Mobo features

stable microcode releases
not having a brown PCB

>>55149636
enough peripheral slots and ports
cheap
fits in my case
compatibility with my cpu

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>>55149816
this minus microcode.

>>55149636
DDR4
Chipset
Size
PS/2
Cost

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>>55149636
I actually just bought into a z170/i7-6700k setup today. Benching and stress testing my OC as we speak. Got an Asus ROG Ranger for $150 (thanks Mirocenter bundle deal)

What I was looking for in a board before jumping on this one was
>m.2 slot
>USB 3.1/USB C
>at LEAST 6 SATA ports
>Minimum 6+2 VRM section
>able to accept RAM up to 3200mhz minimum
>Last and least important is appearance.

My entire PC is inside a non-windowed R5 case so looks aren't everything. But gigabyte must be out of their minds with their candy cane themed garbage and huge gaudy plastic covers on EVERYTHING. Pic related is my board. Least popular and Asus won't be making a shit ton of them anymore as opposed to their other ROG stuff.

>>55149636
>wifi
>bluetooth
>6-7x pcie slots
>usb-c/thunderbolt
>m.2
>10gb lan
>optical audio, with the standard 6x 3.5mm ports
>4x dimms
>z170 chipset
>displayport
>

What you care about?

>power useage functionallity
>has to match all my stuff (didn't bother with bulldozer because lazy )

>Gigabit ethernet, wifi or 100/10 ethernet
>fits case
>1x M.2 30 gb/s
>8 sata ports or back wards compatiable with sata 3
>at least 2 mini PCI slots
>one PCI (because reasons)
>decent 8x PCIe or 16x
>optical audio, with the standard 6x 3.5mm ports
>4x fan headers
>2x Usb 2.0 (my flash drives work better on these)
> at least 2 USB 3.0 (external HDD)
> optical port
> DVD / Bluray audio sound inside.
> 4 ram slots minimum
>HDMI (yes i use TV\s as monitors and yes i'm aware of the issues they all have.)
> DDR4 (again power usage and large ram sizes on single stick as well as speed)
> cost must be between 250NZD ~ 350NZD
> O.C.enabled
>3000mhz max as minimum
>z170 or other OC boards must be able to OC memory and voltage and mild~low OC CPU

>mATX or ATX.

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because i want to leave money open for my son I know /g/ doesn't breed so ya know, that's just the reason.