- Sep 21, 2015
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Hi,
I originally wanted to get a Gene board for building a micro ATX system. This is one of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) boards, and thus has 5 way optimisation, pro clock, optimisation for the LAN, wifi, etc. But, I am considering going to the Z170m Plus board, because it has two PS2 ports. Here is why. I can save a lot of money putting Win 7 instead of Win 10 because already have a Win 7; also Win 7 save trouble if you have to move to a different drive and reinstall. Win 7 requires installation via PS2 or by mimicking PS2 via a USB 2.0. The Skylake, Z170 chipsets do not support the latter anymore. Thus, you really need two PS2 ports to install Win 7.
The ROG boards do not have two PS2 ports where some of the premium boards, such as Z170m Plus do have. Also, going down to the latter, the board itself would be quite a bit cheaper.
The system will be micro ATX for games and I will probably try over clocking with the i5 6600K CPU.
In going down to a lower board, I would be considering the quality of over clocking, monitoring, ease of use, and possibly audio.
Question: what will I be loosing by going down from the ROG boards to the regular boards? Does the AI Suite on the regular boards also have 5 way optimisation? The website is unclear about this. Do they have a nearly equivalent support for over clocking, with the full range of over clocking speeds and board stability, or does the so-called Pro Clock make a big difference? Would a Gigabyte board be better for over clocking, or for ease of use?
I can do without the very best audio because will probably add a high-end audio card sometime. This, audio need not be considered here--that is unless some of you feel that the Supreme FX audio on the ROG boards is even better than the very best audio cards, in which case maybe I better stick with the ROG board. I am very particular about audio quality and would go for an audio card otherwise.
Thoughts about any other differences for games and ease of use?
Thanks.
I originally wanted to get a Gene board for building a micro ATX system. This is one of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) boards, and thus has 5 way optimisation, pro clock, optimisation for the LAN, wifi, etc. But, I am considering going to the Z170m Plus board, because it has two PS2 ports. Here is why. I can save a lot of money putting Win 7 instead of Win 10 because already have a Win 7; also Win 7 save trouble if you have to move to a different drive and reinstall. Win 7 requires installation via PS2 or by mimicking PS2 via a USB 2.0. The Skylake, Z170 chipsets do not support the latter anymore. Thus, you really need two PS2 ports to install Win 7.
The ROG boards do not have two PS2 ports where some of the premium boards, such as Z170m Plus do have. Also, going down to the latter, the board itself would be quite a bit cheaper.
The system will be micro ATX for games and I will probably try over clocking with the i5 6600K CPU.
In going down to a lower board, I would be considering the quality of over clocking, monitoring, ease of use, and possibly audio.
Question: what will I be loosing by going down from the ROG boards to the regular boards? Does the AI Suite on the regular boards also have 5 way optimisation? The website is unclear about this. Do they have a nearly equivalent support for over clocking, with the full range of over clocking speeds and board stability, or does the so-called Pro Clock make a big difference? Would a Gigabyte board be better for over clocking, or for ease of use?
I can do without the very best audio because will probably add a high-end audio card sometime. This, audio need not be considered here--that is unless some of you feel that the Supreme FX audio on the ROG boards is even better than the very best audio cards, in which case maybe I better stick with the ROG board. I am very particular about audio quality and would go for an audio card otherwise.
Thoughts about any other differences for games and ease of use?
Thanks.
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