Good motherboard

Tylerr · Apr 10, 2016

Anyone recommend me some good motherboards for around $120?

I was looking at the GIGABYTE Gaming 3 or UD3 though i can't really see any differences between them.

they a good choice or is there a better one at that price range?

AsRock · Apr 10, 2016

I would have a look at the ASRock offerings, just had a quick look and don't seem to be much difference with any of them.

Personally i would opt for a ASRock one as their support has been top notch for me.

Caring1 · Apr 10, 2016

$120 U.S.?
What is going to be the main purpose of the build?

Tylerr · Apr 10, 2016

gaming, though i encode videos sometimes too.

i also liked the whole dual bios thing gigabyte has which was making me lean toward them since i didn't see any other boards with that.

AsRock said:
I would have a look at the ASRock offerings, just had a quick look and don't seem to be much difference with any of them.

Personally i would opt for a ASRock one as their support has been top notch for me.

Looking at some ASRock boards (i just noticed your name.... Do you work for them?) they seem great too.

the ASRock Z170 Extreme3 seems comparable to the gaming 3 one.

little cat · Apr 10, 2016

CPU - Intel /AMD , Skylake/Haswell ?

I guess its an Intel processor

Asus Z170-A is a good mobo for i5 6600K

dorsetknob · Apr 10, 2016

Tylerr
complete lack of necessary information to help you
You need to be more forthcoming with some relevant information
Your current hardware Specs would help the members here assess
possible upgrade items
what CPU do You Have
what Memory is Available for use ect ?

P4-630 · Apr 10, 2016

Enter your system specs: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

Tylerr · Apr 10, 2016

dorsetknob said:
Tylerr
complete lack of necessary information to help you
You need to be more forthcoming with some relevant information
Your current hardware Specs would help the members here assess
possible upgrade items
what CPU do You Have
what Memory is Available for use ect ?

I'm building a new computer. i5 6600k is the cpu i'll be using with the new mb

mstenholm · Apr 10, 2016

Tylerr said:
Anyone recommend me some good motherboards for around $120?

I have a ASUS P5QSE2. It have run +4.5 years non-stop. Great MB. I noticed that some tried to get more info from you but I guess it is the same as when my mom ask me - I want t a good car for $ xx.xxx. What do you suggest?. If you level of PC hardware knowledge is as my mother's car ditto then just say so and you will get tons of suggestions and it will leave you even more confused. So...a little bit of info is needed.

jboydgolfer · Apr 10, 2016

Personally, i only buy Asrock boards, but i have noticed the new skylake options for mobos arent all that impressive. But asrock has never let me downmand the one rma i had to submit, was painless.

AsRock · Apr 10, 2016

Tylerr said:
gaming, though i encode videos sometimes too.

i also liked the whole dual bios thing gigabyte has which was making me lean toward them since i didn't see any other boards with that.

Looking at some ASRock boards (i just noticed your name.... Do you work for them?) they seem great too.

the ASRock Z170 Extreme3 seems comparable to the gaming 3 one.

Z170 Extreme4 does have dual bios i believe in fact all of them might have it, best way would be to ask them and would not be surprised if they replied pretty promptly.

And no my name has nothing to do with ASRock of any company. It was thought of during Diablo 2 as a naming scheme, As being the actual name and Rock being the char name.

Tylerr · Apr 10, 2016

AsRock said:
Z170 Extreme4 does have dual bios i believe in fact all of them might have it, best way would be to ask them and would not be surprised if they replied pretty promptly.

And no my name has nothing to do with ASRock of any company. It was thought of during Diablo 2 as a naming scheme, As being the actual name and Rock being the char name.

yeah i was looking into it, they seem to have some sort of backup where it will boot to a bios on a usb you make or something. Not as nifty as what gigabyte claims to have but just having a backup is fine with me.

How are asrock boards with overclocking cpus? I tried googling for reviews of the ASRock Z170 EXTREME 3 but no one seems to have made any.

Tatty_Two · Apr 10, 2016

My google must be the magic one

............ http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-intel-z170-motherboards_round-up_Page-1

It's brief but heaps praise.

ASOT · Apr 10, 2016

@Tylerr 6600K is great for OC,get Asus Z170-A or something from Gigabyte

little cat · Apr 10, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($61.59 @ NZXT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1082.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 16:14 EDT-0400

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.77 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.49 @ OutletPC)
Total: $918.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-10 17:10 EDT-0400

Tylerr · Apr 10, 2016

Tatty_One said:
My google must be the magic one ............ http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-intel-z170-motherboards_round-up_Page-1

It's brief but heaps praise.

yeah i saw that, didn't say anything about overclocking on it though.

also yay.. not moderated anymore.

AsRock · Apr 10, 2016

Tylerr said:
yeah i was looking into it, they seem to have some sort of backup where it will boot to a bios on a usb you make or something. Not as nifty as what gigabyte claims to have but just having a backup is fine with me.

How are asrock boards with overclocking cpus? I tried googling for reviews of the ASRock Z170 EXTREME 3 but no one seems to have made any.

Well if any thing like how it it is on my Z77 it copy's it before replacing it, had no issue's with my X68 or Z77 motherboards and bios's have always worked.

You will have to check reviews for overclocking.

Caring1 · Apr 11, 2016

I've got a few of the older z77 boards with UEFI and there are heaps of options for overclocking in the BIOS.
You can also let it overclock itself if you let the app do that.

Jetster · Apr 11, 2016

So Ive bought a bunch of ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI boards. The build quality of the Gigabyte board is top notch, boards are straight and thick, they work good. Not a fan of the bios. ASRock boards work well, overclock well but don't look as good, some sloppy soldering, some times Ive had issues wit the network adapters but over all good running boards. MSI also no issues, run good. mostly have bought there cheaper boards so no overclocking.

Tylerr · Apr 11, 2016

Alright

So i'm looking at either the ASRock Z170 Extreme3 or Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3

unless someone has a better one for around the same price.

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Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
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Good motherboard

Tylerr

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AsRock

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Caring1

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little cat

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"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

P4-630

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mstenholm

jboydgolfer

AsRock

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Tatty_Two

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ASOT

little cat

Tylerr

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AsRock

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Caring1

Jetster

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Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC
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Benchmark Scores	XXX

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