Overclocking an i5 6600k on an ASUS B150M-A D3?

[Kazuma Akane]

I'm going to build a PC and I'm planning to get an i3 6100 first and upgrade it to the i5 6600k later.But is the ASUS B150M-A D3 capacle of overclocking the i5? Please let me know. Thanks really much!

 

[Gnuffi]

no if you want to have SLI one day, you need to select a SLI board that comes with support, (i think they start around 140$ price varies by retailer)
since there is a difference between AMD crossfire support and Nvidia SLI support, Sli support usually first comes up at boards with a little more price

 

[Kazuma Akane]

... Welp, that's unfortunate. But anyways, I find your solutions incridibly helpful! Thanks again. I think i have enough information and shouldn't bother you guys anymore. Thanks !

 

[Gnuffi]

is no bother
you are welcome
always come back and ask if you need more
have a nice day

 

[Gnuffi]

Example of 2 "cheap" but great boards with SLI support, again price may vary by other retailers
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157633 very good
Gigabyte
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xgaming3 very nice too

 

[Kazuma Akane]

Example of 2 "cheap" but great boards with SLI support, again price may vary by other retailers
ASRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157633 very good
Gigabyte
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz170xgaming3 very nice too

Actually i'm building this pc with a sort of Asus theme, and i found this one: https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z170e

 

[Gnuffi]

is fine board too, comes with the stuff needed, and if Asus is your theme go for it! 😀

 

[Kazuma Akane]

is fine board too, comes with the stuff needed, and if Asus is your theme go for it! 😀

😉

 

[Kazuma Akane]

Oh and which thermal paste should i get?

 

[Gnuffi]

thermal paste comes with the coolers dont worry (unless you select one not suggest i cant guarantee that ofc), but most mid to highend coolers come with own paste, and that paste is more than perfectly fine, no need to spend many dollars on pricy droplets

 

[Kazuma Akane]

Thanks! You're like my tour guide!

 

[Kazuma Akane]

thermal paste comes with the coolers dont worry (unless you select one not suggest i cant guarantee that ofc), but most mid to highend coolers come with own paste, and that paste is more than perfectly fine, no need to spend many dollars on pricy droplets

I just realised a made a mistake. Can i use a H110M asus board instead of the b150?

 

[Ecky]

You can, but be aware that it will only have 2 RAM slots, and you cannot overclock on an H110 board with any CPU.

 

[Gnuffi]

you can, but generally the b150 is better int terms of connectors, also you cant overclock it, still need z170, if you still plan on the K cpu
so remember to check out what features your board has/changes when switching models incase you wanted/needed some of the features
and remember an "M" is smaller than the regular ATX boards, and sometimes you pay for more the privilege of the smaller form factor
(meaning 2 identical board models, 1 is Z170/or H110 the other same model is Z170M/or H110M, the M =microATX, will cost slightly more)
, so again if you dont "need" the smaller size, i.e the regular ATX size fits in your build, no need to pay more for the "same" just because its smaller

 

[Kazuma Akane]

Actually im going to upgrade the motherboard too so i wont have to worry bout' 2 ram slots. Is that still ok?

 

[Ecky]

Any Intel socket 1151 board will work fine with any Intel socket 1151 CPU.

 

[Kazuma Akane]

Thanks!