I never thought motherboard choice would be an issue. Heck, I remember the day when motherboards were an afterthought.... how naive I was! Funny how it's so easy to pick a CPU now, but the plethora of motherboards can make things confusing!
I've decided to jump in and buy an Intel i5 6600K CPU but I'm at a loss as to which motherboard to pick. A few "recommendations" are a little too rich for my blood... what does a £300 motherboard do that a £150 can't? I'm not into extreme overclocking but I'd like to OC. Anyway, I'm here looking for recommendations for a motherboard under the £200 mark. A few candidates (ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, ASRock Z170 Extreme 6+, Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5/Gaming7) sit around the £150-170 price point which is more reasonable for me, but again, not sure which one to pick. I'm also not sure if there's a "better" board that's priced just a bit higher (£180) that I'm missing out on.
Basically, what I expect from this is good performance, good OC ability, and hoping to get 4 or 5 years before I consider upgrading again (current rig is an old i5 750!). I'm not after extreme numbers, I'm not after watercooling. This PC will be used to play games such as Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3, racing sims, flight sims, etc. Maybe some video editing work as well.
I'm hoping to get sorted and make my choice by the end of this week and hope to be able to snag a deal with the Black Friday deals.... so it is kinda rushed research really. So any recommendations would be great! Thanks!
I've decided to jump in and buy an Intel i5 6600K CPU but I'm at a loss as to which motherboard to pick. A few "recommendations" are a little too rich for my blood... what does a £300 motherboard do that a £150 can't? I'm not into extreme overclocking but I'd like to OC. Anyway, I'm here looking for recommendations for a motherboard under the £200 mark. A few candidates (ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, ASRock Z170 Extreme 6+, Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5/Gaming7) sit around the £150-170 price point which is more reasonable for me, but again, not sure which one to pick. I'm also not sure if there's a "better" board that's priced just a bit higher (£180) that I'm missing out on.
Basically, what I expect from this is good performance, good OC ability, and hoping to get 4 or 5 years before I consider upgrading again (current rig is an old i5 750!). I'm not after extreme numbers, I'm not after watercooling. This PC will be used to play games such as Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3, racing sims, flight sims, etc. Maybe some video editing work as well.
I'm hoping to get sorted and make my choice by the end of this week and hope to be able to snag a deal with the Black Friday deals.... so it is kinda rushed research really. So any recommendations would be great! Thanks!