Two ASUS motherboards; £1 difference in price

ojroufc · August 31, 2016

Was browsing motherboards on Amazon and came across two motherboards where their white sleek designs caught my eye. I noticed there was only one pound difference in the price. I am looking to put one of these boards in my i5, GTX 1070 build, I am also planning to slightly overclock the i5 to around 4 - 4.5 GHz. I see the Pro comes with Windows 8, but was planning to buy Windows 10 on the cheap anyway, so not too bothered about that.

Can anyone find the difference between the two boards and give a recommendation as to which board to buy?

Two boards in question -

Z170-A: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z170-A/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Z170--Skylake-CrossFire-Motherboard/dp/B0126R2LBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472660925&sr=8-1&keywords=z170+a

Z170-PRO: https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z170-PRO/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z170-Motherboard-Socket-S-ATA-SupremeFX/dp/B016ADLARW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472660925&sr=8-2&keywords=z170+a

EDIT: Links are now active.

manikyath · August 31, 2016

all links be broken...

but generally, knowing asus and their market segmentation its usually a difference in features and aesthetic, rather than one being *generally better* than the other.