Pairing an i7 6700k with a z170 or h110 motherboard?

[DennisV]

Hello,

As the title says, should I get a z170 motherboard paired with the 6700k or just a H110 motherboard? I'm not new to this I've done some reseach so I know you can only overclock with the z170 but it's like 60 euros (68 dollars) more expensive to get a z170 motherboard over a H110 motherboard here in the Netherlands. I want to get the 6700k (4.0 - 4.2GHz boost the first core will run at 4.2GHz and the other ones will run at 4.0GHz) since it has a higher stock speed compared to the normal i7 6700 (3.4 - 4.0Ghz boost only one core will run 4.0GHz the rest will run 3.9; 3,8; 3,7 in boost mode).

If I get the z170 board I'm going for 8gb DDR4 ram and if I'm goin for the H110 board I'm going for 16gb DDR4 so should I buy a z170 board to get 5% performance increase or get H110 with the 16gb? And can I overclock to even reach that 5% performance increase (4.4GHz+) with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO?

Currently running an FX 6300 so basically everthing is an upgrade. I game 70% of the time (you would recommend an i5 but I want the i7) and do some photoshopping, 3d editing and video editing and rendering with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder.

Thanks for reading and answering in advance!

 

[junkeymonkey]

I assume with a ''K'' chip you would prefer a ""Z'' board for the better oc features ?? ''H'' boards may not offer much or any

you need to look over each board oc'ing capability's and any other ''upgrade'' paths offered like sli support if needed down the road [why Z ''enthusiast'' boards cost a bit more]

my self even using a non K chip I go for z boards just in case , but that's just me

http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2099-intel-chipset-comparison-z170-h170-h110

 

[Rogue Leader]

The H110 Motherboard only has 6 PCIe lanes. That really limits your ability to add GPU's and other devices. If you never want to SLI/crossfire , PCIe based SSD, M.2 SSD with an actual performance benefit (SATA works the same), or add an external Sound card then you're fine. It also only allows 1 DIMM per channel so that limits your memory upgrades and if you were planning on using hardware based RAID that support is gone too.

As a Gamer if you don't want to go Z170 at least get the H170 so you can upgrade your ram with additional DIMMs in the future, and you can crossfire/SLI, have more SATA ports for more drives, etc. H110 is really a business workstation oriented motherboard.

 

[junkeymonkey]

Personally I would just go with a z170 and be done with it all together your covered ? whats the point of getting the ''K'' chip then??

 

[DennisV]

The H110 Motherboard only has 6 PCIe lanes. That really limits your ability to add GPU's and other devices. If you never want to SLI/crossfire , PCIe based SSD, M.2 SSD with an actual performance benefit (SATA works the same), or add an external Sound card then you're fine. It also only allows 1 DIMM per channel so that limits your memory upgrades and if you were planning on using hardware based RAID that support is gone too.

As a Gamer if you don't want to go Z170 at least get the H170 so you can upgrade your ram with additional DIMMs in the future, and you can crossfire/SLI, have more SATA ports for more drives, etc. H110 is really a business workstation oriented motherboard.

The problem is you pay just as much for a h170 board as a z170 board here in the Netherlands, if you want good quality and indeed an upgrading path. I have had crossfire in the past and I don't like it the heat and issues don't justifiy the cost but I think I will still go for a z170 board for future upgrades indeed. Thanks for answering so fast!