Asrock h170 pro4s vs asrock h170 pro4 vs asrock fatal1ty h170

[Naiem111]

How good Is overclockable cpu works with an non overclockable motherboard.
From the above mentioned 3 boards, Which motherboard is the best one for an i5 7600k processor.


Thank you.

 

[CTurbo]

The i5 7600k will run the same on all of them. If you are not going to get a Z motherboard, don't pay extra for the 7600K. You could save a considerable amount of money by getting the regular 7600.

 

[FD2Raptor]

Two issues:
1- an unlocked K CPU will consume more power than its locked equivalent. And in this case you'd gain a few hundred Mhz while having to pay more for a cooler as well.
2- They're all 100 Series motherboard and since they're superseded by the MB from H270 line, it's almost 100% guaranteed that they will not work with the Kabylake CPU without a manual BIOS update (either at the shop before you bring it home, or at your house with a different Skylake CPU).


*Edit* Downvote me if you like. It still doesn't change the fact that, for example:
ASROCK H170 Pro4: http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170%20Pro4/?cat=CPU
Only support 7600k with since P7.0 BIOS and with ASROCK already released their H270 series motherboard, there's little incentive for them to produce a H170 board with the updated BIOS to eat into their own sales.