upgrading to skylake, mobo reccomendations?

[kaesden]

I'm upgrading my pc and wanted to get some recommendations on what board i should go with? I don't need/want any wifi connectivity, only need a single gigabit NIC, and want decent onboard audio with DTS connect support for 5.1 over optical. Currently running a GTX970 and will probably upgrade to next-gen soon after they are released(assuming there's a good performance increase), but not immediately. No plans or desire to go to an SLI setup at any point. Also no plans to upgrade to M.2 storage yet as I already have a 1TB drive, but may upgrade down the road if it ever makes sense. Just going from SATA 2 to 3 will be a bit of a boost already.

 

[Burpo]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-Skimlinks

 

[kaesden]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130868em=N82E16813157635

link isnt working... brand / model #?

 

[balloonshark]

link isnt working... brand / model #?

Fixed link. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157635&Tpk=N82E16813157635

 

[kaesden]

any options that would include USB 3.1? forgot to mention that. Not needed, but would be nice to have as a future-proofing option. Also isn't ASRock the entry level / low end Asus brand? Would I be better off looking at an actual asus board like the asus z170-A?

 

[UsandThem]

any options that would include USB 3.1? forgot to mention that. Not needed, but would be nice to have as a future-proofing option. Also isn't ASRock the entry level / low end Asus brand? Would I be better off looking at an actual asus board like the asus z170-A?

A lot of Asrock boards are just as good as, or better than Asus boards. They started out as a budget division for Asus, but they were spun off a long time ago. Just like the rest of the manufacturers, they have a low-mid-high product line-up.

I read somewhere that Asus doesn't make their own boards anymore since 2012. Plus, that z170-a motherboard has a low-end sound chip.

I like my Gigabyte GA-z170x-UD5 motherboard and it has been flawless for me.

 

[christian1990]

How about Asus z170 PRO GAMING ?

 

[Burpo]

This MSI has everything the OP wants.. with good support, and reasonable price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...30868&cm_re=z170_krait-_-13-130-868-_-Product

 

[kaesden]

A lot of Asrock boards are just as good as, or better than Asus boards. They started out as a budget division for Asus, but they were spun off a long time ago. Just like the rest of the manufacturers, they have a low-mid-high product line-up.

I read somewhere that Asus doesn't make their own boards anymore since 2012. Plus, that z170-a motherboard has a low-end sound chip.

I like my Gigabyte GA-z170x-UD5 motherboard and it has been flawless for me.

does the GA-z170x-UD5 support DTS connect and/or Dolby Digital Live for 5.1 encoding over optical?

 

[nerp]

How about Asus z170 PRO GAMING ?

Great board. If not OCing, get the H170 PRO GAMING, has USB 3.1, DP 1.2, etc.