1. I I have an Intel 6700K cpu, but I am stuck on which motherboard to get.
The hardest part for me is always picking the motherboard and/or the cpu since the rest of the components are dependent on them. You also have websites like userbenchmark to compare the other components, but not for the mobo. And I really don't want to build a computer then have to take everything off to return it.
I mainly want to use the computer for school, work, etc., but in 3-15 months I may become a pc gamer. I don't have plans to overclock and I would be happy to play games at 720p/1080p, ecstatic to play at 1440p/4k, but not mandatory for me, I'm mainly a Nintendo gamer so graphics don't mean a whole lot for me.
But, any way, apparently H170 would take away a lot of features from the cpu, so I am pretty sure I'm going with the Z series. So it's between Z170 and Z270.
I have a $1200 for the rest of my components, but of course I don't want to just throw money away.
2. I am leaning more towards the Z270 because of the Optane Technology that may come out Q2 2017, but should I go with Z170 or Z270?
3. I am also leaning towards an ATX form factor since it'll likely have more slots/ports and better for future proofing.
4. Using pcpartpicker, still makes it extremely difficult to choose. Please help me decide and give me guidance on picking motherboards in the future.
5. Lastly, http://www.microcenter.com/ (MI - Detroit/Madison Heights) is the place I want to get the components from, lots of the motherboards in pcpartpicker aren't available at microcenter, so could you recommend multiple motherboards starting from your best choice? Or if you have time could you check if they sale it/them?
6. Lastly, how can you find out how old a motherboard is? Is newer usually better (value and/or performance)?
Thank you in advance.
Edit: Video editing is a possibility too, but not for 3-15 months like with the gaming, I don't plan on getting a GPU until I am about to start video editing and/or gaming.
The hardest part for me is always picking the motherboard and/or the cpu since the rest of the components are dependent on them. You also have websites like userbenchmark to compare the other components, but not for the mobo. And I really don't want to build a computer then have to take everything off to return it.
I mainly want to use the computer for school, work, etc., but in 3-15 months I may become a pc gamer. I don't have plans to overclock and I would be happy to play games at 720p/1080p, ecstatic to play at 1440p/4k, but not mandatory for me, I'm mainly a Nintendo gamer so graphics don't mean a whole lot for me.
But, any way, apparently H170 would take away a lot of features from the cpu, so I am pretty sure I'm going with the Z series. So it's between Z170 and Z270.
I have a $1200 for the rest of my components, but of course I don't want to just throw money away.
2. I am leaning more towards the Z270 because of the Optane Technology that may come out Q2 2017, but should I go with Z170 or Z270?
3. I am also leaning towards an ATX form factor since it'll likely have more slots/ports and better for future proofing.
4. Using pcpartpicker, still makes it extremely difficult to choose. Please help me decide and give me guidance on picking motherboards in the future.
5. Lastly, http://www.microcenter.com/ (MI - Detroit/Madison Heights) is the place I want to get the components from, lots of the motherboards in pcpartpicker aren't available at microcenter, so could you recommend multiple motherboards starting from your best choice? Or if you have time could you check if they sale it/them?
6. Lastly, how can you find out how old a motherboard is? Is newer usually better (value and/or performance)?
Thank you in advance.
Edit: Video editing is a possibility too, but not for 3-15 months like with the gaming, I don't plan on getting a GPU until I am about to start video editing and/or gaming.
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