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best mini itx z170 for 6700k ?

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Hi

 

i really cant deiced which MoBo to get

 

on paper ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac have best features " i think" but also have alot of bad reviews
Asus Z170I PRO GAMING on the other hand have nice UEFI but no type-c and the wifi not that good < it have better reviews 
GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 have type-c but not that good UEFI (as they says) < reviews are good generally

 

any board over 200$ is out of my reach but i welcome any suggestion

stability is most important factor to me then the features
 

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The best one would be the Impact.  It offers big-boy overclocking VRM just like the high end full size boards, but it comes in MITX fashion.

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It not like you use the UEFI much once the PC is set up, Plus with MITX it's not like you can add new functionality, such as USB Type-C, so of you two options I'd go with the Gigabyte.

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ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac  have better specs than both but also have many bad reviews and this made me uncertain 

 

i will do mild OC

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12 minutes ago, Lays said:

The best one would be the Impact.  It offers big-boy overclocking VRM just like the high end full size boards, but it comes in MITX fashion.

 

Heh. I was gonna scream that but unfortunately big boy vrms don't come in $200. Sigh...

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Best Z170 ITX board imo is http://pcpartpicker.com/product/MWbkcf/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170nwifi

 

Best features for the right price.if you want something a little more flashy, get the Gaming 5. Gigabyte makes good boards. There are certainly better ones for ITX (like the impact) but if price to performance/features is what you want, then the GA-Z170N-WIFI is where its at imo.

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3 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

Best Z170 ITX board imo is http://pcpartpicker.com/product/MWbkcf/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170nwifi

 

Best features for the right price.if you want something a little more flashy, get the Gaming 5. Gigabyte makes good boards. There are certainly better ones for ITX (like the impact) but if price to performance/features is what you want, then the GA-Z170N-WIFI is where its at imo.

this is a good board for the price but dont have usb 3.1 so that make it some how out dated

 

also dont know about it capability for mild OC

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It would be the Asus MAXIMUS VIII IMPACT.

 

All Maximus series motherboards are awesome and packed with features and high quality components.

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21 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

The cheapest one with the features you want.

Actually, ITX Is a MASSIVE exception, the VRM's will get SUPER Toasty if you dont get a good board since they are so dense, it gets even worse when you have add in cards like m.2 and a WiFi card, all basically touching your southbridge, I seriously recommend getting this open box board instead of new, as it fits your budget ( Maximus 8 Impact.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132638R&cm_re=Maximus_8_impact-_-13-132-638R-_-Product

 

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1 minute ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Actually, ITX Is a MASSIVE exception, the VRM's will get SUPER Toasty if you dont get a good board since they are so dense, it gets even worse when you have add in cards like m.2 and a WiFi card, all basically touching your southbridge, I seriously recommend getting this open box board instead of new, as it fits your budget ( Maximus 8 Impact.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132638R&cm_re=Maximus_8_impact-_-13-132-638R-_-Product

 

That makes sense. I never really thought about that.

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3 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

Actually, ITX Is a MASSIVE exception, the VRM's will get SUPER Toasty if you dont get a good board since they are so dense, it gets even worse when you have add in cards like m.2 and a WiFi card, all basically touching your southbridge, I seriously recommend getting this open box board instead of new, as it fits your budget ( Maximus 8 Impact.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132638R&cm_re=Maximus_8_impact-_-13-132-638R-_-Product

 

i already bought Samsung m.2 ssd and this board dont have one

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3 minutes ago, AlexTheRose said:

ASUS Z170I and the EVGA Stinger both support M.2 storage IIRC. And they’re great boards.

The Maximus 8 Impact Is definitely in the top 5 For best Z170 Boards period, let alone ITX. EVGA Has a close second with the stinger in ITX :)

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3 minutes ago, TheGamingBarrel said:

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does it support nvme 32GB/s 

also i dont think i can install the ssd in there since it much longer than wifi nic

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20 minutes ago, oldnick said:

this is a good board for the price but dont have usb 3.1 so that make it some how out dated

 

also dont know about it capability for mild OC

3.1 isn't really a huge deal. there are very few devices capable of taking advantage of the increased 3.1 bandwidth anyway. Like I said, if you want something more flashy, get the Gaming 5. That has 3.1. But realistically you don't often need those 3.1 speeds.

 

You can get a decent OC out of the board as well. Again, there ARE better boards, I won't try to sell you that its the best itx board on the  market. its not by any means. But you seemed like you were on a budget, so I simply mentioned the best budget itx imo.

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nobody taked about ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming is it bad or good ?

 

it have some nice features and price but at the same tame not that great reviews

 

what do you think ? 

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24 minutes ago, oldnick said:

nobody taked about ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming is it bad or good ?

 

it have some nice features and price but at the same tame not that great reviews

 

what do you think ? 

I think motherboards don't typically affect performance. I select mine based on features and aesthetics. This board has terrible aesthetics imo. So I didn't give it much thought. If its your cup of tea though, then by all means go for it.

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24 minutes ago, Zyndo said:

I think motherboards don't typically affect performance. I select mine based on features and aesthetics. This board has terrible aesthetics imo. So I didn't give it much thought. If its your cup of tea though, then by all means go for it.

 

i dont have side panel so i dont care about the look

 

i think i am going with Asus Z170I PRO GAMING and hope it is the right choice

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