Motherboard for i7 6700 (with or without overclocking?)

[Lunarna]

Hello. I'm setting up new desktop with i7 6700 and I have some problems with motherboard for it (120-160$). I would like to buy RAM with more than 2133 MHz, so I should choose mobo with Z170 chipset. But I'm curious, if it's capable of overclocking locked processor? Or maybe I should get 2133 MHz RAM and get AsRock H170 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper or AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper?
Or just give up overclocking locked procesor...

 

[Zerk2012]

If you wish to overclock then get the K processor same thing with memory much over 2133 usually you need to overclock the processor some to use the high speed memory.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Either get a K series processor, z170 MB and fast ram, or get the Xeon linked below. It's equivalkent to an i7 6700 but cheaper.
Honestly, i would renounce overclockign and get teh Xeon and use the money save to get a better GPU, cuz that's where it's at if you game.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V5 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($251.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *Gigabyte GA-X150M-PLUS WS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $556.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-01 14:07 EDT-0400

 

[Lunarna]

If it's not worth the money, I'll just stay with locked version Regular AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4 will be ok? Or cheaper/better suggestions (I like the design of both, mentioned and Asus B150 PRO Gaming). I have Crucial 250GB 2,5'' SATA SSD and I want to buy GTX 1070 in the future.

 

[Hlsgsz]

If it's not worth the money, I'll just stay with locked version Regular AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4 will be ok? Or cheaper/better suggestions (I like the design of both, mentioned and Asus B150 PRO Gaming). I have Crucial 250GB 2,5'' SATA SSD and I want to buy GTX 1070 in the future.

Those asrocks don't have m.2 slots. you want to have that in your build forward thinking. SO get the asus or the GB i put in the build.
Also, the 1070 is the better GPU i was thinking when i said that's where the money should go so.. yeah

 

[Lunarna]

Thank you for mentioning this slot, it seems handy. I may need it in the future. I have last request: can you check this set up? http://pcpartpicker.com/list/6RMNzM
I lack CPU cooler, GPU (later, so don't mind it now, but I hope this case is big enough) and power supply.

 

[Zerk2012]

A m.2 slot on the board means nothing to your average user unless your doing a ton of file transfers, using it as a scratch drive, or just running benchmarks their no noticeable difference ( 0.4 sec quicker boot time)
What's up with the way overpriced monitor?

 

[Hlsgsz]

A CPU cooler woudl only be merited if you find the stock cooler too loud(it's not).
Go with the MX300. Cheaper, better, larger capacity etc.
For that kind of cash you should be getting a G-Sync monitor. I consider that a must.
I've also put in a PSU that has an excellent price these days.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($91.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($87.59 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.00 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Eizo FS2434-BK 23.8" 60Hz Monitor ($396.76 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Razer DeathStalker Chroma Wired Gaming Keyboard ($94.64 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse ($47.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1261.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-02 09:21 EDT-0400

 

[Lunarna]

Thank you for all helpful tips! Now I know what to buy

 

[Hlsgsz]

You're welcome!

 

[zannare]

Hello. I'm setting up new desktop with i7 6700 and I have some problems with motherboard for it (120-160$). I would like to buy RAM with more than 2133 MHz, so I should choose mobo with Z170 chipset. But I'm curious, if it's capable of overclocking locked processor? Or maybe I should get 2133 MHz RAM and get AsRock H170 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper or AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper?
Or just give up overclocking locked procesor...

with asrock z170 u can oc every non-k skylake even with latest bios, with other brands u must get an specific bios from web
i suggest to get the cheaper z170 instead h170/b150 Hyper series(then arent cheap) even if they allow to oc the non-k cpu u cant oc ddr4, while gaming with 3000/3200(max) ddr4 u can get very strong performance increase with some game and they are pretty cheap right now

 

[Hlsgsz]

Hello. I'm setting up new desktop with i7 6700 and I have some problems with motherboard for it (120-160$). I would like to buy RAM with more than 2133 MHz, so I should choose mobo with Z170 chipset. But I'm curious, if it's capable of overclocking locked processor? Or maybe I should get 2133 MHz RAM and get AsRock H170 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper or AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper?
Or just give up overclocking locked procesor...

with asrock z170 u can oc every non-k skylake even with latest bios, with other brands u must get an specific bios from web
i suggest to get the cheaper z170 instead h170/b150 Hyper series(then arent cheap) even if they allow to oc the non-k cpu u cant oc ddr4, while gaming with 3000/3200(max) ddr4 u can get very strong performance increase with some game and they are pretty cheap right now

Please provide a source that verifies your statement about OCing non-K CPU on the latest BIOS with Asrock MBs.

 

[zannare]

Hello. I'm setting up new desktop with i7 6700 and I have some problems with motherboard for it (120-160$). I would like to buy RAM with more than 2133 MHz, so I should choose mobo with Z170 chipset. But I'm curious, if it's capable of overclocking locked processor? Or maybe I should get 2133 MHz RAM and get AsRock H170 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper or AsRock B150 Fatal1ty Gaming K4/Hyper?
Or just give up overclocking locked procesor...

with asrock z170 u can oc every non-k skylake even with latest bios, with other brands u must get an specific bios from web
i suggest to get the cheaper z170 instead h170/b150 Hyper series(then arent cheap) even if they allow to oc the non-k cpu u cant oc ddr4, while gaming with 3000/3200(max) ddr4 u can get very strong performance increase with some game and they are pretty cheap right now

Please provide a source that verifies your statement about OCing non-K CPU on the latest BIOS with Asrock MBs.

well not all asrock z170 can oc non-k cpu with latest bios
just the one with external clock generator like most extreme series, k6(i have this one for my i7 6700) and some others(just look for "Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine" under cpu specification)

the microcode released by intel at start of this year to prevent non-k skylake oc just prohibit the internal clock generator(from PCH) to go above 100Mhz with non-k cpu ... its the only way for skylake architecture
but asrock use on some z170 motherboards an external clock generator by default, even before they discovered the chance to overclock non-k cpu, so they can bypass easy the intel microcode
asrock b150/h170 hyper series just include that external clock generator to allow overclock non-k cpu or even the k cpu .... but only by increase blck frequency

just search "external clock generator" on google if u dont trust me .....

 

[Lunarna]

I heard, that ASRock could overclock non-k processors, but Intel was mad and they updated bios so you could not do it anymore But you still can downgrade bios.