Upgrading motherboard

[bluefire908]

Nw i recently ripped out the pcie slot on my old mobo,i had a 4690k i5 on it,since im changing my motherboard im getting the i7 6700k,i need a motherboard for this badboy and anything over 400$ is too much.

take note im upgrading and not buying a new pc so i already have gpu case etc etc,here is my current build.

 

my current pc:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/clumsyorb/saved/jV4Ycf

[Vinz]

I would recomend the Asus Z170-A or Asus Z170-PRO GAMING.

 

 

[PawaYuza]

I second the Asus Z170-A. Or the GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 from Gigabyte. I'm a die-hard fan of server/workstation components, so I could also recommend the C7Z170-SQ from Supermicro. I've always been a huge fan of Supermicro's products in the past. They now seem to be giving a go at the consumer market, as well. Supermicro products have always been about achieving performance without any nonsense. However, I haven't tried ths C7Z170-SQ myself, so I couldn't really give a recommendation.

 

If you're really serious about performance and don't mind really pushing that sub-$400 budget, try the Asus Z170-WS.

[bluefire908]

1 minute ago, PawaYuza said:

I second the Asus Z170-A. Or the GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 from Gigabyte. I'm a die-hard fan of server/workstation components, so I could also recommend the C7Z170-SQ from Supermicro. I've always been a huge fan of Supermicro's products in the past. They now seem to be giving a go at the consumer market, as well. Supermicro products have always been about achieving performance without any nonsense. However, I haven't tried ths C7Z170-SQ myself, so I couldn't really give a recommendation.

 

If you're really serious about performance and don't mind really pushing that sub-$400 budget, try the Asus Z170-WS.

 

12 minutes ago, Vinz said:

I would recomend the Asus Z170-A or Asus Z170-PRO GAMING.

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Depends how far you want to OC

Perhaps something to go with the black/red theme

are there any red and black motherboards and yh ill do an overclock to maby 4.5-4.6? also do i need ddr4 ram or can i continue using my ddr3 set and will the ddr3 set bottleneck my cpu or sumthing?

[PawaYuza]

2 minutes ago, bluefire908 said:

 

 

are there any red and black motherboards and yh ill do an overclock to maby 4.5-4.6? also do i need ddr4 ram or can i continue using my ddr3 set and will the ddr3 set bottleneck my cpu or sumthing?

Both the Gigabyte and the Supermicro I recommended have red accents. And both would overclock to your demands.

[bluefire908]

2 minutes ago, PawaYuza said:

Both the Gigabyte and the Supermicro I recommended have red accents. And both would overclock to your demands.

are there any motherboards without the armor?because i have a case fan right where the body armor would go

[PawaYuza]

I don't consider the Gigabyte to be too gaudy when it comes to the "armor", but it is still there I suppose. However, the Supermicro has no armor at all. As I said, Supermicro never puts anything unnecessary on their products. But you would probably have better support with the Gigabyte, considering that Gigabyte has been on the consumer market longer than Supermicro has. Also, MSI tends to like the red/black scheme as well, so I suppose you could look into them as well. But, IMHO, MSI tends to over-do the "gamer" aesthetic.

[bluefire908]

1 hour ago, PawaYuza said:

I don't consider the Gigabyte to be too gaudy when it comes to the "armor", but it is still there I suppose. However, the Supermicro has no armor at all. As I said, Supermicro never puts anything unnecessary on their products. But you would probably have better support with the Gigabyte, considering that Gigabyte has been on the consumer market longer than Supermicro has. Also, MSI tends to like the red/black scheme as well, so I suppose you could look into them as well. But, IMHO, MSI tends to over-do the "gamer" aesthetic.

decided to go with the 

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO LGA 1151 Intel Z170