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Motherboard Choice  

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  1. 1. Which motherboard?

    • MSI Z170 Gaming M5
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    • Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
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So about a month ago, my MSI Z170 Gaming M5 mobo decided to brick, and because I'm unbelievably impatient and didn't want to wait a month for the RMA to finish, I picked up an Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Mobo.  Now that the replacement for the msi should be here in the next few days, I can't decide weather to keep the asus in this build or put the msi back in.  The only 2 problems I have with this asus board is that for some reason, my cpu seems to run much hotter (although, I am using a different thermal paste this time), and my voltage sensors don't always show up in HWmonitor.  

 

So whats the community's opinion?  Go back to the red dragon or stay with the asus?

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MSI has better CS. Let's wait on a few more replies.

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CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

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