Should I?

[LittleCarrot]

Should I get the Maximus Vi Extreme /w 4790K?

[airdeano]

unless your plans are 3/4-way SLI/CFX, then no. many other boards that'll be

in a better price point to use savings on other important hardware.

[Mew]

The motherboard doesn't really impact performance that much as evidenced here.

 

Just go with the motherboard that's cheap and looks best with the features that you want. 

[paprikman]

Should I get the Maximus Vi Extreme /w 4790K?

I assume, you only will be gaming on this pc, then no.

Just get 4690k & asrock anniversary.

 

EDIT: I have one friend, he's always asking me to help him to choose some pc parts, but after that he would buy the most expensive stuff anyways, even if I say him not to fcking do this.

[LittleCarrot]

unless your plans are 3/4-way SLI/CFX, then no. many other boards that'll be

in a better price point to use savings on other important hardware.

 

Is it to too dated. 

[YT2002]

Should I get the Maximus Vi Extreme /w 4790K?

At that point for the same price you can get skylake cpus so I would get that

[LittleCarrot]

At that point for the same price you can get skylake cpus so I would get that

 

They are not in stock on  amazon.

[airdeano]

the extreme dated? no, just one of few that can handle 3/4-way GPU configs.

new at $395USD, refurb/used $250USD is overly priced for SLI/CFX.

heck a hero/ranger can do SLI/CFX for $200USD and use the extra for needed

hardware usage.

[App4that]

They are not in stock on  amazon.

If you're building right now and have the room in your budget so you're not having to buy cheap parts elsewhere in your build, Skylake is a good choice. Trading a few fps in SOME games rather than getting a more powerful GPU that can make a large difference in you gaming is silly. Going from Haswell to Skylake offers little benefit. Starting with Skylake if you have the budget makes sense.

[mikat]

unless your plans are 3/4-way SLI/CFX, then no. many other boards that'll be

in a better price point to use savings on other important hardware.

huh? i thought lga 1150 only has 16 lanes and sli requires 8 lanes per gpu so max 2 way sli??

[LittleCarrot]

the extreme dated? no, just one of few that can handle 3/4-way GPU configs.

new at $395USD, refurb/used $250USD is overly priced for SLI/CFX.

heck a hero/ranger can do SLI/CFX for $200USD and use the extra for needed

hardware usage.

 

It only costs around 257 for brand new on amazon.

[airdeano]

huh? i thought lga 1150 only has 16 lanes and sli requires 8 lanes per gpu so max 2 way sli??

 

the M6E uses a PLX controller to "simulate" extra PCIe lanes for

x8 x8 SLI

x8 x16 x8 3-way

x8 x16 x8 x8 4-way

 

It only costs around 257 for brand new on amazon.

 

still not worth it unless 3/4-way GPUs. e-peen for monster money.

[mikat]

the M6E uses a PLX controller to "simulate" extra PCIe lanes for

x8 x8 SLI

x8 x16 x8 3-way

x8 x16 x8 x8 4-way

 

 

still not worth it unless 3/4-way GPUs. e-peen for monster money.

so you're saying you could run 3 way sli on an i7-4790k?

[airdeano]

yes and 4-way too.. bottle-necked, but yes it'll run.

[LittleCarrot]

the M6E uses a PLX controller to "simulate" extra PCIe lanes for

x8 x8 SLI

x8 x16 x8 3-way

x8 x16 x8 x8 4-way

 

 

still not worth it unless 3/4-way GPUs. e-peen for monster money.

 

 

I am going with a ROG theme though

[Coaxialgamer]

huh? i thought lga 1150 only has 16 lanes and sli requires 8 lanes per gpu so max 2 way sli??

Well actually some boards provide extra pcie lanes to support 4 way .

[mikat]

Well actually some boards provide extra pcie lanes to support 4 way .

but the 16 lanes on a i7-4790k can't increase right? so will the third and fourth card just run through the mobo and never see the cpu??

[mikat]

yes and 4-way too.. bottle-necked, but yes it'll run.

beware of "Jayztwocents" he does not like that word!

[LittleCarrot]

but the 16 lanes on a i7-4790k can't increase right? so will the third and fourth card just run through the mobo and never see the cpu??

 

I have decided to go with Skylake i7 6700K + ASUS MAXIMUX VIII

[airdeano]

gene or hero? (figure hero since looking for ATX) or holding out for a formula,

ranger, or extreme?

[LittleCarrot]

gene or hero? (figure hero since looking for ATX) or holding out for a formula,

ranger, or extreme?

 

What is the order from worst -> Best. What features would i get in the formula, extreme, and ranger?

[airdeano]

dunno yet, the others haven't been released, just rumored.

in the past, the ranger would be the entry level ATX

hero would be mainstream ATX

formula usually has the armor

and extreme bonkers multi-GPU config and power-phase with

their ROG panel.

then the gene for mATX

[LittleCarrot]

dunno yet, the others haven't been released, just rumored.

in the past, the ranger would be the entry level ATX

hero would be mainstream ATX

formula usually has the armor

and extreme bonkers multi-GPU config and power-phase with

their ROG panel.

then the gene for mATX

 

Thanks. You have solved my issue. Is mATX = ITX?

[airdeano]

nopes..

mATX is usually 4-DIMM/RAM slots and 4 PCIx slots

mITX is usually 2-DIMM/RAM slots and 1 PCIx slot

[LittleCarrot]

nopes..

mATX is usually 4-DIMM/RAM slots and 4 PCIx slots

mITX is usually 2-DIMM/RAM slots and 1 PCIx slot

 

Couple Questions:

1)  mATX and mITX backwards compatible (if so, could i use the ASUS Gene with the Parvum Case?)

2)  Anything I would loose going for mATX over ATX