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    Asus vs Asrock itx?

    I'm running the Asrock - I chose it over the Asus Maximus Impact as I wanted the M2 slot. I fitted a 6700K CPU (I wanted some sort of delta over my previous i5 Ivy) which was expensive and so it didn't seem logical to drop to the Asus Pro Gamer ITX to save a little cash. For your system the...
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    ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

    I think the original question was the price jump over the M model, which is also Z170 and so could have had M2 if Asrock so desired. The M seems to lack the heat pipes and heat sinks over the VRMs and possibly has fewer phases. Presumably there are generally more premium components used on the...
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    ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac

    Unlike Asus s/w the F-Stream doesn't seem to install anything in the background - you cam run it as required - and it's the easiest way to monitor temps etc and to play with fan curves before committing them in the BIOS for example. I've been gradually increasing RAM timings towards the fairly...
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    I've had three and all were bent back like that. The first I assumed had been damaged so I sent it back - it is one of the most expensive m/bs after all. The 2nd was the same so I went ahead and bent the bracket back myself - but this one lasted only a few hours before I had to RMA it and the...
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    The first Asrock I received had the connectors bent back. As there was a corresponding hole in the box I thought the board had come loose in transit or even dropped (to be honest packing these days is too minimal for expensive items - just some cardboard inners) so I returned it. The second...
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    I still have mixed feelings about the Asrock ITX. The first arrived with the wifi connectors bent back so I assumed the box had been dropped and returned it. The second was the same so I went ahead and built with a 6700K and installed windows. All was fine until I got round to installing the...
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    An Asus Z170i review http://www.eteknix.com/asus-z170i-pro-gaming-lga-1151-motherboard-review/ Bios 0604 available
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    There's questions here http://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1159&title=samsung-950-pro-m2-not-recognised-z170-extreme7 about NVMe booting on Asrock - I'm hoping it's doable as I've now got my gaming ITX ready to build and a 950 on the way - but the fact you're seeing 'windows boot...
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    Another review of the Asrock http://tweakers.net/productreview/119154/asrock-fatal1ty-z170-gaming-itx-ac.html
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    A further Asrock Gaming-ITX/ac review http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/6327/asrock-fatal1ty-z170-gaming-itxac-review-mini-itx-gamen-volgens-asrock
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    The "DDR4 OC" mentioned in the Asrock ITX 1.30 BIOS (and all Asrock Z170) is presumably related to http://www.legitreviews.com/asrock-z170-series-motherboards-have-hidden-ddr4-oc-feature_174602
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    No asrock thread so just a mention that's there's a new 1.30 Z170 ITX BIOS out
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    Skylake-Based Z170 Gaming Mini ITX Motherboard

    If I knew for sure Samsung were going to bring out a U2 drive then it would be future proofing, but the safest bet is always to buy things based on what they do now and what you need now.
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    Asus ROG Maximus VII Impact

    I would say 256GB M2 and 1TB regular SSD is a good option. Maybe having the M2 under the M/B in a cramped ITX case isn't ideal so keeping game data on the 2.5in SSD might be best. The alternative (with Maximus Impact) is everything on a U2 drive but the price and cabling are not attractive.
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    Asus ROG Maximus VII Impact

    Over here a 400GB 750 is £320, a 256GB NVMe 951 M2 is £120, but the 950 Pro currently has a premium and is 25% more. But £200 also gets you a regular 1TB SSD and outside of benchmarks is there really much difference? Perhaps we are getting too hung up on SSD choices.
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