Asus B150M-Plus or H170M-PLUS

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Elmer_7

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I'm looking to build a new PC for both business (Extensive browsing, Photoshop, etc..) and gaming purpose within budget.
What advantage does the H170M - plus has over B150M - Plus?
Can i use SSD with B150M - plus?

Also i'm thinking to buy Intel Core i5 6500 LGA1151, but i want to know whether Intel Core i5 6400 LGA1151 is enough?

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Either motherboard would be fine. You can use ssds with either. I would go with whichever is cheaper.

The i5 6400 is "enough" but I recommend the 6500 for just a little more.
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Of the two, the H170 is the most flexible:

http://ark.intel.com/compare/90590,90595,90592

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

Though if you're using the Adobe suite professionally, a 4c/8t CPU would be very advantageous for you. Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: ADATA XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: ADATA Ultimate SU800 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $535.83

(Just add storage and GPU from there.....anything from a RX460 to a GTX1080 depending on how high a resolution and detail you'd like to game)
 
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Elmer_7

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Thanks for the suggestion, here i picked

Asus B150M-Plus
Intel Core i5 6500 LGA1151
8GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX Fury 2133 MHz (HX421C14FB/8)
Radeon RTX460 GPU

Suggestion Requied for PSU and SSD:
Antec BP450PS 450 Watt SMPS/Corsair VS Series VS450 - 450 Watt SMPS
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB SSD Drive/Kingston UV300 120GB 2.5-inch SSD/Sandisk SSD 128gb SATA 2.5, Z400s

FYI: All the SSD's and PSU's i mentioned are not there in hardware compatibility list of the Board, is that an issue?






 
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