looking for good mother board i5 2500k

[Isidro Luna]

current set up is
i5-2500k
GTX 770 2gb by EVGA
cooler I am going to purchase is either
Phanteks TC-12DX / Cooler Master Seidon 120XL Liquid CPU Cooler
8gb ram 1333 MHz I do plan at somepoint to get rid of this ram and get at least 16gbs at higher MHZ
ATX case
COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II

I think the liquid cooler maybe over kill for what I want to accomplish.

the mother board I currently have is not worth mentioning cant over clock on it which is why I want to replace it.

I hope to get a standard over clock of 4.5. also this is my first time doing this and any helpful guides would be much appreciated. My goal with this OC is to play games such as Titan Fall and BF4 at max settings.

 

[Ahmadjon]

Asus p8z77 http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-P8Z77-V-LE-Intel-Motherboard/dp/B007RLYP2E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1392933735&sr=8-3&keywords=as+p8z77
or http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Intel-Z77-Motherboard-Performance/dp/B007NP5PLO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1392933876&sr=8-7&keywords=sabertooth+z77

 

[Isidro Luna]

thanks on the response was wondering if you or anyone else had any thoughts about the current hardware i have and my goal of ultra settings on these fps games. is it realistic or am i looking at needing more upgrades?

 

[schmuckley]

p8p67 pro
You should be able to play anything @ 1080p maxed out with that config.
Here's the one I like: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1578110
Of course it will be a little different if you get a Gigabyte..

 

[Isidro Luna]

is there anything that you guy see available at tiger direct I was hoping to pick something up in person but these boards linked are not available in new egg or tiger direct. my zipcode is 78572 if anyone is willing to go that far to help me XD. I would like to purchase an asus board in like the 160-250$ price range

 

[Ahmadjon]

If you can buy from amazon, look here http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=p8z77&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ap8z77

 

[Isidro Luna]

is there a big difference in getting the pro vs the entry level?

 

[Ahmadjon]

is there a big difference in getting the pro vs the entry level?

If you overclock then yes

 

[schmuckley]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P8P67-PRO-REV-3-1-SOCKET-LGA1155-INTEL-P67-DDR3-USB-3-0-DESKTOP-MOTHERBOARD-/390577969891?pt=Motherboards&hash=item5af042dae3

 

[Isidro Luna]

is there a big difference in getting the pro vs the entry level?

If you overclock then yes

does the entry level board not allow over clocking?

 

[Ahmadjon]

is there a big difference in getting the pro vs the entry level?

If you overclock then yes

does the entry level board not allow over clocking?

It's allow, but with higher end mobo you'll have less headache