Is this a good mobo for mid-end gaming?

bambinobomber

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I'm planning on getting the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS-B3.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8H61M_LX_PLUS/

I'll use it alongside a i5 2320, Asus NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti DirectCU II, 8GB Kingston HyperX blu DDR3 PC3-10600 (1333Mhz) CL9 and Thermaltake's TR2 600w (I might get a CM Silent pro M 700w, but I'm afraid it will be "overkill" and end up damaging my CPU and GPU. It's been months since my trusthworthy online shop had any Corsair power supplies, and their Enermax models are below 500w).

I know ASUS has a good rep compared to EliteGroup and Intel, but I was wondering if their H61 solutions are worth my money (Otherwise I'll go for a Gigabyte mobo). I don't plan on overclocking or switching to Ivybridge later on, so that's why I'm going "cheap" with the motherboard. If anything I hope that this ASUS product lives up to the company's rep.