Which Board Would Fair Best

[oconnor]

I have picked out the remaining components of the system and I was recommended by two friends who are computer engineers to stay with the Z170 chipset and an i7 6700K...the video card is an MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card and will most likely add another next year... The boards I am looking at are...I have upped the budget based on recommendations from the forums.

ASRock Z170 Extreme 7 LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard
MSI Z170A Gaming M7 LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[Luminary]

Between the three I'd get the Gigabyte Gaming 7, no question about it.

It's gotten fantastic professional reviews, as well as very high customer reviews from sites like Newegg.

Professional Reviews:

-HiTechLegion 'GOLD Award': http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/motherboards/45666-gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming-7-motherboard-review?showall=&start=8

-Overclockers.com 'Approved' Award: http://www.overclockers.com/gigabyte-z170x-gaming-7-motherboard-review/

-Bjorn3D 'Best Bang for the Buck Award: http://www.bjorn3d.com/2015/09/gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming-7/5/

-LanOC 'Recommended': http://lanoc.org/review/motherboards/7124-gigabyte-ga-z170x-gaming-7?showall=&start=8

 

[oconnor]

That is the one I was leaning towards on the original build, I appreciate the response

 

[Luminary]

You're most welcome, it's a fantastic choice.

 

[Gam3r01]

I second the Gigabyte. Asus and Gigabyte are my go to for motherboards, ASRock follows second behind, and I wont touch MSI due to their poor QC.