asus vs giganyte?

DARKMELON

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which of this two boards would you choose for a i5 6600?

the GIGABYTE GA-H170 GAMING 3 vs the ASUS H170 PRO GAMING?
 
Solution
Not much between them. More SATA ports and an extra M2 NVME slot on the Gigabyte. Only 1 M2 slot but USB 3.0 Type-a/c ports on the ASUS.

Personally I'd choose the Gigabyte for the extra M2 and SATA slot, but it doesnt have USB type a/c so depends which you'd prefer. They are v similar tho.
Not much between them. More SATA ports and an extra M2 NVME slot on the Gigabyte. Only 1 M2 slot but USB 3.0 Type-a/c ports on the ASUS.

Personally I'd choose the Gigabyte for the extra M2 and SATA slot, but it doesnt have USB type a/c so depends which you'd prefer. They are v similar tho.
 
Solution
As said above, not much in it, however I would say go for what you like the look of as well as whatever you'll make use of. If you have loads of ports and no use for them, don't pay for them! Also Gigabyte are nice to work with (I've found they are stronger in build than Asus)
 
I would go with the cheaper one. Both are same tier motherboards. They will perform equally, and as Multipack said, check if some of the extra features are useful for you. In my case I would go with the Asus because 1 m.2 is enough for me and perhaps the USB-c will be useful in the future if they cost barely the same.

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