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MSI - Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

I didn't forget.


> I got an Asus ROG Maximum VIII hero last year. Excellent!
> Also, I would highly reccomend an m.2 SSD The speed will blow your mind. Go with
> Samsung m.2
>
> Hopefully this year’s motherboards have better options for more of these drives. The
> Asus has m.2 express ports but only intel makes drives for them so they are stupid
> expensive.
>
> Yes, skip the sound card. A decent motherboard’s onboard system does a great job. You
> can always reconsider later.


I wasn't aware of this. Thanks for the explanation.


eta: https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/Lj7Ycf/enthusiast-intel-gaming-build

This is the "enthusiast" (rig) I was referring to. I might go by that when I have time to study it more closely... To see what parts I picked and how it compares to this.

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LEVEL-4

Edited by Tomu Breidah (10/04/17 08:03 AM)