Asus Maximus VIII Formula vs Asus Z170 Deluxe

[MrPencilBox]

Hello LTT Forum.

 

I have bought every part to build a skyline OVCK, The only thing im missing is the motherboard witch i can't decide, i like the  Asus Z170 Deluxe a lot from a esthetics and i feel it has tons of extras i will use like the dual lan ports i do have in my GA-890FXA-UD5 and I've encountered situations were i need something like that. Also overclock i want to overclock the 6700K. On the other hand i feel its a better deal to go for the Asus Maximus VIII Formula but i don't like it that much. Witch one is better for OVCK, im pairing the build with a Hue+ so the RGB in the maximus is not something im interested i would prefer the white that reflects the RGB from the hue+ more. Im not gone do water-cooling on the motherboard, i got the h100i only. 

 

So.... In a performance way, since they are both high end is one surpassing the other or are they both the best and i won't see any difference when overclocking? Will i loose something going for the Deluxe? Is the ROG software included any good or can i purchase those latter for the deluxe? im interested in ramdisk  but i know i can do aftermarket software for that.

 

Here in my country the Deluxe and the Formula are almost the same price so thats what keeps my head from just buying the deluxe and forgetting about it. 

 

Thanks a Lot.

[chiwas]

Unless you're going for extreme overclock, any Z170 chipset MBO will work just fine.

[Imakuni]

1 hour ago, chiwas said:

Unless you're going for extreme overclock, any Z170 chipset MBO will work just fine.

Source, please?

 

This true for Haswell with it's integrated voltage regulator. But now that the regulators are back onto the mobo for Skylake, I wouldn't be so sure of it anymore. Given that fact, one would expect such component to play a much more important role than before.

 

So please, if you have a source to back up your claims, post it. I've been looking for such thing (either to prove / disprove it) for a while, but haven't been able to find it yet.

[chiwas]

15 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

This true for Haswell with it's integrated voltage regulator. But now that the regulators are back onto the mobo for Skylake, I wouldn't be so sure of it anymore. Given that fact, one would expect such component to play a much more important role than before.

Well, my mediocre Asus Z170-K keeps voltage 100% steady even above 1.4v. I'm pretty sure that manufacturers of Z170 boards keep im mind that users buy those boards coz of overclocking capabilities.

[Steel_Wind]

My Asus Pro Gaming Mobos have no problem running both a 6600k at 4.5 and a 6700K at 4.7, both under H100iGTX coolers.

 

That's my source.  You can read any other on the Z170 as well. There are some greater support for extreme overclocking on some mobos as ever, but the UEFI BIOS on most mainstream mftrs board will support decent OC on both the 6600K and 6700K 

 

As for what board you are looking for, are you sure you meant you were looking at the Maximus VIII Formula? That is a gorgeous board that costs two arms and a leg. It is better than basically every other board out there. There can be little debate about it. That for the good reason is it hugely expensive.

If this is about RGB lighting compatibility, (and it sounds like it is) you want the ROG Asus board with a Aura RGB header. That is not the Maximums Formula -- that is the version of the much cheaper Maximus VIII Hero Alpha. That mobo has the Aura RBG lighting header on board to support the Hue+. Please note the ALPHA is the one you want. The non-alpha is about $70 cheaper still. Sorry about that. Alpha goes for about $270 on newegg.com 

[MrPencilBox]

I ment to say i don't have issues with money i have got to buy the Formula but i like more the Deluxe. @Steel_Wind why do u say its better the formula? and i don't care about the RGB i won't use the aura stuff, im using the hue+.

I just feel that More expensive is not better at this range between the Deluxe and Formula