Z170 Motherboard, which one to choose?

feZorro · Jul 4, 2016

I have an i5-6600k and planning to overclock max 4.5 gz.
I've set my mind on these three motherboards and I can't decide which one to buy.
I'm from Canada and these are the prices at the moment.

Asus Z170-A $204.98
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 $164.99
Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 $204.99
Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI $174.99

All of these in Canadian dollars btw.

I also considered buying a MSI motherboard but not anymore due to a lot of reviews about their poor quality control. I want quality over aesthetics. Which one should I get and please evaluate your reason for choosing it. I'm also open to other motherboard recommendations.

Tradesman1 · Jul 4, 2016

I'd go the Z170-A then a bit of a toss up between the gaming 5 and gaming 3 (the 3 is less if it has all the features you want need)

MeanMachine41 · Jul 4, 2016

I recommend the ASUS z170-A for quality and OC potential and 5-Way Optimization
One click to optimize your entire system plus a dedicated on-board water-pump header.

feZorro · Jul 5, 2016

Tradesman1 :

What makes the Asus Z170-A better than the Gigabyte Z170x gaming 5 or 3? I like that it's white but I'm kinda leaning to gigabyte based on aesthetics, it has some red led lighting and a debug led. I also read a lot of reviews that says the asus IO shield is flimsy and plain.

Tradesman1 · Jul 5, 2016

I've done 3 builds on the A, all came out extremely well and the clients love them, tried a wide variety of components in each (DRAM, GPUs, etc). The GB 5 I've worked with some, did some tuning and upgraded the DRAM and prefer the Asus BIOS for OCing, since they basically use the same BIOS on their other boards, I give a slight edge to Asus

jay_rogers · Jul 5, 2016

Go ahead with Asus Z170-A, provides Physical power button on board, CPU installation tool, Stylish I/O shroud and more.

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Z170 Motherboard, which one to choose?

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