Hi everyone! I recently bought a Palit GTX 760 GPU, with an EVGA SuperNOVA 750G2 PSU and am going to buy Intel Core i5-6500, 3.2GHz Skylake-S CPU, so I am left with what MoBo to get so I can put 16 gigs of DDR4 memory with at least 2133 MHz. I don't have unlimited financial power, so things like MSI X99A Gaming 7 are not possible for me right now. I just need a realiable motherboard, without all the useless things like a usb3 port and stuff that make it more expensive. Any suggestions are highly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Well the i5-6500 will not work in a MSI X99A Gaming 7 anyway. You need a 1151 socket
Full ATX board?
Full ATX board?
I am not completely sure what you mean by full, but I suppose yes. I just want a good and not so expensive mobo that would work with that processor.
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I own a i5 6500, and have a Asus Z170 Pro Gaming motherboard and ram set at 3000MHz.
See my system specs.
See my system specs.
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Asrock Motherboards, I find them to be reliable, and cheap.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007627 50001944 600567584
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007627 50001944 600567584
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Didn't know what case you have so if its a smaller case I didn't want to recommend an ATX board as in Full size. The MATX and ITX sell first so sometimes you can get a deal on the larger boards
Anyway you have the start of a nice rig I wouldn't cheap on the MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...916-Latest-_-IntelMotherboards-_-13130892-S0J
Anyway you have the start of a nice rig I wouldn't cheap on the MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...916-Latest-_-IntelMotherboards-_-13130892-S0J
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^That MSI would do.Z170 chipset might let you overclock a little bit.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138422
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132571
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675
Usually for a cheaper z170 board..AsRock Extreme 3-4 or Biostar is what I'd look for..If you even need z170 chipset.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138422
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132571
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157680
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157675
Usually for a cheaper z170 board..AsRock Extreme 3-4 or Biostar is what I'd look for..If you even need z170 chipset.
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Same here, actually did the switch from a MSI which was causing me problems.
Had couple of rigs using them and zero issues so far.
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Any of these will do:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128892
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128869
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863
but if you want just a simple cheap board, you can look at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128892
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128869
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128863
but if you want just a simple cheap board, you can look at this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157670
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This. I can vouch for Gigabyte. Their H-170 boards are amazing.