Trouble deciding on a Motherboard

Talzihno

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Sep 3, 2016
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Hey Guys, I'm having trouble deciding on the Motherboard to buy for a future build.
Looking for a black with red motherboard. Don't really want to spend any more than $340.


I have these four in mind, All prices are in AU.
MSI Z170A GAMING M5 = $275
MSI Z170A GAMING M7 = $330-$345
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7 = $275-$330 (I know it's not really popular, but it looks amazing)
Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO =$340

If you have any other motherboard in mind that would match the planned build below, feel free to throw them in the comments.


Planned Build.
CPU: i5 6600k
CPU Cooler: Nzxt Kraken x52
GPU: MSI GTX 1060 X 6GB
PSU: EVGA Supernova 650W
MEM: Corsair Vengeance Red LED 2x8gb 2666
HDD: Western Digital 1TB
CASE: Nzxt S340 Elite (Either all black, or red & black)
FANS: Nzxt Aer Rgb (x2-x4)
MOBO: [?????????????]

THANKYOUUUU.
 
Solution
All Mobo(s) has Z170 chipset and more expensive than the average Z170 board, which retails at about $180. The price difference most likely reflects the build quality, the presence or absence of certain features or number of I/O ports
between MSI M5 and M7, M7 has more PCIe expansion slots (PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 and x8 Mode)) and might be better built quality than M5..ASRock and Asus are almost same as M7..
now thing is which one you should pick!!
i'll recommend M5..other are good mobo but as you are planning for gtx 1060 which don't support SLI that's why M5 otherwise get M7/Gaming i7/Macimus VIII Hero its your preference.

Dronzer Dragneel

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All Mobo(s) has Z170 chipset and more expensive than the average Z170 board, which retails at about $180. The price difference most likely reflects the build quality, the presence or absence of certain features or number of I/O ports
between MSI M5 and M7, M7 has more PCIe expansion slots (PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 and x8 Mode)) and might be better built quality than M5..ASRock and Asus are almost same as M7..
now thing is which one you should pick!!
i'll recommend M5..other are good mobo but as you are planning for gtx 1060 which don't support SLI that's why M5 otherwise get M7/Gaming i7/Macimus VIII Hero its your preference.
 
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