Best Micro ATX or Mini ITX board

[arktik]

Hello everyone!

I am wanting to get rid of my huge ATX case and preferably go to something much smaller and quiter. I am willing to replace my motherboard to achieve that. I have:

Intel Core i5-2500K CPU
4x4GB DDR3 1600 RAM
2x1TB HDD in Raid 0
1x256GB SSD

So I need a LGA1155 slot board with at least 3 SATA to accommodate the 3 drives (I dont care if my DVD Rom is in if it means a smaller profile). However, I do want to OC as far as i can but without effecting voltages. I think right now my CPU is overclocked to 4.2GHZ (not huge but stable without touching voltages). So the motherboard would need to be able to OC to some extent. All for preferably under $100 if possible...

The only other special note is i use http://amzn.to/1m8MLvp for a heatsink which is rather lage. If the case can accommodate that as well that would be great but I would be open to alternatives.

And since we are on the subject, have any good case suggestions?

Thanks guys!!!!!

 

[bliq]

for a case, probably the BitFenix Prodigy will be the best at handling such a large HSF. as for motherboard, sounds like you want a z77 chipset but mini-itx boards with z77 seem to be in the $150 range. maybe try to find a asrock z77e-itx.

I have a z87e-itx and it has been flawless since the i7-4770k came out. I don't overclock though.

 

[Huang Ray]

BitFenix Prodigy
or
Corsair 250D

Which Cpu cooler are you going to buy?