Best ATX gaming motherboard for $120?

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Maxarini

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This is my unfinished build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/y9mjRB

I may mildly overclock in the future but for now I don't plan on it. As you can tell from the title, this motherboard will be mainly for gaming.

If I could custom make a motherboard I would like it to have 2 pci e 16 slots and 3 or 4 pci e 1 slots.

I would prefer to have an Asus or a Gigabyte motherboard because from what I hear those are the best.

What are your suggestions? Thank you in advance
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($338.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($164.36 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.50 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($269.09 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($37.72 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken 7.1 Channel Headset ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Satechi Dual Sonic Speaker 2.0 Channel Computer Speakers (Silver) ($24.99)
Total: $2270.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 06:21 EDT-0400
 
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Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($699.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 530 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($269.09 @ Amazon)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: SteelSeries APEX Wired Gaming Keyboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Razer Kraken 7.1 Channel Headset ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Satechi Dual Sonic Speaker 2.0 Channel Computer Speakers (Silver) ($24.99)
Total: $2053.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 16:01 EDT-0400
 
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bryjoered

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Sound cards are sick though man. I've heard some motherboards have great onboard sound. No, you don't need one at all. I noticed a huge difference when I installed the Creative Soundblaster Z, it definitely improved my gaming experience no doubt about it.
 
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bryjoered

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Some motherboards have great onboard sound, most have adequate sound. My onboard sound broke, (probably a pretty common occurrence) and I got a cheap sound card installed, before I knew anything about computers. I recently switched to the soundblaster z and the difference is night and day. I don't recall ever being blown away from my onboard Asrock sound at all, but I am truly blown away by the soundblaster z. Even at high volume the sound is booming and crisp when I'm playing games. The soundblaster z is only like $60-70 bucks, I think it's worth it, but I'm not an authority.

After some quick googling on the realtek sound on that motherboard, I think it will produce pretty good sound. Dedicated sound card should still be better especially any sound card over $50.
 
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