B150 vs H170?

[thepedrobl]

Hello, so I'm building a PC and initially chose a H110 MSI motherboard, but have since then decided on a B150. However, there I see a lot of people just recommend the H170 straight away. Is there any real difference between the two? The motherboards in question are the MSI B150M PRO-VDH and the MSI H170M PRO-VDH simply because they're the cheapest with each chipset and I really don't want to spend much money. Please explain why one might be better than the other one!

 

Thanks a lot

 

Edit: I forgot to include the specs of the PC, which is somewhat relevant - i5 6500 // 2x4 GB of RAM // 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD // either a GTX 1060 or a RX 480. Also the case has 2 USB 3.0 connectors and an SD card reader on the front, but from my quick research, getting a board with that many headers will be much more expensive

[Enderman]

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z170-H170-H110-B170-Q150-Q170---What-is-the-Difference-635/

[arch_linuxos]

9 minutes ago, thepedrobl said:

Hello, so I'm building a PC and initially chose a H110 MSI motherboard, but have since then decided on a B150. However, there I see a lot of people just recommend the H170 straight away. Is there any real difference between the two? The motherboards in question are the MSI B150M PRO-VDH and the MSI H170M PRO-VDH simply because they're the cheapest with each chipset and I really don't want to spend much money. Please explain why one might be better than the other one!

 

Thanks a lot

B is for business. H is more for consumers. I'd get the H board.

[RS2007GOD]

Get a z170 incase you want to overclock later

[Sakkura]

H170 offers a couple more native USB3.0 ports, 8 more PCIe 3.0 lanes on the chipset with support for RAID and PCIe storage.

 

2 minutes ago, arch_linuxos said:

B is for business. H is more for consumers. I'd get the H board.

Theoretically yes, in practice it doesn't matter.

[arch_linuxos]

Just now, Sakkura said:

H170 offers a couple more native USB3.0 ports, 8 more PCIe 3.0 lanes on the chipset with support for RAID and storage.

 

Theoretically yes, in practice it doesn't matter.

Fair enough lol

[JJVGaming]

Whats your budget? There are some really cheap z170s out there, some cheaper than h110s!

 

Edit

NVM asrock does not have any deals atm

[thepedrobl]

17 hours ago, Enderman said:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z170-H170-H110-B170-Q150-Q170---What-is-the-Difference-635/

Yeah, I also saw that page before posting, but this is my first build and I don't know which of those specs are actually meaningful for a basic gaming computer.

 

17 hours ago, RS2007GOD said:

Get a z170 incase you want to overclock later

Sorry, I should have included the specs (and will now edit the post), but I'll be getting the i5-6500, so I can't really overclock!

 

17 hours ago, Sakkura said:

H170 offers a couple more native USB3.0 ports, 8 more PCIe 3.0 lanes on the chipset with support for RAID and PCIe storage.

 

Theoretically yes, in practice it doesn't matter.

Alright, thanks! I don't think I'll need many more drives or expansion cards in the future so if these are the main differences I think I'll stick to the B150...

[RS2007GOD]

12 hours ago, thepedrobl said:

Yeah, I also saw that page before posting, but this is my first build and I don't know which of those specs are actually meaningful for a basic gaming computer.

 

Sorry, I should have included the specs (and will now edit the post), but I'll be getting the i5-6500, so I can't really overclock!

 

Alright, thanks! I don't think I'll need many more drives or expansion cards in the future so if these are the main differences I think I'll stick to the B150...

no i mean a z170 for if you ever want to get a k series