Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING VS MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC

[Panda255]

Looked at these two boards really like the looks and features of both, Also the wifi but I wanna know if ones better then the other cause maybe one of you guys know something about it.  There pretty much the same price,

[domandric034]

ASUS is way better.

MSI has shitty BIOS layout, shitty warranty, shitty customer support, shitty everything. I would recommend ASUS, ASRock and Gigabyte.

[Panda255]

Just now, domandric034 said:

ASUS is way better.

MSI has shitty BIOS layout, shitty warranty, shitty customer support, shitty everything. I would recommend ASUS, ASRock and Gigabyte.

Ahh okay, I was leaning towards asus cause that's all i'v ever used but like the looks of the m6 and also im getting a strix gpu so it would match the mb

[Walt]

I have to say MSI is not as bad as @domandric034 says. They have good BIOS layout and good customer support. It's just a opinion.

The differences are:             MSI                                                        Asus

CPU fan headers:                4-pins                                                     2x 4-pins

Case fan headers:               4x 4-pins                                                2x 4-pins

Sata connections:   2x M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), 6x SATA-600              M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), M.2 (SATA-600), 6x SATA-600

USB:                   4x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.1 , USB 3.1 , USB 3.1          6x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.0, USB 3.1, 2x USB 3.1 

Video out:                        DisplayPort, HDMI                                      DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI

Card Interface:      3x PCI-e 3.0 x1, 3x PCI-e 3.0 x16                        4x PCI-e 3.0 x1, PCI-e 3.0 x4, 2x PCI-e 3.0 x16

All PCI-e x16 slots:             3x                                                             2x

[EnergyEclipse]

12 minutes ago, Panda255 said:

Looked at these two boards really like the looks and features of both, Also the wifi but I wanna know if ones better then the other cause maybe one of you guys know something about it.  There pretty much the same price,

I shall round of the features of either motherboard, as for a means of conclusion to which motherboard is 'superior', simplistically:

 

Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING.

 

Absolutely hand down does that board's features, construction qualities & design simply shred the MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC. Literally no competition.

 

Also to point a few issues out with MSI's product feature list, one thing I noted was this incredibly peculiar sentence in there promotion for the board:

 

"With a unique look and feel, packed with exclusive gaming features, MSI ENTHUSIAST GAMING motherboards offer the best possible gaming experience."

 

With a unique feel...Whaaaa??

 

I mean, if you so desire of it the MSI board actually features an innovative Turbo M.2 cooker.

  

 

 

 

 

 

[domandric034]

1 minute ago, Walt said:

I have to say MSI is not as bad as @domandric034 says. They have good BIOS layout and good customer support. It's just a opinion.

The differences are:             MSI                                                        Asus

CPU fan headers:                4-pins                                                     2x 4-pins

Case fan headers:               4x 4-pins                                                2x 4-pins

Sata connections:   2x M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), 6x SATA-600              M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), M.2 (SATA-600), 6x SATA-600

USB:                   4x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.1 , USB 3.1 , USB 3.1          6x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.0, USB 3.1, 2x USB 3.1 

Video out:                        DisplayPort, HDMI                                      DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI

Card Interface:      3x PCI-e 3.0 x1, 3x PCI-e 3.0 x16                        4x PCI-e 3.0 x1, PCI-e 3.0 x4, 2x PCI-e 3.0 x16

All PCI-e x16 slots:             3x                                                             2x

Yep it is that bad. Don't worry it will be dead out of the box.

[Panda255]

1 minute ago, Walt said:

I have to say MSI is not as bad as @domandric034 says. They have good BIOS layout and good customer support. It's just a opinion.

The differences are:             MSI                                                        Asus

CPU fan headers:                4-pins                                                     2x 4-pins

Case fan headers:               4x 4-pins                                                2x 4-pins

Sata connections:   2x M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), 6x SATA-600              M.2 (S600/Pcie3.0x4), M.2 (SATA-600), 6x SATA-600

USB:                   4x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.1 , USB 3.1 , USB 3.1          6x USB 2.0, 6x USB 3.0, USB 3.1, 2x USB 3.1 

Video out:                        DisplayPort, HDMI                                      DisplayPort, DVI-D, HDMI

Card Interface:      3x PCI-e 3.0 x1, 3x PCI-e 3.0 x16                        4x PCI-e 3.0 x1, PCI-e 3.0 x4, 2x PCI-e 3.0 x16

All PCI-e x16 slots:             3x                                                             2x

I mean this is for my first build but the only thing i see on the msi board that i know i would want is the fan headers but i think i can do something which slitter cables or something

[Walt]

3 minutes ago, domandric034 said:

Yep it is that bad. Don't worry it will be dead out of the box.

What do you mean 'it's that bad' It looks really solid and has more USB 3.1 ports, 2 more case fan headers, 1 more m.2 port and 1 more PCI-e x16 slot.

You are misleading people by using your opinion instead of the theory

[EnergyEclipse]

11 minutes ago, domandric034 said:

ASUS is way better.

MSI has shitty BIOS layout, shitty warranty, shitty customer support, shitty everything. I would recommend ASUS, ASRock and Gigabyte.

If you desire to hate MSI even further, compare the two overviews:

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-overview

 

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97A/

 

I think I would prefer the ASUS motherboard over free bloat ware

[Walt]

2 minutes ago, EnergyEclipse said:

If you desire to hate MSI even further, compare the two overviews:

 

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z97S-SLI-Krait-Edition.html#hero-overview

 

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97A/

 

I think I would prefer the ASUS motherboard over free bloat ware

You mean:

 

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-Z270E-GAMING/

 

https://msi.com/Motherboard/Z270-GAMING-M6-AC.html#productFeature-section

 

[Walt]

All I just want to say to you @Panda255 is to make your own opinion and not listen to what others think

 

[domandric034]

13 minutes ago, Walt said:

What do you mean 'it's that bad' It looks really solid and has more USB 3.1 ports, 2 more case fan headers, 1 more m.2 port and 1 more PCI-e x16 slot.

You are misleading people by using your opinion instead of the theory

I've got 4 broken motherboards out of the box and 7 dead gpu's out of the box and you call that solid. Re think about your existence.

Here is the list : 

4 dead mobos out of the box. I will give you list of chipsets cause I don't remember the models :

1. Hudson A75 (Owned and RMA'd with GA-A75M-UD2H)

2. 990FX (My brother built himself PC few years ago, he was so pissed off with mobo quality and that was dead out of the box)

3. H81 (When I built server for company)

4. Z170 (When I upgraded my rig this year)

 

7 dead GPU out of the box :

1. HD 3650 (Owned)

2. HD 6450 (Owned)

3. R7 260X (Owned)

4. GTX 970 (Owned & RMA'd with R9 390)

5. R9 390 (Owned & RMA'd with GTX 970 again from ASUS this time)

6. GTX 1070 (When I built PC for my friend)

7. GTX 1050 Ti (When I build PC for my girlfriend)

[Panda255]

22 minutes ago, Walt said:

All I just want to say to you @Panda255 is to make your own opinion and not listen to what others think

 

Im going with asus mainly cause its a bit cheaper and that the 1080ti i have is from asus, And i like to keep my companys the same