Componets Picked Out But Need Help With Z170 Board

[skippyboy92362]

Pretty much have made up my mind to do a new build and have decided to go with an Intel Core i5-6600K which seems to be the sweet spot with the 1151s. The new build be used for everyday use and gaming. It will be on at least 8 hours a day between me and my wife. I have been building PC's over the last 20 years so I have seen plenty of issues and handled them with ease.

The parts I have picked out so far.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vjkpt6

I have a new 250 GB Samsung Evo SSD for Windows 10 64 pro and a new 1 TB Western Digital drive for storage.
Will be going in the case from my signature.

Requirements for the board are
Ad a M.2 drive latter on
Durability would like to get a least 2 to 3 years of use out of it on a mild overclock with out any major issues.
At least 3 if not more system fan headers.
Price $175 to $250 will keep us in budget.
Basically a good if not great upper tier mid grade board.

I looking for some ideas for a board from those of you that have recently built a rig with about the same specs I'm looking at. Thanks guys all ideas would be appreciated.

 

[geofelt]

I can recommend the asus maximus VIII gene for $228
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132569
It is M-ATX which will fit. See my sig.

If you need the expansion slots, the Maximus viii ranger looks equally good:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132586

One comment on your parts:
skylake does not need fast ram.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html

1.20v 2400 speed is plenty.
If

 

[skippyboy92362]

After doing some research geofelt is right no need for DDR4 3000 so I'll just get the same Gskills @ 2400 and add another set. Was reading there is to many issues with the Z170 chipsets and higher ram speeds anyhow. So head ache one is gone. Thanks geofelt.

 

[skippyboy92362]

I'm down to two choices for a good motherboard.

Thanks to geofelt
(1.20v 2400 speed is plenty.)
Were able to spend a little more on a board.

Choices and reasons.

1.ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 LGA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132639
I have a friend who has been using a ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 and overclocking the dickens out of it on a custom water cooler and its still going strong after 3 years of use. Board is pretty much bullet proof. Only I issue is the upgrade to a M.2 drive and the front guards will have to come off. This means a complete tear down when the time comes. May just go ahead now and get a Samsung 250 GB M.2 now and be done with it.

2. ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132565
seen it has memory issues with higher speeds getting it to post but after a bios flash with 1 Stick of DDR4 2400 it should be fine. I always flash the bios this way if it needs it on a new build before any drives or windows is installed. So I'll be good to go on this board.