1151 Motherboard for i5 6500 CPU

[shanyin]

Hello. I would like to upgrade my computer for gaming. I have a Carbide Corsair spec 02 case.

I am going to get the i5 6500 processor. I live in Canada.

Is this a good motherboard?

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130918&cm_re=1151_motherboard-_-13-130-918-_-Product

It is more my price range.

Also I will need a CPU cooler and RAM if you have any suggestions.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes that is a very good choice for the CPU. Won't need a cooler but you will need a set of DDR4 2133.

 

[shanyin]

Does it have to be 2133?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI H110M Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($88.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $164.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-30 21:17 EDT-0400

Yes it does , that's what the board supports.

 

[The Paladin]

I would get a B250 board, and give you leeway to upgrade at a later time to a 7770 later

here is boards side by side compare.... B250 is well worth the extra 11$
.https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare.aspx?CompareItemList=%2D1%7C13%2D130%2D918%5E13%2D130%2D918%2C13%2D157%2D733%5E13%2D157%2D733

 

[shanyin]

is the 7770 a processor?

 

[The Paladin]

hum of course : http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/processors/core/i7-processors.html?cid=sem43700014533855034&intel_term=%2Bi7&gclid=Cj0KEQjw2fLGBRDopP-vg7PLgvsBEiQAUOnIXM6QsPAjcG3laY3ein-fD7Be-IagzyQF86tMdvwskzQaAlTL8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

i7-7700, 3.6 GHz, L3 8 MB, TDP 65 Watt, Rev B0, Hyper-Threading, Intel HD 600 series GPU, Quad-core

 

[shanyin]

Oh and I didn't know you could check out canadian prices on PCPart Picker. That's coo

 

[shanyin]

Does that motherboard support SLI? That would be nice.

 

[raisonjohn]

Hello. I would like to upgrade my computer for gaming. I have a Carbide Corsair spec 02 case.

I am going to get the i5 6500 processor. I live in Canada.

Is this a good motherboard?

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130918&cm_re=1151_motherboard-_-13-130-918-_-Product

It is more my price range.

Also I will need a CPU cooler and RAM if you have any suggestions.

That's an "okay" motherboard choice for the i5-6500 CPU. But, instead of the H110M, I would highly suggest getting a B250M motherboard for almost the same price (your MSI H110M Gaming is ~$89 + ~$6 shipping = ~$95):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI B250M BAZOOKA Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.67 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $184.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-30 21:26 EDT-0400

Note that the B250-chipset motherboard has better features than the H110-chipset motherboard. The B250 is also compatible with both 6th-gen Skylake CPUs (such as the i5-6500) AND the 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPUs should you choose to change your CPU to that one (or upgrade later on). The 7th-gen CPUs on a B250 motherboard would support the DDR4-2400MHz RAM speeds (if you use 6th-gen, the 2400 will just downclock to 2133MHz).

The H110 only has 6x PCIe2.0 chipset lanes, while the B250 has 12x PCIe3.0 chipset lanes (these means more and faster motherboard connectors that are controlled by the chipset). Overall, the H110 motherboards only provides a maximum of 14x PCIe lanes for connectors while the B250 provides up to 25x. The H110 does not have an M.2 socket while the B250 features an M.2 socket (should you choose to get an M.2 SSD in the future). The H110 only has 2x DIMM/RAM slots working on dual channel, the specific B250 motherboard above has 4x (two pairs in dual channel). The H110 only has 4x SATA ports while the B250 has 6x. The H110 can have at max. 10x USB3.0 ports, while the B250 can have 12x USB3.0 max.

 

[The Paladin]

neither of the board support SLI

 

[shanyin]

I'll go with the B250

 

[raisonjohn]

Does that motherboard support SLI? That would be nice.

You would need at least a Z270 motherboard to get that SLI feature, that means spending ~$175++