chipset H170 or Z170? and a few questions

[Roberbond]

hi! I really don´t know the differences between those chipset beside the price.
I want to mount it with a i7-6700k. Any mobo recommendation and CPU? I don´t want to do any OC.

 

[kiiroaka]

The reason to go with a "Z" board is so that you can run RAM at higher speeds than 2133. With an i7-6700K I suggest DDR4 3200. If it was an i5 then I would suggest DDR4 2666 or DDR4 2400, depending on the speed of the proc. and the price of the RAM.

 

[Going Bald]

hi! I really don´t know the differences between those chipset beside the price.
I want to mount it with a i7-6700k. Any mobo recommendation and CPU? I don´t want to do any OC.

If you do not want to OC then why the 6700K? Only reason to pay the premium for a K model is to overclock.

 

[DrBEN]

If you do not want to OC then why the 6700K? Only reason to pay the premium for a K model is to overclock

Speed. The K version is faster.

6700
3.4 GHz base
4.0 GHz turbo

6700K
4.0 GHz base
4.2 GHz turbo

The K version's base speed is 17.6% faster.

 

[Roberbond]

The reason to go with a "Z" board is so that you can run RAM at higher speeds than 2133. With an i7-6700K I suggest DDR4 3200. If it was an i5 then I would suggest DDR4 2666 or DDR4 2400, depending on the speed of the proc. and the price of the RAM.

Ok, the ram speed is almost 30% faster. But, is it noticeable?

If you do not want to OC then why the 6700K? Only reason to pay the premium for a K model is to overclock.

The price difference is only 30€, and the speed is 17.6% faster as Dr.Ben says, is it worth it?

 

[Going Bald]

Ok, the ram speed is almost 30% faster. But, is it noticeable?


The price difference is only 30€, and the speed is 17.6% faster as Dr.Ben says, is it worth it?

For the RAM, probably not in general use, but in a heavy rendering/number crunching project could make a big difference in time to completion of the project.
For the CPU, I would say the speed increase is definitely worth the extra 30€.