ATX 1155 MOBO for sub $200? Recommendations needed!

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gtipton55

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After the recent death of my Gigabyte Z68x, I am in need of a 1155 replacement that will last me until i'm ready to upgrade to Haswell and beyond. I'm on a $200 budget and have looked at the Z77 Extreme 4, the Sabertooth (which looks like a great board but I don't really want to push past the $200 mark), ect.

This is for gaming and i'd like to have a great OC friendly motherboard for my 2500k. Can I get a handful of recommendations for a great board at my price point? Current deals are also appreciated (rebates, free stuff, ect.)!

Thanks!
 
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The MSI Z77 MPOWER is a great motherboard and I'm sure it will serve you well.
You could however save some cash and go with the Asrock Z77 Extreme6.
I'm sure it also has all your needs covered and it's good for overclocking too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Also, don't upgrade to haswell.
If overclocking performance is what you're after, the move to Haswell will be a waste of money.
While stock performance is up compared to Sandy Bridge, partly because of increased clock speeds, partly because of IPC improvements, overclocking is not nearly as rewarding.
Haswell chips run hotter and need much better cooling...
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The MSI Z77 MPOWER is a great motherboard and I'm sure it will serve you well.
You could however save some cash and go with the Asrock Z77 Extreme6.
I'm sure it also has all your needs covered and it's good for overclocking too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

Also, don't upgrade to haswell.
If overclocking performance is what you're after, the move to Haswell will be a waste of money.
While stock performance is up compared to Sandy Bridge, partly because of increased clock speeds, partly because of IPC improvements, overclocking is not nearly as rewarding.
Haswell chips run hotter and need much better cooling to reach lower clock speeds.
 
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Ah awesome thanks, Kamen. I didnt even see the Extreme6. Yeah I'm trying to keep the price down as much as possible and after recently putting an extreme4 in my uncles build, I think ASUS's features will remain sufficient for my needs. The load of 3.0 ports on the MPOWER is great but when it comes down to on board features, I very rarely tweak anything other than CPU properties. For that price as well I think the price difference is hard to justify.

I'll dive a little more into the supported features and appreciate the suggestion.
 
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