Yeah. Though I've been considering the ASUS P8Z77-V LK, it turns out that it doesn't have enough fan headers for the case I've switched to (rather than the HAF 912, I'm getting the Rosewill Future case, which comes with four fans). As the mobo & cpu combo itself is pushing my budget for that particular purchase to the brink, I'm looking for something that's under $150 (so long as S&H isn't too high). I'm still attempting to find another good motherboard.
To that end, I've been considering ASRock, but the fact that several of them are shorter than the standard ATX motherboards makes me wonder if I should worry about that. I've also been considering Gigabyte, MSI, and Biostar as well. I do plan to do a little overclocking with an i5-3570k, so I'm hoping to stick with a Z77 style motherboard. I have a Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler that I'll be installing as well, in case that needs to be considered. Anything with a USB 3.0 connector on the motherboard would be good as well, since the case has a front panel USB 3.0 port on it.
I'd like to spend under $350 for the combo of the mobo and cpu. I don't plan to purchase them until near the beginning of August, however, so I do expect the prices to fluctuate slightly. Any suggestions for a motherboard would be great.
To that end, I've been considering ASRock, but the fact that several of them are shorter than the standard ATX motherboards makes me wonder if I should worry about that. I've also been considering Gigabyte, MSI, and Biostar as well. I do plan to do a little overclocking with an i5-3570k, so I'm hoping to stick with a Z77 style motherboard. I have a Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler that I'll be installing as well, in case that needs to be considered. Anything with a USB 3.0 connector on the motherboard would be good as well, since the case has a front panel USB 3.0 port on it.
I'd like to spend under $350 for the combo of the mobo and cpu. I don't plan to purchase them until near the beginning of August, however, so I do expect the prices to fluctuate slightly. Any suggestions for a motherboard would be great.