Help me pick a Motherboard!

[ChumpBender]

I'm currently spending far too much of my time looking at motherboards and trying to decide what I want!

The setup I'm going to have will be something like:-

Intel I5-6600K
ASUS Strix GTX 1070
16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (Kingston Fury)

I'll be using it for gaming and would like the ability to OC (although I have no experience with OCing, so a board which makes this easier would be a bonus)

The motherboards I've got on the shortlist are:-
Asus Pro Gaming Aura (to go with the AURA on the 1070)
Asus Maximus VIII Hero (to go with the AURA on the 1070)
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Professional Gaming i7
ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+
Gigabyte Z170X 5.

My top choices would be either of the Asus boards to match the RGB on the GPU, unless there is a huge amount of difference on performance / features between the listed boards.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

 

[n0ns3ns3]

I'd pick the Asus Pro Gaming (or the newer Pro Gaming Aura).
It has good power circle for overclocking and good audio. and of course overall good build quality and components for a reasonable price.

 

[George Mulligan]

Definitely ASUS. Of the two, I'm a fan of the ROG series. Just higher quality components.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

ROG is mostly overrated and definitely overpriced

 

[Isokolon]

I'd go with the Aura or the Gigabyte
although I've been hearing great things about the pricier ASRock lately

if RGB is important to you, the Aura is the way to go
if not, the Gigabyte would be my top choice

as for the Maximus, you pay Asus Tax + ROG Tax. it's just a seriously overrated hyped brand and I've not seen any proof that it's any higher quality than other boards

 

[ChumpBender]

In that case, I think I have finally decided on my build! Only thing I'm unsure on is if my cooling will be good enough if I OC the CPU and GPU. Do you think it's sufficient?:-

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£210.00 @ Amazon UK)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For £0.00)
Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£151.98 @ YoYoTech)
Memory: Kingston Savage 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£92.99 @ Novatech)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£61.90 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For £0.00)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card (£449.98 @ BT Shop)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition w/ Window ATX Mid Tower Case (£108.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£84.98 @ Novatech)
Monitor: Acer XF270HU 27.0" 144Hz Monitor (£389.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £1630.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-08 15:58 GMT+0000

 

[Isokolon]

add one 140mm Phanteks / Noctua A-14 fan and it should have sufficient airflow

 

[ChumpBender]

add one 140mm Phanteks / Noctua A-14 fan and it should have sufficient airflow

Thanks