Daytrader wrote:
Thx for replys, i really dont know what asus board to go with for gaming for the next 5 years.
Depend of money. Nicest, best build and most expensive is Rampage 5 Extreme with DirectCU cooling on VRM for Intel Xtreme.
If you want little cheaper platform than Z170. Maximus 8 Hero or Maximus 8 Gene.
Now is DDR4 actual and no reason to buy older platform. Any Intel i7 have enough CPU power and older models, but Z170 platform is biggest improvement of all Intel i7 processors. Sandy, Ivy, Haswell all of them offer something new, but not even close to Z170 platform. i7-4790K on Z97 or i7-6700K on Z170 never mind, both of them will work on 20-30% in new games with most expensive graphic cards but Z170 is better because other things...Chipset is better and DDR4 2133 default speed compare to DDR3 1333. Anyway on Z170 you can change memory for 2 years when 3000MHz C9 kits become available. Platform will support. Z97 is lock on DDR3.
You should wait only 1-2 months because now is i7-5820K with 6 core X99 cheaper than i7-6700K 4 cores.
Example i7-5820K, ASUS X99-PRO USB3.1 and GSkill memory could cost you only little more than Z170 platform.
That's my recommendation for you 5820K/PRO/U.3.1/Ripjaws 4 2800 4x4.
I'm very angry on ASUS because they made X99 motherboard with Internal USB 3.1 but nor R5E.
I mean with USB 3.1 you are much calmer even if it's not necessary this year at all. :mad: