cheapest 1151 overclocking motherboard?

[dogeboss]

i am searching for the cheapest motherboard to overclock my i5-6600k, can someone recommend a motherboard?

 

[rgd1101]

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=110&sort=a8&page=1

 

[dogeboss]

can you only overclock with z170?

 

[dogeboss]

because i don't need all that extra stuff like 2 graphics card slots and 6x usb 3.0

 

[10tacle]

Not sure where you are located, but if you are in the US and you have a Fry's Electronics in your area, they have an ASUS Z170-AR on sale right now for a Promo code event for $119. It's normally a $160 board. I have the Z97 variant of ASUS's -AR series for my i5-4690K it is an outstanding overclocking board with full features for the money.

 

[rgd1101]

what budget are you look for? the cheapest one is $80, or try you luck with a local shop like 10tacle suggested

 

[dogeboss]

okay thank you, but are you sure there are no other chipsets i can oc my cpu with?

 

[10tacle]

To overclock successfully with control, you need a Z170 chipset. The less expensive H110 motherboards are between $50-$90 but do not have CPU multiplier overclocking...also they are generally the small form factor motherboards (mATX) with limited expansion slots.

The H170 boards are the full sized versions with a little more overclocking support, but can get into the same price range as entry level Z170 boards rendering them not worth it IMO.

You wanna play, you gotta pay.

 

[dogeboss]

hahaha right, thanks i think i am going with Asrock Z170 Pro4S, do you recommend it?

 

[10tacle]

Never used an ASRock board, but that one has excellent reviews from NewEgg users, so that's good enough for me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157636

NewEgg has a killer price on it too, so I'd snap it up in a heartbeat on a budget for $80. But I'd also look at the MSI for the same price. You can't go wrong with either, but MSI may have better support.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130892&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=