Which is better?

[Helitagging]

I want to buy a motherboard but which is better the MSI h170a or the Asus z170? 

[HKZeroFive]

What is your CPU?

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, Helitagging said:

I want to buy a motherboard but which is better the MSI h170a or the Asus z170? 

Are you building a new rig? If so what for and what budget?

[Helitagging]

Yeah I'm building a new rig and the budget cost is around 2500 aud

[Helitagging]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

What is your CPU?I'm planning to get a Intel core i7 6700 3.4GHz 6700k

[HKZeroFive]

5 minutes ago, Helitagging said:

1 hour ago, HKZeroFive said:

What is your CPU?I'm planning to get a Intel core i7 6700 3.4GHz 6700k

The Z170 since you cannot overclock on the H170.

[Helitagging]

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

The Z170 since you cannot overclock on the H170.

OK so what do you think is a good and reliable setup with z170 

[HKZeroFive]

1 hour ago, Helitagging said:

OK so what do you think is a good and reliable setup with z170 

For $2500? This - overclock the hell out of the i7 6700K.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($515.00 @ CPL Online) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($195.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($184.80 @ Newegg Australia) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($127.99 @ Mwave Australia) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB FTW ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($963.60 @ Newegg Australia) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case  ($145.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $2488.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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