mainhead
Asus Z170-A or MSI Z170A GAMING M5??
For Mid-High workstation, very light gaming, moderate video editing, maybe OC
Which is a better board and future proof?
which one to choose?
tech-guru
I will vote for Z170 mate.
Die_Kapitan
Z170-A, hands down, while it doesn't have as good audio as the Gaming M5 (ALC 1150 vs ALC 892, but since the ALC 892 is well-implemented on the Z170-A you shouldn't notice the difference) nor as many phases and VRMs (doesn't matter unless you're going LN2), but it has an Intel NIC which is immensely better than the Killer NIC on the Gaming M5.