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I am building a new pc. i have some parts chosen and need help picking a mobo. i want a gtx 1070, 1080 or 1080ti with a i5 6600k or a i7 6700k with 16gb ddr4. i dont know what type of mobo to go with. i have a in win 303 case

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ML8rnn
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ML8rnn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($96.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($104.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1331.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 18:59 EDT-0400

The geek himself.

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Yeah a budget is kinda needed, since those parts you have will all work together but are at very different price levels. If you are getting a K series CPU then you need a Z170 or Z270 motherboard

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1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QBXy3F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QBXy3F/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($329.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($122.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate FireCuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($104.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1234.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-13 18:56 EDT-0400

7700K does not come with a CPU cooler I believe, other than that it looks like a solid build 

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Just now, Pittman90 said:

7700K does not come with a CPU cooler I believe, other than that it looks like a solid build 

oops.

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whatever you do dont buy the i5 get the i7 it will last longer

as an example 3rd gen i7s can handle all the high end gpus on the market.

CPU-I7 4790

COOLER-Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim

MOBO-Gigabyte Z97 HD3

RAM-8GB G.skill Ripjaws X

GPU-Gigabyte GTX 1060 6GB G1 Gaming

SSD-Kingston SSDnow 240GB

HDD-Segate Barracuda 1TB

PSU-Zalman ZM 550w Goldrock Semi-Modular psu

CHASSIS-ThermalTake Core X31

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