Best Bang for your Buck Ivy Bridge Motherboard?

Hey guys ive been looking for a motherboard to run the new intel i7 3770k. I'm just not sure which motherboard is better than any other. I like ASUS as a brand but they have like 50 different models. So far i've been looking at the Sabertooth and the Rampage but there are like 6 different kinds of each of these as well lol. So what im looking for is the ability to run the new chipset, blutooth connect, wifi, digital sound 5.1 - 7.1 out, SATA, crossfire capability for gpu. i would like to stay under 300 so let me know what u guys think. like i said i have no idea whats good about these different mobos, they all look the same to me.

I've been eyeing this motherboard

Here's a link to all of Asus's new motherboards as well

I'm in the same boat as you. I've bee researching for over 3 weeks on what motherboard to get.

It's really confusing with the choices there is, but I think I narrowed it down to two:

The Asus Sabertooth Z77, and the Asus Maximus Gene V, but I'm still not sure lol.

There's not much comparisons since the new chip-set came out recently.

Let me know what you decide on.

It looks to me like choosing something like the maximus v gene is going to provide me with a better sound card but not as much functionality as if i was to go with the

ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Im still really unsure of which board to purchase.

I just ordered this one.

This seems to be the best sub $200 board out there.

A bit of reading for you

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/z77-extreme6-z77a-gd65-z77h2-a2x,3187.html

Sub $200:

MSI Z77A-GD55 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ($150)

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($190)

Above $200:

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($240)

ASUS P8Z77-V DELUXE LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard ($275)

You can't go wrong with any of these. Just read the reviews, see the pros and cons of each, and pick which has the best features you need.

ThaT-Masta

I'm using the Asrock Extreme 4 Z77 board, I'm rather impressed so far to be honest

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-064-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

just noticed the price has gone up since I bought it!

ow from that tomshardware review it looks like u get a hell of a lot of bang for your buck out of the ARock boards. the only things it doesnt seen to have that i really wanted was bluetooh and wifi.

Hey guys ive been looking for a motherboard to run the new intel i7 3770k. I'm just not sure which motherboard is better than any other. I like ASUS as a brand but they have like 50 different models. So far i've been looking at the Sabertooth and the Rampage but there are like 6 different kinds of each of these as well lol. So what im looking for is the ability to run the new chipset, blutooth connect, wifi, digital sound 5.1 - 7.1 out, SATA, crossfire capability for gpu. i would like to stay under 300 so let me know what u guys think. like i said i have no idea whats good about these different mobos, they all look the same to me.

Drunkenboxer07

I'm having a really hard time imagining spending $180-200 on a motherboard. For that price it had better do my laundry. I spent $60 on my mobo 2 years ago and it's still going strong, with all the features and expansion I need. I think my upward limit would be about $120.

I'm using the Asrock Extreme 4 Z77 board, I'm rather impressed so far to be honest

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

just noticed the price has gone up since I bought it!

GarGx1

I'm using the Asrock Extreme 4 Z77 board, I'm rather impressed so far to be honest

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-064-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

just noticed the price has gone up since I bought it!

GarGx1

My friend just built his first rig with that mobo; got it when it was on sale. It is indeed fantastic.

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I'm using the Asrock Extreme 4 Z77 board, I'm rather impressed so far to be honest

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-064-AK&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

just noticed the price has gone up since I bought it!

AndyAlfredo

My friend just built his first rig with that mobo; got it when it was on sale. It is indeed fantastic.