ROG STRIX Z270I GAMING MOBO

[Dirk Diggler]

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z270I Gaming Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £199.99

Total: £210.49
(includes shipping: £10.50)



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How far could I expect to push my 6700k with this board? I had a Z170i Pro Gaming and a 6600k and it struggled to stay stable on any kind of OC. I put it down to the limitations of the ITX form factor at the time, but now I'm wondering if the Z270 Strix would be worth the outlay?

Current MOBO doesn't allow for overclocking, and a related question would be: will a 6700k at stock settings be plenty fine for a 1080ti in a mini-ITX set up, or should I be looking to overclock the chip?

The sole purpose of this build is gaming.

 

[HeX]

Top end ITX like that should certainly be able to OC. ITX mobo's have been very capable for years, my current PC has a Z77 ITX with an OC'd 2600K, never had an issue.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm trying to narrow down here, and am now looking at the Asrock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming. How do these compare? The Asrock seems to have more options with SATA support.

Price is the same, so...

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Asrock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £199.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z270I Gaming Intel Z270 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini ITX Motherboard= £199.99

Total: £410.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)



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