How important are motherboards?

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I have recently pondered creating a new computer with:

Processor - $205
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-2500K-Processor-1155/dp/B004EBUXHQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I2UJ3IZH3DZX44

Hard Drive - $105
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-CT128M4SSD2/dp/B004W2JKZI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I24H3A3CYC9TC2

Case - $60
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Tower-Case-RC-912-KKN1/dp/B003ZM7YTA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I1CQ1HT0EKLQSH

Disk Drive - $17
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-24xDVD-RW-Serial-Internal-DRW-24B1ST/dp/B0033Z2BAQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I1X0JBEBPAMLW2

RAM - $50
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=IT4LDP16GGENO

Power Supply - $60
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Certified-Compatible-Platforms-CMPSU-600CXV2/dp/B004W2T2UQ/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I3VVXHNZ76MG0C
[This can be changed to a higher voltage one if any of you thinks so, I won't be overclocking out of the box, but might later in the future]

My question is how good does a motherboard have to be? The current one I am going to be using is a
Gigabit one:

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-CrossFireX-NVIDIA-Motherboard-GA-Z77X-UD5H/dp/B007R21JK4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I2WLXTPR0BW1IB

Which was recommended to me by someone on these forums, But wouldn't this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498

Work just as well? All I'm really looking for in a motherboard is built in soundcard (not the best) support for my RAM, usb 2.0, dont need 3.0, hdmi outlet, and ethernet outlet. I would also appreciate if it would be compatible with a good graphics card (yet to be found.)Thanks ahead of time.


 
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U can definitely use this one -> ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 -> ... Latest Z77...

I just build PC with this mobo and I like the BIOS, its looks like this.

Works as expected @ 4.4GHz

ASRock%20Z77%20Extreme4%20BIOS%2001%20-%20Main_575px.png


That is a great mobo choice for the CPU. It has good power design for OC.


ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387554

Z77%20Extreme4(m).jpg

U can definitely use this one -> ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 -> ... Latest Z77...

I just build PC with this mobo and I like the BIOS, its looks like this.

Works as expected @ 4.4GHz

ASRock%20Z77%20Extreme4%20BIOS%2001%20-%20Main_575px.png


That is a great mobo choice for the CPU. It has good power design for OC.


ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0387554

Z77%20Extreme4(m).jpg

 
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I like this a lot, is it futureproof? by the looks of it it seems so, but I'm not sure, also do you know a good graphics card/dual cards to go with this that can run minecraft, total war, civ, or maybe even bf3 well?
 
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I like this case (because I can put a ridiculous amount of fans on it but it appears that having too many fan vents leads to it not being able to use a disk drive, unfortunately I need a disk drive :./
 
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Well, I'm not sure about a water cooler, this is my first time build of a pc and I have little to no experience with water coolers, and I've seen (please don't crucify me for saying this) that the before mentioned fan actually cools less than a water cooler, I'm just scared about the water cooler touching the cpu (not because of the water cooler but because of me screwing it up) Fans however are pretty simple, does the case I mentioned not have enough slots for the fans?
 
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Ah, your'e the second person to tell me about that today, unfortunately it's sold out :( I was about to snag it up, thanks a lot though

I got a nice crucial ssd already, I agree HDD is a dying breed

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-2-5-Inch-Solid-State-CT128M4SSD2/dp/B004W2JKZI/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=RZUEK4NGX0QI&coliid=I24H3A3CYC9TC2

 
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