Should i buy a skylake or kaby lake mobo for my I7 Skylake 6700k?

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So i have a Skylake 6700k and was originally using a Z170-A board... But the board became faulty after a few months and I've sent it in for RMA... But I am thinking of just buying a different board anyways... Would it be smarter to buy a gaming board designed for the Skylake or should i get a Z270 gaming board so i can eventually upgrade to a kaby lake or does it even matter?

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Well, if you are going to upgrade in the future, get the Kaby Lake...however, by the time you upgrade, something new will be out. Honestly, the 6700K isn't a bad chip, and should perform well in everyday tasks. I would recommend to just get the Z170, and call it a day.
 
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Well i HAD a z170-a but it already has had a problem which i've never had in past builds... which makes me a little leary of at least the z170-a boards... That and the Z270 boards seem to be a similar price, i just didn't know if they would work as well with my skylake as a board build for skylake would.

Do you know what a good Skylake "gaming" motherboard is?

 
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From what I am seeing Z170 and Z270 are kinda close in price. But yeah i live in the USA and am willing to spend up to $200 for a board but I want one that is for a gaming rig.
 
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Get this, killer deal right now: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/bzNypg/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xgaming7

Other options in order of preference: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/69X2FT/asus-strix-z270h-atx-lga2011-motherboard-strix-z270h
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z4wqqs/asus-z270-mk2-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z270-mk2
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xdmxFT/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xud3
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/KR8H99/msi-z270-tomahawk-arctic-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z270-tomahawk-arctic
 
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So the Gigabyte G1 that i've heard good things about is around $169.99 on newegg

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128835&cm_re=z170-_-13-128-835-_-Product

And the Asus Z270F is $179.99

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132930&cm_re=z270_strix-_-13-132-930-_-Product

Just not sure which would be more optimal in this situation.

 
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Ok and yeah thats the G1 that i've been hearing about.
 
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