Z270 Motherboard w/ i7 7700k

[StraikoID]

Hi everyone!

I'm here to ask for advice on which motherboard I should get as there are so many. Here are the things that I need/don't need: (My budget is $100-250ish)
+ RBG is optional, although I don't wish to pay extra for it
+ ATX
+ Ethernet (pretty sure this is default)
+ Overclocking capabilities although it doesn't have to be water cooler compatible
+ I'll be using one gpu + 16 ram possibly
+ Doesn't force the gpu (1060) to overlap some important part of the mobo
+ I don't mind what brand although I've been told to look for ASUS/Gigabyte/MSI

Although I'm quite random with these wishes, I hope it helps to narrow it down.

Thanks

 

[Hellfire13]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($248.90 @ OutletPC)
Total: $248.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-04 17:06 EDT-0400


The board comes with lots of connectivity options, overclocking potential and features like superior audio codec with headphone amps, bluetooth and wifi.

 

[StraikoID]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($248.90 @ OutletPC)
Total: $248.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-04 17:06 EDT-0400

The board comes with lots of connectivity options, overclocking potential and features like superior audio codec with headphone amps, bluetooth and wifi.

A bit pricy though, not available on amazon and newegg has it listed for $300

 

[Hellfire13]

wats your location???

 

[Dugimodo]

Do you already have the 7700K? because if not you'd be better off going for an i5 8400, or 8600K if you prefer overclocking. That's if your budget doesn't include the newer i7s of course. 2 extra cores make even the new i5s better than the older i7s.

If you have the 7700K already though, any Z270 board is ok if it has the features you want.

 

[StraikoID]

wats your location???

I live in Illinois. And I checked the individual sellers on amazon and it seems to be $280 for a brand new one

 

[StraikoID]

Do you already have the 7700K? because if not you'd be better off going for an i5 8400, or 8600K if you prefer overclocking. That's if your budget doesn't include the newer i7s of course. 2 extra cores make even the new i5s better than the older i7s.

If you have the 7700K already though, any Z370 board is ok if it has the features you want. Z270 should work too but might need a BIOS update before it'll run a 7 series CPU so that could be an issue.

I don't have it at the moment but I'll be receiving it for free from a competition + I currently have an i5 4690k

 

[Dugimodo]

I messed up with the chipsets and deleted that bit, Z370 is for 8 series only. The older 6 series chipsets are what I was thinking off, Z170 i think it is, that can be updated for 7 series CPUs in some cases.

 

[Hellfire13]

wats your location???

I live in Illinois. And I checked the individual sellers on amazon and it seems to be $280 for a brand new one

You can order it online here... https://www.outletpc.com/zz5181-asus-rog-strix-z270e-gaming-motherboard.html?utm_source=zz5181-asus-rog-strix-z270e-gaming-motherboard&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Asus%2B-%2BMotherboards%20%3E%20Intel%20LGA1151
But it will exceed your budget with shipping.


This board is a good alternative with all necessary features...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z270-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($158.90 @ OutletPC)
Total: $158.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-04 18:20 EDT-0400