what do you look for in a good motherboard?

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I'm looking for a motherboard to go into my build but I don't really know what to look for. I know the basic stuff such as sli and crossfire, but how do you know if a board is good? What are good features to look for?
 
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Good chipset. Good features eg no. usb 3/2, sata 3/2, pcie slots, ram slots and speed, uefi - for control. good power control - more power phases.

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SATA III ports, USB 3.0 headers, which sound chip, network chip, VRMS, cooling, BIOS functions, board layout, bundled software, aesthetics, form factor, maximum RAM supported, revision history, CPU support list, debug/CMOS button/LED...
 
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Well I'm going to be building it to be a gaming computer with a bit of video editing here and there, overclocking the cpu
 
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Then you are going to want a flagship model board, which can be pretty expensive depending on which CPU that you choose.

 
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Most likely an i7 4770k, I don't want to spend way too much money though, do you have a few suggestions to look into?

 
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Do you recommend any good z87 motherboards to pair with a i7 4770k for around 100-150 dollars with sli capabilities, and if so could you list a few options
 
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