Motherboard for I7 6700k (No Overclock )

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Hi Guys.
It's my first time building a gaming PC and after a lot of digging.. I found all the parts except motherboard... I am not sure which motherboard brand I should choose for i7-6700k... that's why I need your help.. By the way i want you to know that I am not gonna overclock my CPU, GPU or RAM.. So i don't care if the motherboard is good at overclocking... Here is what i need from a motherboard:
1) Good for Gaming (Value and Performance is top priority)
2) SLI Support
3) Windows 10 Support
4) M.2 SSD Slot Type 2280
5) Similar Budget with “ASUS Prime Z270-A”,“MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon”,”Gigabyte Z270X Ultra Gaming” (Not Overpriced)
Each of these three motherboards costs around 150-170 euro in my country so in dollars.. 174-197 $ A friend suggested me to pick one of these three motherboards but I don’t know which one I should pick or if they are good for gaming… So do you suggest me to pick one of these three ? Or do you have a different motherboard to suggest me?
Here is the rest of my build:
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700k Skylake
GPU : MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X
RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4 (how many MHz would you suggest? 2133/2400/3000? without OC )
POWER SUPPLY : EVGA Supernova 750 G3
COOLER : BE QUIET DARK ROCK PRO 3
SSD M.2 : Samsung 960 Evo NVME M.2 250 GB
CASE : NZXT S340 ELITE

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

For the 3 mobos, either the MSI or Gigabyte as Asus Prime series is just basic boards.
For RAM i would go for 3000MHz or 3200MHz.
Also you won't need 750W PSU for your system. A 550W would be enough.
I would get a Coffee Lake CPU instead. The i5-8600K will perform better than the I7-6700K. No need to buy a 6th. gen. CPU at this point when you can get a new 8th. gen CPU.

Greg Gregorich · Nov 5, 2017

its all about budged but you decide SLI if i were you i go for cpu and memory overclock to be sure im not getting bottleneck.i use partpicker for builds

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

Yeah, about the SLI..

The GTX 1060 cannot run in SLI, you will need GTX 1070 or above for that.
SLI is not worth it and a waste of money. Many newer games doesn't scale well, some games will even perform worse compared to a single card, and you will get all the side effects like screen tearing.
Better to spend the money on a stronger single card.

Just my 2 cents.

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Thanks for your answer. Sadly I have already ordered my i7-6700k ,my PSU 750 W and my cooler..but it's ok i mean i7-6700k may be 6th gen but it's very similar with i5-8700k so it's ok... and I prefered a PSU 750 W in case i want to upgrade my system in the future... So i won't need to change the PSU too... and I thought SLI would be good in case i want to buy x2 gtx 1080 in the future.. so it's ok if I dont have SLI Thanks. By the way you said Asus Prime series is just basic board.. so do you know a better asus motherboard for gaming? also which brand for motherboard would your prefer for gaming MSI , Gigabyte or ASUS ?

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

Asus ROG or Maximus Series are better gaming and overclocking boards.
The main difference between the 6700K and both the I5-8600K and I7-8700K is that they have 6 cores against the 4 cores only on the 6700K. However it's still a good and capable CPU you got, just that I wouldn't buy an old CPU when a newer is available.

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

So Asus ROG or Maximus Series are better at gaming then which one would you get if you had an i7-6700k ? I will also try to cancel my order for my i7 6700k.. so can you also tell me which one would you get for i5-6800k too?

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

For the I5-8600K you mean?

Something like any of these

Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
MSI Z370 GAMING M5

Or a little cheaper boards

MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON
Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0)
Asus ROG Strix Z370-H Gaming

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Yes I5-8600k i meant... Ok if I can cancel my order i will get the i5-8600k and one of these motherboards but if I can't..? Which asus gaming motherboard should i get for i7-6700k ?

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

Any ROG STRIX or Maximus mobo will do.
Why only Asus boards? Nothing wrong with Gigabyte and MSI boards, the Gigabyte boards even have dual BIOS.

Greg Gregorich · Nov 5, 2017

can use this one very reliable bord:https://www.cnet.com/products/msi-h110m-eco-motherboard-micro-atx-lga1151-socket-h110/specs/

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

I just asked for Asus motherboard because I already know an MSI and a Gigabyte Motherboard for i7-6700k
(MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon and Gigabyte Z270X Ultra Gaming) but should i get a motherboard with z170 chipset or z270 chipset like these two for i7-6700k?

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Thanks Greg but I need a ATX Motherboard not a micro ATX..

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

Doesn't matter for the 6700K, will work in both. But as the Z270 are not much more expensive, you might as well go with newer chipset.

Greg Gregorich · Nov 5, 2017

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Thank you very much for your help Kasper. I really appreciate it !!! Sorry for all these questions...too.. but.. I have one last question ... which one of these 3 would you get Asus Rog Strix Z270F Gaming , MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon or Gigabyte Z270X Ultra Gaming ?

Kasper Jorgensen · Nov 5, 2017

Just pick the one with the features you like and/or design you like. All are good boards, only noticeable difference is the dual BIOS feature on the Gigabyte board.

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

OK ! Thanks once again!!

Greg Gregorich · Nov 5, 2017

have gigabyte more then 5 years no problem at all so many power lose going strong

tracker39 · Nov 5, 2017

Thanks for the information Greg!!! I really appreciate it !!!

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