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My First Intel Build

Dromar
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Hello Everyone,

I plan on buying the HTC Vive in near future but first i want to make sure  i am VR Ready. I am currently running a amd fx 6100 series cpu and GtX 660 GPU.I plan on re-using my SSD and PSU and the case. I have a good idea what i want to buy since i read these forums everyday but before i purchase i just want your  thoughts on the cpu and the MB. So to get started i plan on getting a I7-6700k (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559) and a GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (rev. 1.0)  MB ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W03VR9011). I am not worry about CPU as much as i am the motherboard and what i really want to know is do you guys think there is any better alternatives  to this MB for this price? 

 

Edit: My worrys are i just dont want to see MB fail in a year.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813132640

 

I really like the asus mobo although customer service is a bit iffy unless you can speak cantonese or madarin like i can - then i just hit up taiwan customer support and don't bother with the horrible us lines. 

other than that, just get the gigabyte it's really good value for the money

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Looks fine, the gaming 7 board has decent reviews all around, so it would be fine. 

 

Are we you going to upgrade the GPU?

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2 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

That is a hella overkill MoBo my friend

$200 is steep indeed, but you do get quite some quality for that money.

 

and it's not like there's many cheaper alternatives in the Z170 market anyways ;)

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35 minutes ago, manikyath said:

$200 is steep indeed, but you do get quite some quality for that money.

 

and it's not like there's many cheaper alternatives in the Z170 market anyways ;)

The gaming 5 and the MSI M5 are decent alternatives for less that also fit the same red theme.

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36 minutes ago, Dromar said:

Of course getting a gtx 1070

I would consider getting a 150 USD board and a 1080, but if you can't afford it even with that just get the 1070.

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