gaming board for 6gen intel cpu?

[DARKMELON]

helo guys, im getting a i5 6600 and im looking for a board, im gonna get 8g ddr4 of 2133 ram, so im have some boards in mind, the asus b150 pro gaming aura, asus h170 pro gaming, asus z170 or the msi z170 a m3. so which one you would choose?

 

[weberdarren97]

6600 or 6600K? There is a big difference there that will impact the decision of which board is best.

 

[weberdarren97]

My recommended boards for the 6600. Do note that the Intel B150 chipset does not allow CPU or RAM overclocking.

My recommended boards for the 6600K. The Intel Z170 chipset is the only 6th gen chipset that allows for CPU overclocking.

 

[geofelt]

Here is a link to what each chipset brings.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1151

For a I5-6600, there is very little that you would want past the cheapest H110.
But, if you can budget $220 for a I5-6600, then you really should consider the I5-6600K which will sell for a similar price.
The K allows you to overclock, giving you some 40% more compute power.
For that, you will need a Z170 motherboard and a $30 cooler.