msi z170a pc mate vs msi z170a pro

[piyushgoel3020]

Can someone tell me the difference b/w these two boards and which one is better. I bought PC MATE version with i5 6600k and wondering if i had made a mistake.I am using cooler master hyper 103 can I play hi-end games without overclocking it.

 

[cin19]

Here the comparison: https://www.msi.com/comparison/motherboard I guess the pro version will oc the cpu better, and can sli. If you hve the strong gpu, like gtx970, r9 390, etc. you are fine.

 

[piyushgoel3020]

Here the comparison: https://www.msi.com/comparison/motherboard I guess the pro version will oc the cpu better, and can sli. If you hve the strong gpu, like gtx970, r9 390, etc. you are fine.

I guess, you are mistaking something. I am comparing MSI Z170A PRO with MSI Z170A PC MATE. Both of them don't support sli. They only support two way crossfire.I think you are comparing MSI Z170A PC MATE with MSI Z170A GAMING PRO.Well, How much overclocking can i achieve with this board without affecting stablity?

 

[cin19]

Sorry.
For oc the i5 6600k, one review said they can clock it to 4.7ghz with z170a pc mate http://us.hardware.info/reviews/6441/3/msi-z170a-pc-mate-overclocking-test-with-an-entry-level-motherboard-overclocking-test but it will depend on your i5, because not all the i5s are same. But I guess you should be able to get 4.3/4,4 ghz.
From the pictures z170a pro https://asset.msi.com/resize/image/global/product/five_pictures2_3571_2015090218004355e6c8cb75bf4.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1/600.png z170a pc mate https://asset.msi.com/resize/image/global/product/five_pictures2_3520_2015080715210855c45c645df3d.png62405b38c58fe0f07fcef2367d8a9ba1/600.png they do have the same power phase so that they will have similar oc capacity.