Skylake build - Motherboard and case options.

[necro007]

Hi Guys,

I need some advice on which motherboard and case to pick, I am mainly looking for a good over clocker. Nothing extreme, just to get the most out of the CPU.

I live in South Africa so pricing is in Rands.

I’m going for a Red\ Black theme. The Asus Maximus VIII Ranger or the MSI boards looks to fit the bill. Any reason to go for the cheaper or more expensive options?

I'm moving up from a Core i3 540. Not interested in the i7 4790K as the suppliers in the country are starting to stop selling mobos for it and price difference is very small to go to the 6700K.

Here are my parts I am looking at\have:
 Core i7 6700K – need to purchase
 Motherboard - ???
 MSI R9 390 – purchased
 Seasonic M12-2 Evo 750w – purchased
 Ram – need to purchase
 Case – ???
 Samsung 250 GB Evo SSD
 Corsair Hydro H100i GTX - Thinking of getting?

Motherboard options:
Asus Z170-A R 2 954.00
http://www.wootware.co.za/asus-z170...1-skylake-atx-usb3-1-desktop-motherboard.html

MSI Z170A Gaming PRO USB 3.1 GEN2 Motherboard R 2 999.00
http://www.evetech.co.za/PC-Hardware/msi-z170-gaming-pro-1239.aspx

MSI Z170 Gaming M3 R 3 026.00
http://www.wootware.co.za/msi-z170a...-lga1151-skylake-atx-desktop-motherboard.html

ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming R 3 059.00
http://www.takealot.com/asus-z170-pro-gaming-ddr4-atx-motherboard-socket-1151/PLID39617487

Asus Maximus VIII Ranger R 3 264.00
http://www.wootware.co.za/asus-maxi...-lga1151-skylake-atx-desktop-motherboard.html

ASRock Intel Z170 Extreme4 R 3 327.00
http://www.takealot.com/asrock-intel-z170-extreme4-chipset-motherboard-socket-1151/PLID40361109

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming3 R 3 392.00
http://www.takealot.com/gigabyte-z170x-gaming3-atx-gaming-motherboard-socket-1151/PLID40400810

Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming5 R 3 399.00
http://www.takealot.com/gigabyte-z170x-gaming5-atx-gaming-motherboard-socket-1151/PLID40400809

MSI Intel Z170A Gaming M5 R 3 499.00
http://www.takealot.com/msi-intel-z170a-gaming-m5-motherboard-socket-1151/PLID40361105

Also, I am looking at the Nzxt PHANTOM 530 (Black) or 410 (Gunmetal) cases.

Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post.

 

[Spydermag68]

I like my Gigabyte motherboard. I have been buying Gigabyte boards for years