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I see that most motherboards are listed as Z170, but some are X99.

what is the difference between these two types of motherboards, and why would one be better than the other?

 

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Z170 motherboard are for intel proccesors with a lga 1151 socket like the i7 6700k or 15 6600k. X99 motherboard are for intel proccesors with a lga 2011-3 socket like i7 6950x or 17 5820k.

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7 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

 

If you still have questions, we're still here :)

Thanks so much!

 

Just to make sure I'm getting everything right here, the X99 platform supports the LGA 2011 socket, and is generally reserved for Xeons (except for intel extreme edition processors).

the Z170 platform is the general consumer grade platform, and supports LGA1150 & LGA 1151, right?

 

 

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1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Thanks so much!

 

Just to make sure I'm getting everything right here, the X99 platform supports the LGA 2011 socket, and is generally reserved for Xeons (except for intel extreme edition processors).

the Z170 platform is the general consumer grade platform, and supports LGA1150 & LGA 1151, right?

 

 

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10 minutes ago, TheGamingGuy17 said:

Z170 motherboard are for intel proccesors with a lga 1151 socket like the i7 6700k or 15 6600k. X99 motherboard are for intel proccesors with a lga 2011-3 socket like i7 6950x or 17 5820k.

 

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1 minute ago, RadiatingLight said:

Thanks so much!

 

Just to make sure I'm getting everything right here, the X99 platform supports the LGA 2011 socket, and is generally reserved for Xeons (except for intel extreme edition processors).

the Z170 platform is the general consumer grade platform, and supports LGA1150 & LGA 1151, right?

No, the Z170 chipset only supports the LGA 1151 'Skylake' socket. LGA 1150 would be Haswell and that would only be compatible with the H81, B85, H97 and Z97 chipsets.

 

However, you're correct on the X99 chipset.

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1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

No, the Z170 chipset only supports the LGA 1151 'Skylake' socket. LGA 1150 would be Haswell and that would only be compatible with the H81, B85, H97 and Z97 chipsets.

 

However, you're correct on the X99 chipset.

Don't forget Z87 and so on :)

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1 minute ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Don't forget Z87 and so on :)

Yeah, forgot to include those.

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