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Slightly off topic, but what is the CMOS please?

its where the bios settings are stored

And no it is not worth it

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So, i've been looking at both the Maximus VII GENE and the Z170 PRO:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0126R3QPA/?tag=pcp0f-21

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-MAXIMUS-VIII-GENE-Motherboards/dp/B0126R3FZ6/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1448729231&sr=1-1&keywords=Asus+Z170+Gene

 

Is it worth spending more on a motherboard for all the bells and whistles in your opinion?

 

This is my build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/7NVmwP

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imo. not really, if I'm not going to use the features I wouldn't pay extra for it.

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imo. not really, if I'm not going to use the features I wouldn't pay extra for it.

Slightly off topic, but what is the CMOS please?

My build : http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL

[spoiler spoiler=Crimson Skyline]  My build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ck8VkL | I5-6600K | Hyper 212 Evo | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming + ROG Front Base | Axevir Core Series Red 2X8 2400 | Sandisk SSD Plus 240 GB | Western Digital 1TB Blue | MSI R9 390 | Corsair 760T | Corsair 850 RMI | Dell U2515H IPS | Hyper X II Cloud Red | Corsair K95 RGB | Logitech G602 |

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Slightly off topic, but what is the CMOS please?

its where the bios settings are stored

And no it is not worth it

Thats that. If you need to get in touch chances are you can find someone that knows me that can get in touch.

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Not worth it unless you will use the extra features. Performance wise they are basically all identical because its been a while since motherboard really effected overclocking.

 

Only reason I would pay more for a motherboard is for the looks, and weather it matches the color scheme im going for.

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Slightly off topic, but what is the CMOS please?

CMOS maintain system settings in BIOS. This includes set time, which is useful for laptops. It does a lot more, but that's just one function.

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Not worth it unless you will use the extra features. Performance wise they are basically all identical because its been a while since motherboard really effected overclocking.

 

Only reason I would pay more for a motherboard is for the looks, and weather it matches the color scheme im going for.

yeah but that second one looks to have much better power phase cooling.

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yeah but that second one looks to have much better power phase cooling.

Yes, but I doubt a company like asus would skimp on that enough for it to be a problem. It will be powering intel chips, which are not very power hungry, so I doubt the power componentry would get too hot even with the small heatsink.

Cpu: Ryzen 2700 @ 4.0Ghz | Motherboard: Hero VI x370 | Gpu: EVGA RTX 2080 | Cooler: Custom Water loop | Ram: 16GB Trident Z 3000MHz

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