Asus STRIX Z270-E

[sam4747]

 I am planning to build a gaming PC  with intel i7 7700K. Is the Asus STRIX Z270-E is a over kill or not. I don't care about the RGB. There was couple of reason I am looking this board: it has USB 3.1 Type C and external wifi antenna (not that important feature). I am thinking its a future proof board I think it  will be good for next 4-6 years. Is there any cheaper motherboard will do the job? I am looking at ASUS, MSI & Gigabyte.

 

This will be my 1st PC build.

 

Thanks 

[VVoltor]

Any Z270 board with the features you mentioned will do.

 

However, if you really need an ATX board with onboard wifi, it's one of the cheapest options I believe. 

If you want to save some money, get a wifi card, or USB solution, and a cheaper Z270 board like an ASUS Prime board, Gigabyte Gaming 3, MSI Z270 Pro or something similar.

 

Overkill motherbaords are overkill, and don't really have any performance benefits.

[sam4747]

5 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

Any Z270 board with the features you mentioned will do.

 

However, if you really need an ATX board with onboard wifi, it's one of the cheapest options I believe. 

If you want to save some money, get a wifi card, or USB solution, and a cheaper Z270 board like an ASUS Prime board, Gigabyte Gaming 3, MSI Z270 Pro or something similar.

 

Overkill motherbaords are overkill, and don't really have any performance benefits.

thanks, will you able to tell me which brand motherboard is the easiest to do overclocking as never done before. 

[VVoltor]

7 minutes ago, sam4747 said:

thanks, will you able to tell me which brand motherboard is the easiest to do overclocking as never done before. 

It's all pretty much the same to be honest, you can easily find a beginners guide to overclocking and follow the steps with whatever brand motherboard you choose. 

 

I quite like the UEFI interface ASUS uses, but really it's something you only use to set up your overclock and then hardly ever touch so for me not the most important thing.

[sam4747]

Just now, VVoltor said:

It's all pretty much the same to be honest, you can easily find a beginners guide to overclocking and follow the steps with whatever brand motherboard you choose. 

 

I quite like the UEFI interface ASUS uses, but really it's something you only use to set up your overclock and then hardly ever touch so for me not the most important thing.

ya thats true

[MidnightBanshi]

Between those 3, the Z270-E from ASUS is a very solid bet, and has all the bells and whistles you could want.  I got the Z270 Taichi from AsRock, and from my own experience, that has a ton of features as well, so if you go with the Z270-E, I think you will do very well!

[sam4747]

28 minutes ago, MidnightBanshi said:

Between those 3, the Z270-E from ASUS is a very solid bet, and has all the bells and whistles you could want.  I got the Z270 Taichi from AsRock, and from my own experience, that has a ton of features as well, so if you go with the Z270-E, I think you will do very well!

thanks I am debating between Z270-E & Z270-F