B150 board makes for a good choice since it’s sufficient for the budget PC builder and the RAVING B150GT5 certainly packs in more of those features than a regular board.
While we don’t have as enough Skylake SKUs to test this out, this is a known issue so don’t get a CPU with HT. You can do without C-states but losing HT is a big loss. Also, while there are two PCIe slots, this board does not support SLI or CrossFireX as the second slot has 4x lanes only.
The board’s colour scheme is decent and the touch panel for power/reset/mode buttons are good. Given that most of the folks don’t make use of the higher end features, a B150 board makes for a good choice since it’s sufficient for the average PC builder. And the RAVING B150GT5 certainly packs in more of those features than a regular board.
Specifications
Chipset: Intel B150
Memory support: 4×2133(OC)MHz upto 64GB
LAN: Intel I217v Gigabit Ethernet
Audio: ALC892 7.1
SATA: 6x SATA III
Expansion: 2x PCIe X16(x16+x4)
Dimensions (LxWxD): 305 mm x 220 mm
Warranty: 3 years
Contact
Abacus Peripherals Pvt. Ltd.
Phone: 022-40914600
Email: marketing@abacusperipherals.com
Website: abacusperipherals.com
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