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- Nov 26, 2011
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- Motherboard
- GA-Z270N Gaming 5
- CPU
- i7-7700K
- Graphics
- GTX 1070Ti
- Mac
- Classic Mac
So I have an i7-6700K burning a hole in my pocket (metaphorically), it's sitting in it's still unopened box. Now I just need a mini-ITX motherboard to pair with it.
I'm currently leaning toward either a GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 or GA-Z170N-WiFi. The GA-Z170N-WiFi seems to be the better of the two spec-wise. The only thing the Gaming 5 has over the GA-Z170N-WiFi, as far as I can tell, is USB 3.1 support.
Any thoughts on these boards? I'll be using Ethernet so the built-in wifi compatibility isn't an issue. Is the Killer E2201 chipset supported on hacks or am I better off with the Intel GbE lan chipset?
I'm currently leaning toward either a GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 or GA-Z170N-WiFi. The GA-Z170N-WiFi seems to be the better of the two spec-wise. The only thing the Gaming 5 has over the GA-Z170N-WiFi, as far as I can tell, is USB 3.1 support.
Any thoughts on these boards? I'll be using Ethernet so the built-in wifi compatibility isn't an issue. Is the Killer E2201 chipset supported on hacks or am I better off with the Intel GbE lan chipset?