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IcEWoLF

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Some of you that are friends with me on FB noticed that I built a new system.
FuZioN helped me with the built and so far it looks amazing.

The specs are:
980 Gtx TI
Intel 6600k
850 EVGA G2 PSU
16GB DDR4 RAM
Coolermaster Mastercase 5
Corsair H100v2
2 SSD drives (1 for OS)

Here is the issue, the mobo is slow, the mobo configurations are buggy.
It takes close to 15-20 seconds after turning on the system to get to the bios menu.
My old ASRock use to get on windows under 20 seconds.

So I am kinda lost atm, since its a new build its not too much trouble for me to just rebuild a new system...but what mobo should I go with? I want something within $150-$200 range max.
Something other than ASUS lol.
 
looks like hes running 170
(img from ice's fb)
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The Asus z170 is cheaper than the msi M5. Just had bad experience with the Asus h170 board booting slow, I am not sure if the Z model going to improve that or not.
 
Are you using a cloned Windows install or a fresh install? I try to avoid MSI boards unless you're looking for a themed board. Either Gigabyte or Asus and for sure, since you're rocking a K chip, go Z170.

Read the manual and make sure you're using a Sata 6GB port. Also check into getting a board with a m.2 slot and getting a m.2 ssd.. this will BLOW away any sata ssd.
 
kaM said:
Are you using a cloned Windows install or a fresh install? I try to avoid MSI boards unless you're looking for a themed board. Either Gigabyte or Asus and for sure, since you're rocking a K chip, go Z170.

Read the manual and make sure you're using a Sata 6GB port. Also check into getting a board with a m.2 slot and getting a m.2 ssd.. this will BLOW away any sata ssd.
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Is an m2 sata/os combo better then ssd/os combo? Is the difference going to be better?

m2 for os
Then 2 ssd's in raid for everything else?
 
FuZion said:
Is an m2 sata/os combo better then ssd/os combo? Is the difference going to be better?

m2 for os
Then 2 ssd's in raid for everything else?
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Since the m.2 slot is going to be basically running on a PCI lane, you're getting higher than 2500MBPS, where sata caps at about 555MBPS.. It's nice to have your OS/games on that. And throwing a couple SSD's into a raid would be nice. Just have to decide if you want the speed or storage.
 
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kaM said:
Since the m.2 slot is going to be basically running on a PCI lane, you're getting higher than 2500MBPS, where sata caps at about 555MBPS.. It's nice to have your OS/games on that. And throwing a couple SSD's into a raid would be nice. Just have to decide if you want the speed or storage.
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Agreed but you have to buy the right M2, check their specs before buying and make sure your mobo is using its features.
Buy SS 950 pro, 941 or 951 , Kingston predator...
The M2 evo or others have the same specs as SATA SSD
For me, I think M2 is still not mature and still buggy in some situations. My Gigabyte X99 Force has an M2 slot and I thought about buying one but after much thinking, I will wait abit more.
 
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