Which motherboard should I get for a new PC

[BlessedNoob]

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 LGA 1150 ATX Intel Motherboard OR ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard OR ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard. This is going to be a gaming PC, most likely with one or two RX 480 GPUs

 

[Inkiad]

Are you building the pc new? If so, why not build a skylake system(intel 6th gen)?

I always prefer gigabyte over others. Had no problems with any of their boards.

 

[BlessedNoob]

Are you building the pc new? If so, why not build a skylake system(intel 6th gen)?

I always prefer gigabyte over others. Had no problems with any of their boards.

It's a budget PC, roughly $800 here is my parts list https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BlessedNoob/saved/

 

[BlessedNoob]

Are you building the pc new? If so, why not build a skylake system(intel 6th gen)?

I always prefer gigabyte over others. Had no problems with any of their boards.

If you can, can you give me Skylake 6h gen build in my price range, if that's even possible?

 

[Inkiad]

Consider this then -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($136.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.34 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.34 @ Newegg)
Total: $856.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 17:37 EDT-0400

If you are not that into overclocking, you can get better ssd and maybe motherboard.

 

[BlessedNoob]

Consider this then -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($136.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($82.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.34 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($3.34 @ Newegg)
Total: $856.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-14 17:37 EDT-0400

If you are not that into overclocking, you can get better ssd and maybe motherboard.

I might do that actually but is it worth it since I have Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz RAM. This is my final build for teh i5-4690km, https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BlessedNoob/saved/ the gpu is just there for now until the RX 480 comes out. also i plan on having crossfire as well.

 

[ohenryy]

That rig looks good but I would go for a Extreme 4+, packs more compared to Gaming 3.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/BPp4D8

 

[Inkiad]

I might do that actually but is it worth it since I have Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz RAM. This is my final build for teh i5-4690km, https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BlessedNoob/saved/ the gpu is just there for now until the RX 480 comes out. also i plan on having crossfire as well.

Sell your DDR3 rams. DDR4 and skylake is the way to go now. DDR4 uses less power, operates in less voltage and is recommended for the skylake system.

I prefer gigabyte motherboards over others because did not have a single problem with them till now. Even have a 8 years old G41 from them which is running 7 days a week for the whole time.

 

[BlessedNoob]

I might do that actually but is it worth it since I have Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz RAM. This is my final build for teh i5-4690km, https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BlessedNoob/saved/ the gpu is just there for now until the RX 480 comes out. also i plan on having crossfire as well.

Sell your DDR3 rams. DDR4 and skylake is the way to go now. DDR4 uses less power, operates in less voltage and is recommended for the skylake system.

I prefer gigabyte motherboards over others because did not have a single problem with them till now. Even have a 8 years old G41 from them which is running 7 days a week for the whole time.

One more thing. I already have a 500gb hard drive that had SATA ports and cables. This hdd has my os and everything else on it such as my games, prgrams, etc. Can i take that hdd out and put it onto the new PC and new motherboard and will it have Win7 or is it stuck?

 

[Inkiad]

you can just plug the old HDD and it should work, should boot with windows 7.

 

[BlessedNoob]

you can just plug the old HDD and it should work, should boot with windows 7.

great, that means i dont have to buy Windows 10 for $83, no hate just trying to save as much money

 

[Inkiad]

You will have to re activate windows. Call microsoft and tell them your pc was fried, thats why you have new pc and you need to reactivate windows.

Anyway, i knew that windows 10 is free for win 7 users.

 

[BlessedNoob]

You will have to re activate windows. Call microsoft and tell them your pc was fried, thats why you have new pc and you need to reactivate windows.

Anyway, i knew that windows 10 is free for win 7 users.

I've tried to upgrade to Windows 10 but the PC that I have now just won't let me, i've tried a lot. Im fine with Windows 7 so it's not too big of a deal