Should I buy the Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7, or keep the Asus Z97-a I already have?

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Should I buy the Gigabyte z370 Aorus Gaming 7, or keep the Asus Z97-a I already have? Any help is nice.
i don't care if it only helps a little bit with the performance, I'm just trying to get the most with my all out build.
 
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If you have a Z97 board it's DDR3, don't need to check that's all that board supports. So you will need DDR4 RAM if you upgrade to an 8700k and Z370 board.
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Those boards have different sockets, no Z97 compatible CPU will work in a Z370 board. So keep what you have. Even if it was compatible motherboards generally don't affect performance at all, unless you get a board that supports overclocking and overclock.
 
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I'm throwing an Intel I7 8700k 8th gen, will that work with the Gigabyte?
 
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Yes, but it wont work with that Z97 board. You will need DDR4 RAM as well.
 
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I don't know what kind of ram I have, is there any way i can check without ripping it out of my computer.
 
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If you have a Z97 board it's DDR3, don't need to check that's all that board supports. So you will need DDR4 RAM if you upgrade to an 8700k and Z370 board.
 
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