Help choosing a motherboard for an i5-3570k build

steve456

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Hi everyone, i'm undecided on which motherboard i should get. I will be buying it tomorrow so i can't order off newegg or amazon, that being said i can't get an asrock. Asrock's are expensive and not widely carried (the pro4 is $130 at canada computers). I have a budget of around $130 but i stretched it a bit. My three choices are the asus p8z77v-lk ($140), the gigabytze ga z77x-d3h ($135), and the msi g45 ($130). I was planning to get whichever cheaper. I am not familiar with computers but will attempt to overclock later on when the cpu gets sluggish and i have read up and learned how to do it. The rest of my build is:

case: msi interceptor stealth series
processor: intel i5-3570k
video card: sapphire 7870xt
memory: corsair vengeance 2x4gb
hdd: either a seagate barracuda 1tb or wd black 500gb
psu: antec hcg 620m
wifi adapter: TP Link TL WDN4800
cpu cooling: cooler master 212 evo
 
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Hold on, best board for a low budget gamer with a lot of nice features.

 

AlienIsGOD

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ya ya best board, like i said its the board quality and CS that im more concerned about. Had 2 Asus B75 boards die within months of each other....