Is this a good board for this build?

[Fixadent]

Is the ASUS Maximus IX Hero a good quality and solid board for the following gaming build?

*Core i7 7700K

*16GB DDR4 RAM

*Two-way SLI GeForce GTX 1080 ASUS STRIX ROG edition

*1,000W Platinum power supply

[DoctorKaizeld]

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[FMod]

It isn't bad, but not worth it (and I'm running a previous Asus ROG board right now, so). The 7700K is a really lousy sequel in the series. Just get a much cheaper board like Asrock Z270 Pro4 - it's got stellar reviews and that's more than enough for the price. I wouldn't even splurge for the i7, just get the i5. IDK in how long exactly, but this CPU series is on its way to being obsolete - in a couple years, either 6-8 cores go mainstream, or new cores come with serious IPC gains.

 

Also about 1080 SLI - these are two soon-to-be-surpassed cards. With the 1080 Ti getting delayed again, you could consider 2x1070 for most of the performance at a much lower price. If your display is anything less than 4K, you don't need even that much.

 

Or, if you're serious and money's no object, go for the LGA 2011 platform. As everything, it's also on its way to obsoletion, but right now it's better, not that much more expensive, and there's been no gains in the mainstream anyway.