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Thoughts on MSI boards

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They are both great.

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Here are the links:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97aslikraitedition

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming

 

I will choose based on whether I get the 6700K or 4790K, but anyone have thoughts about either?

My Rig:

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @4.3 GHz; Mobo: MSI X99A SLI Plus; Cooler: Cryorig H5 Ultimate; RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury Black; GPU: MSI R9 380 4GB; Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Window; SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 256GB and 500GB; HDD: WD Blue 1TB; PSU: EVGA 750W P2

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 29UM57; Headset: HyperX Cloud II; Keyboard: Gamdias Hermes Mechanical; Mouse: Zowie EC2-A

 

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Here are the links:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97aslikraitedition

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming

 

I will choose based on whether I get the 6700K or 4790K, but anyone have thoughts about either?

it doesn't really matter. cpu's last far longer than gpu's. some people have q6600's in their system still. so 4790k but if you want to keep up to date, 6700k

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Cool. Thanks

My Rig:

CPU: Intel i7 5820K @4.3 GHz; Mobo: MSI X99A SLI Plus; Cooler: Cryorig H5 Ultimate; RAM: 16GB HyperX Fury Black; GPU: MSI R9 380 4GB; Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black w/ Window; SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 256GB and 500GB; HDD: WD Blue 1TB; PSU: EVGA 750W P2

Peripherals:

Monitor: LG 29UM57; Headset: HyperX Cloud II; Keyboard: Gamdias Hermes Mechanical; Mouse: Zowie EC2-A

 

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Here are the links:

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97aslikraitedition

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170akraitgaming

 

I will choose based on whether I get the 6700K or 4790K, but anyone have thoughts about either?

what are the price differences?

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

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i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

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