Which motherboard should I get for a new PC

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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
 
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It's a budget PC, roughly $800 here is my parts list https://pcpartpicker.com/user/BlessedNoob/saved/
 
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If you can, can you give me Skylake 6h gen build in my price range, if that's even possible?
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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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?
 
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great, that means i dont have to buy Windows 10 for $83, no hate just trying to save as much money
 
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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
 
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