Motherboard to go with a 3770K

[pete224]

Hey Guys,

I'm finally upgrading my Q6600 (@ 3.6GHz) which has served me well but the I'm starting to feel the bottleneck of it around many areas of my PC.

I'm buying a 3770K, mostly so I can start streaming my gameplay, which is why I am buying it over the 3570k.

I need to buy a motherboard for around $160 USD (£100). I never usually care about motherboards, as they are basically just there to provide buses for everything to connect to each other, but with an upgrade that is going to cost me a total of around £450 ($720), I'm starting to doubt myself :P, which is why I am asking you guys for advice :D

So, is there a motherboard in the $160 price range that particularly stands out from the rest?

Thanks in advance

-Peter

[WaspishVyper]

If you can go to £150 i'd go with an msi z77 mpower, otherwise try asrock z77 extreme 4. Plus my z77 mpower came with a racecar.

[WaspishVyper]

If your in the uk you could try one of these,

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/m...bb-37708e.html

or

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/m...bb-37704f.html

[mgsstar]

Asus p8z77-v lk is also a good choice for a motherboard

doesn't really stand out its more like a budget mb

[L.E.D]

I agree with mgsstar the Asus P8Z77-V LK is a good bang for the buck board, I did find another board on for cheap that isn't bad at all. It is the MSI Z77A-G41

Link

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=74287&...r&promoid=1201

Do you plan on any crossfire or sli ? because for a board that supports it can be found cheap or for a better build board as always price will go up.

Nathan

[Gavin]

If you care about your color scheme and dont want to spend much, you should get the ASRock 990fx Extreme4. It's pretty good for overclocking and I haven't had any problems with it.

[BeyondNight]

The Gigabyte Boards are doing really well, the UD3H (which should be in that price range) is one of the best boards for Stability and OC'ng, and the D3H is just like it just minues a few things like a debug Led and the 2Oz of copper in the PCB.