Better H170 motherboard MSI PC mate vs Asrock Pro4/Hyper

Ken_T

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Hi Guys,

Need your expert opinion on which motherboard would be a better pick for my system.

I am looking at these two which cost almost the same in my country.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/H170A-PC-MATE.html#hero-specification
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/H170%20Pro4Hyper/

The specs from their sites looks mostly the same except that MSI has 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 at the rear. How much of a difference does USB Gen1 vs Gen2? In terms of quality, is Asrock's Pro4 line reliable?

Here's the rest of the parts I'm planning to build with.
Processor Intel Core i5 6500 3.2-3.6 ghz 4-core
RAM G.Skill Aegis 2x8gb 2400 16gb CL15 (F4 2400C15D 16GIS)
Power Supply Seasonic G550 80+ Gold Semi Modular
Casing Phanteks ECLIPSE P400
SSD Samsung 850 EVO 250gb
HDD Seagate 2tb
GPU Gainward GTX 1070 Phoenix 8gb
 
Solution
There was someone on this forum that did a guide how to overclock a nonK CPU using the H170 Hyper, looked pretty good.
Not sure if the MSI has the BLCK to overclock...