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I'm looking for a decent Z270 motherboard that has the following features:
I was looking at the MSI SLI PLUS compatibility list and they mention CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 and CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 but not CMR16GX4M2D3200C16, or CMR32GX4M4C3200C16, or even 2x CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 (which I believe would be the same as the 32 GB one with 4 x 8GB?)
I have a MSI GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X but since they got really expensive in my country I'll be able to sell it for a good price, possibly more than what I paid for, and then I'll grab a GTX 1080. I paid ~US$ 415.00 for my graphics card a few months ago and now it's costing ~US$ 580.00 for whatever reason.
I also have a Corsair H80i v2.
With that in mind, could anyone tell me which one of the following motherboards would be a better choice?
I have two in mind, the MSI Z270 SLI PLUS and MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS, but if there's a better option for roughly the same price I'd like to know about it. And if not, then which one of these is a better option?
Considering that a) I don't need the HDMI output from the Z270 SLI PLUS since I'll plug the HDMI cable on the GTX 1080 and b) I won't use USB Type-C or if I do I'll just get an expansion card.
The only real reason I don't go straight for the Z270 GAMING PLUS is because I'm afraid I'll lose a lot compared to the SLI PLUS or another option that I don't know about. If it wasn't for that, I would've gone with the Z270 GAMING PLUS already because it looks fantastic and would go really well with my build.
Support for Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (which would be 2 x CMR16GX4M2D3200C16) 3200 MHz – since I already have one set of CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 and I'll buy another one eventually;
Compatible with Corsair 400C case;
Any amount of PCI-Express 3.0 slots, as I don't plan on doing SLI;
Compatible with Core i7-7700K;
Compatible with Corsair TX-650M;
Aimed at gaming even though I'll also use it for work.
I was looking at the MSI SLI PLUS compatibility list and they mention CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 and CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 but not CMR16GX4M2D3200C16, or CMR32GX4M4C3200C16, or even 2x CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 (which I believe would be the same as the 32 GB one with 4 x 8GB?)
I have a MSI GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X but since they got really expensive in my country I'll be able to sell it for a good price, possibly more than what I paid for, and then I'll grab a GTX 1080. I paid ~US$ 415.00 for my graphics card a few months ago and now it's costing ~US$ 580.00 for whatever reason.
I also have a Corsair H80i v2.
With that in mind, could anyone tell me which one of the following motherboards would be a better choice?
I have two in mind, the MSI Z270 SLI PLUS and MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS, but if there's a better option for roughly the same price I'd like to know about it. And if not, then which one of these is a better option?
Considering that a) I don't need the HDMI output from the Z270 SLI PLUS since I'll plug the HDMI cable on the GTX 1080 and b) I won't use USB Type-C or if I do I'll just get an expansion card.
The only real reason I don't go straight for the Z270 GAMING PLUS is because I'm afraid I'll lose a lot compared to the SLI PLUS or another option that I don't know about. If it wasn't for that, I would've gone with the Z270 GAMING PLUS already because it looks fantastic and would go really well with my build.
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