When my wife expressed interest in a computer for running VMs, I bought an i7-6700 and placed it into an existing Mini ITX slimline build. When she mentioned wanting a single PC that could do everything for her, including gaming, it was pretty obvious that the half-width GTX 750 Ti in my slimline build wouldn't cover it, and she needed a full-build PC of her own centered around that 6700, with room for more (and more powerful) components than my slimline could provide.The problem I kept running into with choosing a motherboard is that her CPU is an i7-6700. It's not Z170 material, but H110M boards didn't have the features I wanted or, frankly, enough power phases for me to be comfortable strapping even a non-K 6700 to them. B150 made sense as a possible chipset, and coming across this board made it a sure thing for me. No question, if you're running any Skylake CPU aside from the 6600K and 6700K, this board is a great value.The board was a joy to build on. Plenty of clearance, plenty of expansion slots, and perhaps the easiest time I've ever had getting a motherboard to line up with the I/O backplate. There were a couple of tabs that had to be physically removed from the backplate to get everything to fit, but nothing major. The board had a bit more flex to it than I'm entirely comfortable with, but I was never concerned enough to stop and rethink things. I don't know if this was intentional on MSI's part, but the placement of the second CPU fan header was perfect for water cooling. In fact, there was enough clearance all around that the 240mm radiator earmarked for this build fit in without any blocked connections. The board also boasts an M.2 connection and more fan headers than any B150 chipset board should reasonably need, so no worries about case cooling.The motherboard came with a CD, as all motherboards do, full of drivers and software. Definitely install the chipset drivers. The software...eh? I generally just grab any software I want right from the OEM's website. It's guaranteed to be up to date. While you're there, check and make sure your BIOS is up to date as well.As for aesthetics, the overall brown color scheme certainly isn't the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes upon, but in a subdued case layout without LED RAM or over the top lighting, it works fine. I'd consider it to be utilitarian. No one's going to mistake it for a Sabertooth, but that's ok, because if you've got an $80 Sabertooth, it probably doesn't work. If bright, flashy builds are your thing, look elsewhere.And I think that's where I'll leave this one. It's perfect for my needs, absolutely perfect, because I have a locked CPU and basically just needed a functional board that I could throw my spare parts at to make my wife a PC. Good features and a solid OEM behind it were a huge plus, and at this price point? There was just no reason not to pick up this board and give it a try. So far, it's working like a champ, and I'll definitely keep this board in mind if my slimline ITX workstation ever needs to grow up into a mid-tower.