This is an issue that always confounded me. Many folks are on a budget and make various investments in things that don't really improve things (i.e. CLCs) or aftermarket coolers on non-k series processors. In many instances this is done w/o the realization that the cost difference between a H170 / 6600 build and a Z170 / 6600k build can be very small. I had a box here that was brought in for troubleshooting 2 nites ago. It had a H170 and 6500. The H170 board was actually $10 more than the Z170 board from the same manufacturer. The 6600k was $9 more.
And along with adding OC ability, you get SLI, more USB ports and other features. One more thing ... this build had a $75 cooler which is of no use whatsoever on the 6600. This brings me back to the early 90s when we had 286 boards that could upgraded and boards that could not. The price difference was nominal but "why not just in case ?" was answered with "I plan to keep this 6 (or more) years.
Now that you got me started....
Another thing ya see a lot, also affected by H170 / Z170 is PSU size. See lots of builds with oversized 650 watters, when a 750 watter, at marginal cost increase could handle SLI. Granted if you don't plan a 2nd card at the time of the build, you may change your mind (just like overclocking) and a $10 investment at build time is perhaps $10 ya don't have to spend, but if ya change ya mind, you are going to have to invest substantially more.
With prices coming down now, it's less of a factor but a tight budget with an SSD, often winds up a drop in GFX card.. say from a 1070 to a 1060. This is one I don't get also. OK so with an SSD you can boot 0.9 seconds faster than a SSHD, but is it worth the investment ? Also, how many games you gonna fit on that 120 / 250 GB SSD ? GTAV is 95 GB, Wicther 3 is 40GB before the expansion pack. If ya have a gaming box, what's the point of booting slightly faster if all your games are on a HD that's only 40% - 60% of the speed as other options ?
Always good to bounce a planned build off others to get other ideas and options to consider. In the end, don't have to listen to what I might or others might suggest, but at least you are better informed going in.
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