i7 950 upgrade time

[patonb]

Hey PP-Mc, time to upgrade to a 6600k and in need of mobo and 16Gigs of ram suggestions.

Not looking for a top of the scale board, Canadian dollar sucks so things are expensive and I don't need all the features.

 

[PP Mguire]

Link some stuff in your price range. If you're getting the K chip might as well get Z170.

Don't know if you're against mATX boards but this is a decent deal.
GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.ca
GIGABYTE GA-Z170XP-SLI (rev. 1.0) LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.ca


CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4 21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M2A2666C16R - Newegg.ca

 

[patonb]

Crap, I should said this shop and about $750 cdn including the i5.

http://www.ncix.com/category/motherboards-intel-z170-15-107-122.htm

I got giftcards for here.

 

[PP Mguire]

Then just search for the parts on there. I seriously hate looking for parts on NCIX.

 

[patonb]

Damn it... I do too so I was hoping you'd do it.

Overall, is there anything to avoid getting in a mobo?

 

[PP Mguire]

Make sure it has an M.2 slot, and make sure it's not a piece of crap. I'd actually look for you if I wasn't getting ready to head to my best friend's house and assemble a brand new 5960x rig and put our Titans together lol.

 

[patonb]

Well, you got priorities right it looks like... So screw searching, and get building!

 

[patonb]

Hey PP, Wondering what you think of this board?
http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-z170x-gaming-6-lga-e6-126048-1516.htm

GIGABYTE Z170X Gaming 6 LGA 1151 DDR4 PCIEx16 PCIEx8 4PCIEX1 USB 3.1 CrossFire SLI ATX Motherboard

 

[PP Mguire]

Bit much, over the top, and I don't like Gigabyte.

 

[patonb]

It is on sale, else I would even think of it. I do like the amount of I/o usb it has.