Which Motherboard

[Riles4365]

SO I found this bundle deal online consiting of:

 

 

1 .Intel Core I7 6700K CPU

 

2 .ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX

 

3 .G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz

 

 

Before I found that I was thinking of buying the same CPU but with the Asus Z17o Pro Gaming and Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz.

 

 

Which one is better for gaming and not much overclocking??

 

 

[ARikozuM]

They'd be about the same. Find the one with better aesthetics and features like USB 3.0 ports and go from there.

 

RAM and motherboard provide very little for gaming in general. RAM speed will only affect the iGPU with an appreciable amount and the motherboard doesn't net you any frames.

[Riles4365]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

They'd be about the same. Find the one with better aesthetics and features like USB 3.0 ports and go from there.

I don't really care about asthetics. I care about performance, reliability, ompatibility and that stuff. Looks won't matter to me.

[Guest]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

I don't really care about asthetics. I care about performance, reliability, ompatibility and that stuff. Looks won't matter to me.

Get one thats cheapest done. Both mentioned above looks great

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

I don't really care about asthetics. I care about performance, reliability, ompatibility and that stuff. Looks won't matter to me.

Sorry, I wasn't actually done with my post.

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

They'd be about the same. Find the one with better aesthetics and features like USB 3.0 ports and go from there.

 

RAM and motherboard provide very little for gaming in general. RAM speed will only affect the iGPU with an appreciable amount and the motherboard doesn't net you any frames.

 

[asdf2061]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

I don't really care about asthetics. I care about performance, reliability, ompatibility and that stuff. Looks won't matter to me.

Lmao, that's what I thought at the beginning. By the time I actually bought all my components, I had spent $300 on aesthetics alone and 500 more on watercooling.

[Riles4365]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Sorry, I wasn't actually done with my post.

 

 

Thank you. So the cheapr one would be a better option because they have the same features?

[Guest]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

Thank you. So the cheapr one would be a better option because they have the same features?

Yes

[Riles4365]

So which one do you think I should buy. The Asus or ASRock?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

Thank you. So the cheapr one would be a better option because they have the same features?

Pretty much. I prefer going for more muted tones and more USB 3.0 ports. Otherwise they look the same to me versus minor differences that aren't likely to affect you.

[aisle9]

7 minutes ago, Riles4365 said:

SO I found this bundle deal online consiting of:

 

1 .Intel Core I7 6700K CPU

 

2 .ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4 ATX

 

3 .G.SKILL Ripjaws V 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz

 

Before I found that I was thinking of buying the same CPU but with the Asus Z17o Pro Gaming and Kingston HyperX 16GB DDR4 2400Mhz.

 

Which one is better for gaming and not much overclocking??

Kingston and G. Skill both make perfectly good RAM, so nothing to differentiate there.

 

ASUS and AsRock both make great motherboards these days. Go with whichever's cheaper.

[Riles4365]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Pretty much. I prefer going for more muted tones and more USB 3.0 ports. Otherwise they look the same to me versus minor differences that aren't likely to affect you.

 

What are the minor differences? I am just curios.

[Riles4365]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

What are the minor differences? I am just curios.

What are muted Tones??

[Riles4365]

2 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Kingston and G. Skill both make perfectly good RAM, so nothing to differentiate there.

 

ASUS and AsRock both make great motherboards these days. Go with whichever's cheaper.

 

Thanks

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Riles4365 said:

So which one do you think I should buy. The Asus or ASRock?

My vote goes to the Asrock.

2 minutes ago, Riles4365 said:

What are the minor differences? I am just curios.

One less PCIe slot of minor consequence. Less USB 3.0 by two. Otherwise nothing that screams "don't take me!" comes up.

[Riles4365]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

My vote goes to the Asrock.

One less PCIe slot of minor consequence. Less USB 3.0 by two. Otherwise nothing that screams "don't take me!" comes up.

 

I only need 1 PCIe slot. WIll the Asus GTX 1060 be compatible with the motherboard?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, Riles4365 said:

I only need 1 PCIe slot. WIll the Asus GTX 1060 be compatible with the motherboard?

Yes. It would be compatible with any PCIe 2.0 (or 3.0) x16 slot. I wouldn't go with Asus for GPU since the customer service is lacking when compared to the motherboard support they offer.