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Which of these would you choose? Please comment on why!  

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  1. 1. Asrock z170 Extreme4 or Asus z170-A

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    • Asus z170-A
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I am looking to be buying a new motherboard quite soon and I debating between the Asrock z170 Extreme4 and the Asus z170-A motherboards. At my local store they are the same exact price. I like the looks of both of them too. I will be pairing them with an i5 6600k and a gtx 1070. Any recommendations?

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I believe the Extreme4 is a bit higher in quality, the VRM implementation is a bit better than the Z170-A and if the BIOs isn't update, update it and it is one of my favorite BIOs to move around in. This can be a bit bias because I do own the Extreme4

 

 

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I am also going to vote for the asrock board. :)  

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

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6 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

I am also going to vote for the asrock board

 

5 minutes ago, King_Tuna said:

Well I like Asus more so I voted for Asus.

Thanks for the quick replies! but could you please explain why you chose what you chose? It would help me to decide much easier. Thanks!

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5 minutes ago, Jason_Tan_ said:

 

Thanks for the quick replies! but could you please explain why you chose what you chose? It would help me to decide much easier. Thanks!

Yes.  I tried an Asus maximus hero viii and it sucked. I have had a gigabyte z170,  msi gaming m7 and an asrock oc formula.  The Asrock  has been the best board :)

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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I used 4 Asus motherboards and I have never had a problem. I just feel close to Asus :D The Asus motherboards I have used are P5k SE, A88XM-A, P5G41T-M LX, P5VD2-VM.

 

Edit: SOOO thats why I choosed it :)

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2 hours ago, Jumper118 said:

Yes.  I tried an Asus maximus hero viii and it sucked. I have had a gigabyte z170,  msi gaming m7 and an asrock oc formula.  The Asus has been the best board :)

Typo ?

 

 

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2 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

Typo ?

Yes auto correct is a dic hole.  I got it the first time but missed it the second 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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5 minutes ago, Jumper118 said:

I tried an Asus maximus hero viii and it sucked.

why? what was the problem? I really wonder...

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Just now, King_Tuna said:

why? what was the problem? I really wonder...

I just didn't like it at all,  the bios was annoying,  it didn't post fast,  it didn't recover from a bad oc,  it's came up with 00 post code when the cpu worked after in my msi and asrock board.  

 

I have loads of Asus boards,  but I really don't think their z170 boards are good at all. 

Rig Specs:

AMD Threadripper 5990WX@4.8Ghz

Asus Zenith III Extreme

Asrock OC Formula 7970XTX Quadfire

G.Skill Ripheartout X OC 7000Mhz C28 DDR5 4X16GB  

Super Flower Power Leadex 2000W Psu's X2

Harrynowl's 775/771 OC and mod guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/232325-lga775-core2duo-core2quad-overclocking-guide/ http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/365998-mod-lga771-to-lga775-cpu-modification-tutorial/

ProKoN haswell/DC OC guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/41234-intel-haswell-4670k-4770k-overclocking-guide/

 

"desperate for just a bit more money to watercool, the titan x would be thankful" Carter -2016

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well I'd say the Asus board is far more superior I own both boards and the Asus is still running while the Asrock is now dead due to power surges funny because I expected them both to die because they're both using the same outlet

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I now have another question for your guys. I just found the Asrock z170m extreme4 for $50 less and it is an matx mobo. Do you guys think that that is better for the money than the other two? (as i am trying to shave of some money here but still retain features)

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+1 for the Extreme4 owners' club. It's a nice board.

 

I just wish it had more than 4 lvls of LLC for me to play with...

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7 minutes ago, Jason_Tan_ said:

I now have another question for your guys. I just found the Asrock z170m extreme4 for $50 less and it is an matx mobo. Do you guys think that that is better for the money than the other two? (as i am trying to shave of some money here but still retain features)

Feature wise I think I'd stick with the first two unless your going to use more than 3 graphics cards the go with the  z170m extreme4 well its really just up to your preference as there is close to no difference is performance with the first two boards and the Asrock z170m extreme4

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As much as I like Asus, but I'll have to go with the Asrock. Why? it's looks much nicer compared to that Asus, especially that plastic shroud on the I/O shield. On the Asrock it runs along the entire rear of the board, making it look like one you will find on the more expensive models. Asus on the other hand, either their plastic molding machine broke or they cheap out and just did half of the mold. Come on Asus, how much more Canadian peso, does it take to make a complete plastic shroud that runs from top to bottom? Why can you be more like Asrock, dang nabbit!

LOL

 

Okay comparing the two, Asrock can run ram at a higher OC clock and has 10 power phase compare to just 8 on the Asus. Its PCIe x1 are open, where Asus are closed. Asus supports legacy devices by having a PCI. It also has dual front USB 3 headers and right angle ports. Asrock only has a single front USB 3 header and one of its SATA Express, which also carries 2x SATA ports are vertical, might cause interference if long device cards are installed. Better audio codec on the Asrock. Better M.2 placement on the Asus. More rear USB 3 ports on the Asrock. A total of 5 fan headers is found on the Asrock and there 7 on the Asus, with one of them double as a water pump header. It also has its fan extension hub port that allows for 3 additional fan, making it a total of 10.

 

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