Which of these Z87 mobos are the best for me?

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I'm a sucker for mobo extras and features, like for example sound quality boost, lan boost, HD Ready, fan control and things like that. I want the easiest/quickest possible OC board, one that is newbie-friendly I guess and won't be such a pain in the butt for newbies. My overall budget is under 140$ They don't necessarily have to be from newegg, because from what i've seen in reviews people get a lot of DOAs or damaged mobos.
here are some I'm currently looking at

Asus Z87-C:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131982&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-D3H:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128591&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

ASUS Z87-A:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

ASUS Z87M-PLUS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131984&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

GIGABYTE GA-Z87MX-D3H:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128601&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

GIGABYTE GA-Z87-D3HP:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128590

MSI-G45

and ASRock Z87 Killer
 
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Of the mobos listed I'd go with the Asus Z87-Plus, best mobo of the those listed, Asus seems to have the best handle on the Z87/Haswelll - as for the suggested MSI mobo, won't touch MSI due to their poor QC
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just get the MSI--G45 one and then just press the OC button for it and you should be good to go (you did said "easy OC" kind of a fire and forget type of overclocking) provided you have the hardware to overclock (not just the mobo)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Gunmetal/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($81.76 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Gaming 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder 2013 Wired Optical Mouse ($52.49 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken 7.1 Channel Headset ($99.99 @ Microcenter)
Other: Rosewill Computer Kit ($19.99)
Other: The Joker mouse ($15.00)
Total: $1609.07
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 22:24 EST-0500)


 
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Best z87 mobo under 150?
 
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