What motherboard should I choose? (for i5 2500k)

Exerz

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Hello there :)
I'm not really an expert when it comes to mobos,so I decided I should ask the community for help in choosing a suitable motherboard.
I'm currently using the following:

Motherboard: ASRock N68-GS
Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 250
Memory: 3 GB DDR2
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 6870 1GB
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C (1000GB)
Power Suppy: 500W

I want to build a good gaming PC and I stopped at the following changes for the moment:

Motherboard: TBD
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k
Memory: 8GB (2x4GB) DD3 Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 6870 1GB
HDD: Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C (1000GB)
Power Suppy: 500W

I'm not interested in Crossfire/SLI and I'm thinking of overclocking the cpu to 4,2 GHz. The price mustn't exceed 300$.
If you have any recommendations for a motherboard that suits that cpu, please share them and tell me what are their pros and cons.

Thank you for taking your time to read (and maybe answer? :D) my question :)

P.S.: Is that psu going to be enough to handle the new setup?





 

Exerz

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Thank you for the replies! Both of you gave me useful answers.
I looked at the motherboard that constepatdyak recommended, it's 160$ in my country but what I'm concerned about is if it's compatible with all the components that I listed above.

P.S.: So if this PSU (probably) won't handle it, do you have any suggestions for a new one that will be suitable?
Also since I said that I'll be overclocking (not at the very beginning,but later on) could you recommend a good heatsink for the cpu?

Thanks for the replies once more! :)
 

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