Asus H170 Pro Gaming OR Asus H170 Pro/CSM

ryce4lyfe

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Hi. I'm building my first gaming pc and I was wondering which motherboard I should go for. I want to keep my build budget-friendly and the Pro/CSM is around $20 cheaper than the Pro Gaming in Canada. So is there a significant difference in the mobo's that I should know about when considering which one? I don't care about overclocking or SLI/crossfire. Is there a significant difference in audio quality between the 2? I'm not an audiophile but I just want to know if I will notice the difference. Iv'e read other reviews saying that they're both pretty much the same but on these 2 websites, the scores for each mobo benchmark is very different. So please help me out to pick the right motherboard. Thanks in advance!

http://motherboardbenchmark.net/asus-h170-pro-gaming/

http://motherboardbenchmark.net/asus-h170-procsm/

PARTS:
i5 6500
kingston 2x4gb ram
Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming
EVGA Supernova 650W G1
 
Solution
The Pro gaming is the better of the two, but either should work. The Pro Gaming has better sound, based on a modified 1150 codec where the CSM uses the older Realtek ALC887