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Help Choosing Motherboard for new PC

Hi, I am building a new pc soon and was wondering what the community thinks about what motherboard I should get. My build will be composed of:

 

CPU: Intel i5 7600k (https://www.umart.com.au/newsite/goods.php?id=37770)

Motherboard: Undecided

RAM: 16gb (2x8gb) 3200mhz Corsair Vengeance LED (White LED) (https://www.umart.com.au/newsite/goods.php?id=35671)

Video Card: Gainward GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (https://www.umart.com.au/newsite/goods.php?id=36245)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper D92 (also wondering if this is a good cooler) (https://www.umart.com.au/newsite/goods.php?id=29236)

 

I already own, and will be using for the build:

Case: Nzxt S340 (White)

HDD: 1tb WD Blue HDD

PSU: Corsair VS550 (550 watts, non modular)

 

The theme for the build is White, Black and RGB, I love RGB however I don't want the stereotypical 'Gaming RGB Spaceship Design' I would like a fairly simplistic motherboard with white accents (so like not a ROG Strix board). And I will be using this build for, Gaming (Overwatch, CSGO, Warthunder, Battlefield, H1Z1), occasionally light video editing and rendering, and general web uses. And I'm kind of on a budget, however I want the motherboard to be good quality and something I  wouldn't need to upgrade for a few years, so I wouldn't like to spend much more than $280 AUD on a motherboard.

 

So basically I was wondering If the Cooler Master Hyper D92 was any better than the Hyper 212 priced the same at $49, and also the motherboard i should choose out of:

MSI Z270 SLI Plus

Gigabyte Z270X-Gaming 5 LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard

MSI Z270 Krait Gaming

If you could please simply reply with your opinion, it doesn't have to be long, maybe just the one that looks the best to you. Thanks.

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i would look at the 2 MSI boards simply because colour matching.

 

I would lean more towards the Krait but if save that $35 and put it into getting a better SSD GPU etc go with that

 

EDIT: also no the hyper 212 uses 120mm fans the D92 uses 90mm fans. 

 

I would look at be quiet or a CRYORIG 

 

(like this one 

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=29596&cPath=23&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed#googlebase)

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I'd go for the MSI z270 sli

Its black and stealthy so it would compliment any RGB component in your rig without being too UFOish...

I used to love the Krait motherboards, but the z270 ones are a bit too much white imo.

best of luck mate! 

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Im on my phone and can't really use part picker. I would like to see an i7 option over i5. Even I non k i7 can be better than i5

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