Which motherboard for i7 6700k and 2 pci-e x1 slots?

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Hi, I'm looking to build a custom PC and want to know what motherboard to get for an i7 6700k cpu and needing 2 pci-e x1 slots for a wifi card and firewire card. I will be using a single gpu card as well. I want usb 3.1 type c, hdmi, and enough at least 4 usb 3.0 ports to use for various devices. I also want ddr4 compatibility and a m.2 sata capability for ssd though I'm unsure if I really need that for a good ssd.

I've thought about the asus z170 pro gaming motherboard, but with these motherboards that have 3 pci-e slots for the gpu, I'm unsure how I could comfortable fit 2 pci-e x1 devices on it unless I could put the gpu on the top pci-e x16 slot, but then it would be close to the cpu and I don't want any heat issues in case that could happen, but I don't know much about whether there'd be any heat issue with that configuration.

Any good quality and reliable motherboard recommendations?
 
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Going cheaper would mean switching chipsets. And it would only be $20 cheaper. You should atleast keep the posibility of overclocking.
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I looked at the asus z170-e, but it only has 1 pci-e x1, at least according to the specs listing and I need 2 of those slots.

Do you know anything about how to fit all the pci-e cards and gpu cards on the motherboard properly with good airflow?
 
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The specs are probably wrong. The board should have 2 x1 physical porst and a x16 port that works is x2 or x1 mode depending what you connect(yes a PCIE x1 card worsk in a PCIE x2,x4 etc slot). And that's not counting the two x16 slots meant for graphics. So, even if it like in the specs, it'll still do.

As for airflow, put the GPU in the upmost PCIE slot that is usualy color-coded and other cards as low in teh case as possible, but not using the second PCIE 3.0 x16 that is meant for a secong graphics card.
 
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Now here's the thing I don't think I'll be doing sli. Is getting the z170-e too much for me and is there something cheaper with similar features and has quality, and reliability?
 
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Going cheaper would mean switching chipsets. And it would only be $20 cheaper. You should atleast keep the posibility of overclocking.
 
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You think I should just go for the z170-e instead of the z170-a? I'm not too into overclocking, but I could see it open as a possibility.
 
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