Choosing an LGA1151 mobo for a 7700K

[NotSoHonestAbe]

Its come time that I need to upgrade my CPU and motherboard. I've decided to just go all out and get the i7 7700k and now I need to choose a motherboard... Pretty much the only thing that is important feature wise is that it has a large amount of USB connections, and it isn't ugly. I'm leaning towards the ASUS Z170-K because of that sexy aesthetic, but that one is low on USB ports... Any recommendations?

[Energycore]

Well there aren't a lot of reviews out for Z270 motherboards so I can't help you there yet. But, if you go to pcpartpicker.com you can choose a motherboard based on the number of USB ports, SATA, etc.

[NotSoHonestAbe]

1 minute ago, Energycore said:

if you go to pcpartpicker.com you can choose a motherboard based on the number of USB ports, SATA, etc.

that's what I am trying to use, but it looks like you can't sort motherboards by number of USB ports.

[rphawks]

I would wait. Wait until they all release, then decide. You don't ever want to be one of the first few to buy something that's never been reviewed.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

What's your budget? 

 

Lower end boards don't really have alot of usb ports. 

[NotSoHonestAbe]

3 minutes ago, rphawks said:

I would wait. Wait until they all release, then decide. You don't ever want to be one of the first few to buy something that's never been reviewed.

tbh I might do a 6700k, the difference b/w that and a 7700k is negligible. 

 

1 minute ago, Pohernori said:

What's your budget? 

 

Lower end boards don't really have alot of usb ports. 

$200

[NotSoHonestAbe]

Looking at an EVGA Z170 FTW mobo, total of 8 USB ports. Is it a bad idea to put a 7700k on a z170 board? what does z170 mean?

[rphawks]

2 minutes ago, NotSoHonestAbe said:

Looking at an EVGA Z170 FTW mobo, total of 8 USB ports. Is it a bad idea to put a 7700k on a z170 board? what does z170 mean?

Z170 is a chipset for 6th gen Intel CPUs. It's what the 6700K was with released with.

 

6700K : Z170 • 7700K : Z270

 

Using some analogies here... are my teachers proud of me?

[NotSoHonestAbe]

1 minute ago, rphawks said:

Z170 is a chipset for 6th gen Intel CPUs. It's what the 6700K was with released with.

 

6700K : Z170 • 7700K : Z270

 

Using some analogies here... are my teachers proud of me?

what i'm asking is whether or not I would have any problems putting a 7700k on a z170 board.

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

3 minutes ago, NotSoHonestAbe said:

$200

 

That's a nice sweet spot. There's a lot to recommend. 

 

Asrock Extreme 4, Taichi

Asus ROG Strix, Prime

Gigabyte UD 5, UD 3

Msi Pro Carbon, Gaming M5

 

Msi Boards have the most USB port of the list. 

 

1 minute ago, NotSoHonestAbe said:

what i'm asking is whether or not I would have any problems putting a 7700k on a z170 board.

 

You shouldn't have. But you'd need a bios update and I'm not sure if that ftw board carries the latest bios. 

[rphawks]

3 minutes ago, NotSoHonestAbe said:

what i'm asking is whether or not I would have any problems putting a 7700k on a z170 board.

You would have to make sure it is out-of-the-box compatible with Kaby Lake. Or that you could install drivers for Kaby Lake w/o a Skylake CPU.

[NotSoHonestAbe]

I've been out of the PC building game for too long my dudes. I have an AMD Phenom X4 925 at like 3.8 GHz rn... This is going to be a welcome upgrade.

[NotSoHonestAbe]

14 minutes ago, rphawks said:

You would have to make sure it is out-of-the-box compatible with Kaby Lake. Or that you could install drivers for Kaby Lake w/o a Skylake CPU.

yeah I think I'm just going to play it safe and go with a 6700k. there is not going to be a huge difference

[NotSoHonestAbe]

50 minutes ago, rphawks said:

You would have to make sure it is out-of-the-box compatible with Kaby Lake. Or that you could install drivers for Kaby Lake w/o a Skylake CPU.

Actually I found this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NAGY3C8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

but i also found this: http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-6700K/

 

Is 7700k bad?

[Taja]

7700k is almost like 6700k. A bit better, but not much.

As for mobos, they are all New, you can check Pauls hardware vídeo about Asus z270 boards, he shows 6~ mobos with great detail.

[NotSoHonestAbe]

2 minutes ago, Taja said:

7700k is almost like 6700k. A bit better, but not much.

As for mobos, they are all New, you can check Pauls hardware vídeo about Asus z270 boards, he shows 6~ mobos with great detail.

i'm sold on the ASUS Prime Z270-P