Selecting the best MOBO

TranceInMyVeins

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Jul 8, 2012
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MOBO: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 — $155.00
OR Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H Motherboard — $175.00
OR ASUS P8Z77-V Motherboard — $209.00

CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K — $249.00

GPU: 2xEVGA GeForce GTX 670 2GB FTW in SLI — $1058.00

RAM: G.Skill Ares F3-1600C9D-8GAO 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 — $58.00

SSD: SanDisk Extreme SSD 120GB — $129.00

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 — $125.00

Case: NZXT Phantom USB 3.0 Case Black — $169.00

PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus 750W — $129.00

So which motherboard would be the best for gaming, possibly 3D gaming, booting time and overclocking CPU and GPU?

On another question is water cooling worth it? or would it be better of to use air cooling?