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I was debating on going with ether msi or asus motherboard im going to be using the i7 6700k for gaming/streaming was wondering what your guys thoughts were on these boards if you have personally used them or word of mouth I have read pros and cons on these products but wanted to hear more from a different source thanks for your help

asus z170s sabertooth

asus z170-a

msi  z170a xpower gaming titanium edition

msi z170a krait gaming 3x

msi z170a gaming pro carbon

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+1 MSI I really love the sexy look of the Gaming Pro Carbon myself. 

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I am aware that you are looking for a motherboard but Asus had some major RMA issues with their new GTX 1080s resulting in them being removed from stores. Personally I wouldn't buy Asus after that, something to think about.

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8 minutes ago, Speshul_ said:

I am aware that you are looking for a motherboard but Asus had some major RMA issues with their new GTX 1080s resulting in them being removed from stores. Personally I wouldn't buy Asus after that, something to think about.

That seems like a bit of an odd conclusion to draw.

 

Should we not buy Nvidia due to their GPU issues? Should we not buy AMD due to their recent GPU issues?

Who do we buy GPUs from then? My point is, that nobody has a clean track record.

 

Anything that's happening with Asus right now does not affect their previous board designs and revisions.

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Every brand has a few RMA issues at one point. The last purchase that I made from MSI was in 2005 which had a lot of issues and put me off for a little while, I am sure they will be able to earn my trust back at some point.

 

I personally prefer the Asus Sabertooth boards.

 

I backordered an Asus ROG Strix GTX 1080 about 3 weeks ago :(. Hopefully it will arrive this week and won't have RMA issues, I probably should have gone with EVGA though.

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