First of all I would just like to say thanks to all of you who are willing to provide me with valuable advice
No no no no no!
Have u actually read what u need? U don't
overclock don't get things that u don't need!
Let me tell u something. many people want z to future proof yet they will
never use the features in the end. All the previous advice by others indicate that u can work with a h110m and not a single problem.
And advice from overseas DO NOT APPLY to sg when it comes to pricing. That guy may be right when it comes to selecting z mobos in their country but in sg, it's definitely priced higher than the rest so don't even think about it.
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I agree that the Z170 motherboards are priced higher. However, once again the Z170 motherboard is not solely for overclocking. As Encrypted11 states, overclocking brings
negligible performance gain which I do not think is necessary. I know that I definitely will
not overclock. However, if the point about "better audio" and all the other small gains is true, those I feel are important to me and will be useful to me. The additional ports are something that I may or may not use, but that again is less important to me. The important part...I will mention below ^^
Another reason that I did not state is, similar to how I avoid buying newly released products, I try to avoid buying "budget" products/parts as they may seem to save you money at first but the real cost comes in the form of
repairs (plus inconvenience) and
unreliable customer service down the road. For example, my Asrock B75M-DGS motherboard may be considered one of the more "cost-effective" options when I purchased it, but look at the trouble it cost me, at least $100 in just
diagnostic costs (where the shop said they couldn't find any problems each time, as I mentioned that the problem only occurs periodically, so that $100 is kind of wasted) and the effort and time it took to bring the PC to SLS. Kind of like how you buy a budget Android phone but experience slowdowns over the years and all the "hidden costs" like headphone jacks, mics etc spoiling and such, versus buying a "premium" or more of a flagship phone like the iPhone and have less hassle in the long run. Anyone who has experienced both sides will understand my worries.
This is why I usually prefer to save up for a better product, even if it takes a longer time.
I didn't just blindly choose the Z170 simply because it looks good on the spec sheet. I try to consider all the other, smaller things that are often overlooked during purchase, as I learnt it myself the hard way. :/
However, if you yourself
own a H170 (or lower) motherboard and can vouch for its reliability and stability in the long run (preferably at least 5 years), then I will surely get one without hesitation, because even though I greatly appreciate all opinions, it would be even better if the person recommending has
owned and had first-hand experience with the product.
I guess
I'm not really looking for features but rather reliability and stability.
For example,
Encrypted11, do you utilise all the features like multiple graphics cards, 16 GB of RAM in your daily usage, and
almost all of the USB ports (maybe around 7/10 of the ports) provided by your Z170 motherboard? If not, may I ask the reason for choosing a Z170 as opposed to say a H170?
If I had spent that extra $100 when I was purchasing my first motherboard (the Asrock one) and went for a higher-specced, more trusted and reliable motherboard that others have had experience using, I may not have needed to waste extra $100 for nothing but diagnostic tests which did not benefit me or my PC in any way.
Anyhow, thank you for your advice and desire to help me save money
well based on what they say are right, but u also need to get the right component to perform such task as well.
den again, if gaming, depends on what games u playing, most of them are gpu dependent, while a few title are cpu dependent. so even with all these faster system, but your gpu is the bottleneck, also no point in it.
lastly do u really intend to OC? bear in mind, OC can go south for your system, if not doing it correctly.
Ok sorry perhaps it was my fault. I mentioned that I am
100% satisfied with my current graphics card, but I guess I forgot to say that what I value now is
faster multitasking speed and speed of overall system tasks like installing/uninstalling stuff, web browsing, movie playing etc. These are the things of higher priority now.
Gaming is more or less settled with my current system.
I should have put my thread title as "rig" instead of "gaming rig". Will go edit it now ^_^"
EDIT: Oops, I realised I can't edit the thread title, or maybe I don't know how eheh. Well I hope that people will come across this post then XD
