Low end board enough for gtx 1060?

[Varun Raj]

I am building my second pc in some time. Processor I selected is i5 6500 and GPU gtx 1060.
Q.1-Since i5 6500 is a locked processor and gtx 1060 doesnt support SLI, do I need a Z170 or H170 mobo? Shouldn't H110 or B150 would be enough?
What other things must I consider before selecting any mobo?
Presently considering Asus B150M Pro Gaming.
Q.2-Secondly I know low end boards doesnt support more than 2133 ddr4. But 2666 is much cheaper here. Will using 2666 on B150 or H110 will reduce component lifespan or malfunction? Or I can easily use them just they get auto underclocked.
Q.3-Also I am thinking for a small system, please suggest me some cheap but good m-atx case. I am considering corsair 88r. Can't go above its price. How is deepcool smarter micro?

 

[Zerk2012]

1 I would get st least a decent B150 but the 110 will work.
2 the 2666 dhould default to 2133.
3 the 88R is OK or look at the Spec 02m

 

[Zerk2012]

http://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/cooler-master-case-nse200kkn1,corsair-case-cc9011086ww,corsair-case-cc9011087ww/

 

[Varun Raj]

thanks zerk for quick replies.
1. Plz enlight me with the need of a better board than H110. I am a noob so plz pardon my ignorance.
2. Thanks, I had some doubt that ram may malfunction.
3. spec02m is nice and priced 10% more here in India. But I think it can be done. What about deepcool smarter micro? It is nearly half priced as compared to the other two.

 

[madmatt30]

Deepcool smarter micro ??
Looking at it its the same case as the avp viper in the UK ( which comes with 2 fans installed)

http://www.ebuyer.com/725443-avp-el03w-viper-mini-tower-white-2-x-12cm-fans-usb-3-0-cas-7441

I did a budget build in that a couple of months ago & you know what ??
For all its little issues, mainly the steel thickness , sharp internal edges, & a little plasticky front panel , once built it turned out to be a fairly great little case at the end of the day.
Bear in mind you absolutely need to purchase 2x 120mm fans for the deepcool version as it doesn't come with any from what I can tell??

Very good cooling wise with 2 fans installed , feels solid once it's built up , its very small & it actually looks nice.

 

[Varun Raj]

thanks madmatt, from the reviews i my country(india) I found that deepcool smarter micro do come with a rear 120mm blue led fan. so i have to buy one more. Still 88r and spec02m are much better looking but for the sake of budget I was thinking to go for deepcool.
What about asus b150m pro gaming? it is priced same as bazooka and mortar. asrock b150m pro4 is 10% cheaper

 

[madmatt30]

asus pro gaming vs asrock pro4??
nothing really between them mate, on a personal level Id pick the asus but honestly if the budget is tight the pro4 will do a good job
Id pick either of those 2 over the msi boards.

 

[Varun Raj]

wow thanks, i nearly got all my answers.
one last thing i am thinking about- my first question. will going for a b150 help me? i mean h110 will do the basics in much cheaper price. all i need is to connect a ssd(planning for samsung 750evo 120 or 250 gb), a hdd(seagate baracuda 7200rpm 1tb) and some usb ports. all boards have lan. do h110 support dual channel ram? if not, would it make a difference? what other things i miss if i go for h110?
budget is the main constraint here cuz i5 6500 and gtx 1060 will alone cost rs.42000(700$) here in india :/

 

[madmatt30]

you lose 2 ram slots,& maybe a usb3 header & 2 usb3 rear ports.
Also only 4 sata ports as opposed to 6.

actual performance wise ? no difference at all.

how much are those b150 boards youre looking at??

 

[Varun Raj]

h110 is starting from 6000rs(100$) whereas b150 is 7500rs(125$) starting. asrock b150m pro4 130$, asus b150m pro gaming 150$

 

[madmatt30]

on a budget basis this one

http://www.amazon.in/ASUS-Micro-DDR4-Motherboards-H110M-K/dp/B017UL7NKQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468955253&sr=8-2&keywords=h110

 

[Varun Raj]

thanks for the help. i will try to stretch my budget a bit more to get a decent b150 otherwise i m going for the one u suggested. choosing one of ur answer as the solution. however every reply in this thread is a part of entire solution. tbanks again madmatt30 and zerk2012

 

[TMS-SfpD]

Hey sorry to revive a thread but will my config be enough for a gtx 1060? Can you spot any bottlenecks?
I5 6600K
GTX 1060
16 gigs of ddr4 @ 2133 mhz
Gigabyte GA-H110M-A
I'm scared that the cpu bottlenecks the gpu or the motherboard isn't enough..
Please help...

 

[TMS-SfpD]

I think I might have to go for a MSI 4G GTX 970 instead. 🙁

 

[madmatt30]

TMS-SfpD - you can run whatever GPU you want with that setup mate with no worries.

 

[TMS-SfpD]

Oh.. Thanks! Strix 1060 here I come

 

[Varun Raj]

Hey sorry to revive a thread but will my config be enough for a gtx 1060? Can you spot any bottlenecks?
I5 6600K
GTX 1060
16 gigs of ddr4 @ 2133 mhz
Gigabyte GA-H110M-A
I'm scared that the cpu bottlenecks the gpu or the motherboard isn't enough..
Please help...

6600k is an ublocked processor i.e it can be overclocked if a z170 mobo is used. other than that no problem uaing h110 mobo.
however i would suggest u to get a z170 mobo for k processor as it will get u some room for better performance in future. if not select h110 or b150 mobo with i5 6500. performance difference is nominal in games and u will get them cheaper. feel free to ask anything regarding the matter.

 

[TMS-SfpD]

I am aware of this, I was getting the 6600k for the same price as the non k so I got it, I will eventually upgrade to a z170 but that won't be very soon.
As a side note, could you pm me your Skype? In case I have further questions while I'm building the pc, you also seem like a cool person so wouldn't mind playing some games with you!
Madmatt30 I wouldn't mind if you could also pm me your Skype 😀?