Help with Skylake mobos

[Napalm360]

Hey so m in a pickle here,

i cant focus onto a single motherboard though i do have a selection and thought i would ask you guys for your opinion on the matter.

1. ASrock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7

 

2. ASUS maximus 8 hero

 

3.idk?? suggestion here please

 

my requirements is a board with A GREAT ocíng capability witha sleek BIOS and plenty of connectivity icluding

 

-Couple PCI_E X16 slots (yes ik that not all will run at full bandwith but it gives option to where i put cards)

-Thunderbolt/ USB 3.1 type a/c for my OP3T

on board oc tools like clear cmos, start etc.

 

Also a Black / Red theme would be nice thanks for help

[smokefest]

4 minutes ago, Napalm360 said:

Hey so m in a pickle here,

i cant focus onto a single motherboard though i do have a selection and thought i would ask you guys for your opinion on the matter.

1. ASrock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7

 

2. ASUS maximus 8 hero

 

3.idk?? suggestion here please

 

my requirements is a board with A GREAT ocíng capability witha sleek BIOS and plenty of connectivity icluding

 

-Couple PCI_E X16 slots (yes ik that not all will run at full bandwith but it gives option to where i put cards)

-Thunderbolt/ USB 3.1 type a/c for my OP3T

on board oc tools like clear cmos, start etc.

 

Also a Black / Red theme would be nice thanks for help

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128836&cm_re=z170_gaming-_-13-128-836-_-Product

 

or

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128835&cm_re=z170_gaming-_-13-128-835-_-Product

 

are black n red asus ones

[Napalm360]

Just now, smokefest said:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128836&cm_re=z170_gaming-_-13-128-836-_-Product

 

or

 

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128835&cm_re=z170_gaming-_-13-128-835-_-Product

 

are black n red asus ones

thanks acuually forgot to mention gigabte lol

many thanks

[smokefest]

2 minutes ago, Napalm360 said:

thanks acuually forgot to mention gigabte lol

many thanks

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132641&cm_re=z170_gaming_asus-_-13-132-641-_-Product

 

I've build a 6700k in this board last week end. worked fine. oc'd well.

[Napalm360]

Just now, smokefest said:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132641&cm_re=z170_gaming_asus-_-13-132-641-_-Product

 

I've build a 6700k in this board last week end. worked fine. oc'd well.

how far:>

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Napalm360 said:

how far:>

depends on each cpu. not all cpu are the same. maybe you get lucky maybe you do not

[Napalm360]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

depends on each cpu. not all cpu are the same. maybe you get lucky maybe you do not

ye ik that but i like nummmmbers

 

[smokefest]

Just now, Napalm360 said:

how far:>

the build was for a friend who is not familiar with OC so i basically just got it up to 4.3 , a mild oc

[smokefest]

5 minutes ago, Napalm360 said:

ye ik that but i like nummmmbers

 

i think the cpu will make the difference, not the board, unless you plan to reach 5 ghz maybe you need a higher level board, but i doubt thats ur plan

[Napalm360]

Just now, smokefest said:

i think the cpu will make the difference, not the board, unless you plan to reach 5 ghz maybe you need a higher level board, but i doubt thats ur plan

nahh im finwe with 4.6-7

 

[smokefest]

Just now, Napalm360 said:

nahh im finwe with 4.6-7

 

any board will do that fine... any z170 i mean... jsut take one that fits ur $$$ range and ur needs...

[smokefest]

Just now, smokefest said:

any board will do that fine... any z170 i mean... jsut take one that fits ur $$$ range and ur needs...

i've oc my 6700k to 4.5 and it runs just fine, in cinebench cpu benchmark i get score of 990 with 4.5 ghz, and i get a score of 1030 @ 4.6 ghz, 

For me, the voltage needed to reach a stable 4.6 was gettin my temperature over 80c so i decided to leave it at 4.5 ghz for temps under 75...

The performance between 4.5 and 4.6 is so small that i feel its not worth if your temps goes too high

[Napalm360]

Just now, smokefest said:

i've oc my 6700k to 4.5 and it runs just fine, in cinebench cpu benchmark i get score of 990 with 4.5 ghz, and i get a score of 1030 @ 4.6 ghz, 

For me, the voltage needed to reach a stable 4.6 was gettin my temperature over 80c so i decided to leave it at 4.5 ghz for temps under 75...

The performance between 4.5 and 4.6 is so small that i feel its not worth if your temps goes too high

thanks just want to get 4.5ghz for thespeed really if that board is fine then im gong for it thanks,

[smokefest]

1 minute ago, Napalm360 said:

thanks just want to get 4.5ghz for thespeed really if that board is fine then im gong for it thanks,

yeah most cpu will get to 4.5 easily.. enjoy !

[Napalm360]

Just now, smokefest said:

yeah most cpu will get to 4.5 easily.. enjoy !

thanks, hows the build quality of the g1 gaming, anything to note

 

[smokefest]

7 minutes ago, Napalm360 said:

thanks, hows the build quality of the g1 gaming, anything to note

 

Nowadays, i believe the known trademarks like asus,msi,gigabyte,asrock etc.... have all proof in the past that they are solid builder..

You might wanna do some google search about the product you want to buy to see if theres any issues reported, but to be honest, i feel like they are all very reliable now.

 

i personnaly like asus and gigabyte

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Well. If you like to look at boards with punk ass vrms. Heres some i can recall off the top of my head.

 

Asrock OC Formula and the m varient

Asrock extreme 7+/Fatalit1y itx

 

Asus Hero/Gene/Formula/Extreme/Impact

Asus Deluxe/WS/Sabertooth

 

Gigabyte SOC Force/Gaming G1(the white one)

 

Msi Xpower

 

Evga FTW