On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 02:50:19 -0500, Paul wrote:

| There are probably a couple hundred boards to sift through,
| one way or another. Take your time. You don't absolutely
| need Z270, so there are other chips I could have sifted for.

If the OP doesn't intend to overclock anything, H270 could also be a consideration. I
opted for an ASRock H270 the last time I bought a motherboard and have been totally
happy with it. This ASUS H270 supports 6th (for Win 7) and 7th generation CPUs and
has 2 PCI slots.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...16813132941&cm

I'd skip Win 7 and go ahead with Win 10. Even though MS isn't publicizing it, Win 7
keys are still working to activate Win 10 as long as the Home/Pro level is the same.

Larc