cache drive..... only available on KabyLake*, where most people building with KL would've already picked up an SSD.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-optane-technology.html

*Thinking about it, it may not even be a concern for you. I assume you picked up a Skylake chip? I believe it has to be a KabyLake CPU and not just chipset........ but could be wrong.

 

[TheXYZ707]

Whata octane exactly?

If this is the first you're hearing about it, don't worry about it .

Essentially it's a new time of storage/memory, faster than SSDs etc.
It's a long ways away from being readily available (at the consumer level) in capacities that are actually useful.

To consumers, currently, it's essentially a super-fast cache drive..... only available on KabyLake*, where most people building with KL would've already picked up an SSD.
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-optane-technology.html

*Thinking about it, it may not even be a concern for you. I assume you picked up a Skylake chip? I believe it has to be a KabyLake CPU and not just chipset........ but could be wrong.

oh... is this the m.2????

 

[Barty1884]

Not M.2 as a whole, no. M.2 is the formfactor utilized for some of them (along with U.2 etc), but essentially yes, it's an improved storage/memory medium