Hello, all. Thank you for taking time to help; I surely need it.
I wish to build an i7-6700 (non-k) machine with a gtx-970 GPU, a single 1TB HDD, Windows 10, and 16 GB DDR4 ram. I have located all the parts I need for this $1000 budget machine, but I am fairly overwhelmed with motherboard selections. I located three different H170 boards I like, but the reviews on them can be somewhat scary, though most are quite positive (Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte). I have included the URLs for the three boards below for your convenience.
My question is this: of these companies, which is known to be the most user-friendly (customer service, bios operations, reliability, ease of set-up, etc.) for a first-time builder? The reviews on the ASUS board seem to be the most positive, and I do like the EZ Update function the ASUS board claims to have (particularly since I am new to building).
I don't know enough to make an educated decision, so I hoped to appeal to your expertise in this matter.
Thank you very much.
Here are the three boards I am considering---but please, if you know of a better option (even if it is a Z170 board), I am all ears. The choices are staggering, and I really don't know enough at this point.
1) ASUS board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132575&cm_re=asus_h170_pro_gaming-_-13-132-575-_-Product
2) MSI board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130883&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction-CS&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-CS-_-Motherboards%20-%20Intel-_-MSI-_-13130883&cm_sp=&AID=11886886&PID=6361382&SID=hawk-1157264152
3) Gigabyte board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863
I wish to build an i7-6700 (non-k) machine with a gtx-970 GPU, a single 1TB HDD, Windows 10, and 16 GB DDR4 ram. I have located all the parts I need for this $1000 budget machine, but I am fairly overwhelmed with motherboard selections. I located three different H170 boards I like, but the reviews on them can be somewhat scary, though most are quite positive (Asus, MSI, and Gigabyte). I have included the URLs for the three boards below for your convenience.
My question is this: of these companies, which is known to be the most user-friendly (customer service, bios operations, reliability, ease of set-up, etc.) for a first-time builder? The reviews on the ASUS board seem to be the most positive, and I do like the EZ Update function the ASUS board claims to have (particularly since I am new to building).
I don't know enough to make an educated decision, so I hoped to appeal to your expertise in this matter.
Thank you very much.
Here are the three boards I am considering---but please, if you know of a better option (even if it is a Z170 board), I am all ears. The choices are staggering, and I really don't know enough at this point.
1) ASUS board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132575&cm_re=asus_h170_pro_gaming-_-13-132-575-_-Product
2) MSI board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130883&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction-CS&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-CS-_-Motherboards%20-%20Intel-_-MSI-_-13130883&cm_sp=&AID=11886886&PID=6361382&SID=hawk-1157264152
3) Gigabyte board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863
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