Trying to find a good mobo, suggestions?

Xodom

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I've been doing research for about a week or two on this page, pcpartpicker, newegg, and random rating sites and forums trying to get a good idea of the best motherboard for me. I've got a $1000 budget and am thinking about using either the i7 3770 or the i7 3770k cpu, unless someone can suggest a better one for gaming and video editing/rendering/uploading. So far people have suggested the ASrock extreme4 and extreme6. I'd like to get more suggestions if possible or I'd like someone to really explain to me why a certain mobo would better suit my needs.
These are some builds I've played around a bit with:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Xodom/saved/
still not sure what parts I'll be using in the end for my final build plan/parts list, so any contributions would help, but please help me choose a good mobo first, thanks.
 

Xodom

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Can you suggest any other good mobos?
 
I like my chipset to have heatsinks on them, or as many as possible. also the power phase helps with a stable overclock. the fatal1ty series has
Digi Power Design, 16 + 8 Power Phase Design, not so sure on that msi it does not specify the specs. I have to admit I am a bit biased because I do own a fatal1ty motherboard.
 

killerhurtalot

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I wouldn't bother with such medium/high end motherboards ($200+) with such a low budget just for the slightly better overclocking.... you will maybe get a extra 100 mhz of stable overclock for the extra money spent...

You would do A LOT better if you went with a Asus P8z77-V LK or a Asrock Extreme4 that you already picked and spent the extra money on the GPU.

Asrock Z77-V LK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

Looking at your build, you already have a os? and i wouldn't go with thermaltake PSU... they're terrible....


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.74 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $986.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-24 16:20 EDT-0400)
 

killerhurtalot

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not worth the extra $15 in a $1000 build... and it's the same 8+4 power phase as the Extreme4...

Edit: looking on newegg, the only difference between extreme6 and extreme 4 is:

1x floppy connector
1x SLI/CFX connector
1x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (@x4) slot
1 less PCI-E slot
and bigger heat sinks on the motherboard...
 

killerhurtalot

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It would be but like i said before... you'd be taking more performance out of your PC by spending the money on a motherboard just to overclock your CPU a tiny bit further instead of on other parts.

To get the better motherboard and still stay within the $1000 budget, you'd either have to:
cut your CPU (down to a 3570k)
or cut your graphics card (down to a GTX 650 ti or 7850)
or cut out the SSD
or cut a combination of things...

which would reduce your pc performance by a lot more than the extra 100 mhz or so gained by the small amount of extra CPU overclock.