P67A-GD53 vs P67A-GD65

[wildest_jjk]

Hey guys, building a new gaming PC with the i5 2500k. Was just wondering what you guys reckon to the two motherboards above? Which one should I go with? Or any alternatives? It's just I cannot decide!

Thanks.

 

[Leaps-from-Shadows]

The primary difference between those two boards is that the GD65 has two extra SATA3 ports via a Marvell controller. If you don't need the extra, then you can save some money by getting the GD53.

Competing boards would be:
ASRock P67 Extreme4 and Extreme6
ASUS P8P67 Pro
Gigabyte P67A-UD4

If it were me I'd go with one of the ASRocks or the Gigabyte, but that's just from my own experience.