Best motherboard ~150$ for 1150 Blue/Black Colorscheme

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Hey guys. I built my first rig about 4 months ago now, and have some regrets. I want to upgrade my motherboard. Right now i am using an Asus B85M-e/csm. http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/B85ME/

i don't like its small form factor, everything seems squished in, my ram is touching the cpu cooler, and i have no sli capabilities if i wanted to upgrade in the future. I also hate the awful yellow and black ish color scheme.

Christmas is fast approaching and i want to gift myself thi year, so i am looking for the best motherboard for around 150 or less.

- I would like a black or blue color scheme,
- I (regrettably) bought a non-k i5 4590 so i will not be interested in overclocking as of now
- possibility of sli in the future
- USB 3.0
- lots of fan headers

Thanks in advance!
 

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I dont think the z97 guard pro is capable of sli? I read on their site that is can do Crossfire, but it doesn't mention compatibility with multiple Nvidia cards...
 


No, but there are no blue boards apart from that, maybe you want a neutral board like the sabertooth.
 

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What about this? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130776
Are there any problems you can see with this board? Thanks for helping :)