$200-$400 Motherboard for i5 3670K

[samotage]

Hey Guy's. I'm upgrading to an Intel i5 3570K and I was thinking about getting an Asus Board, I really like their features and the colors ! I've looked at the Asus Rampage IV Formula and Maximus V Formula. Which board do you think is better and WHY?? I do lot's of gaming and will be getting the Asus 670 Direct CU II TOP. If you like any other boards, please suggest them I will be doing OCing.

- Samo

 

[XXStavrosXX]

MSI 670 has the best performance and is the most overclockable, Asus 670 is the most quiet, Gigabyte 670 is the best all-rounder in the most affordable price.

Asus Maximus V Formula is a top product for overclocing and I prefer it over Rampage, however ASRock Z77 OC Formula also gives the same features coupled with a bit better performance (according to 3d mark Vantage results) in a better price.

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Why would you want an Extended ATX board? Both of these boards are EATX and won't fit in a lot of cases. Also the main reason for both is for the additional PCI-E 16x slots and heavy overclocking.

For most people you would find that the Asus P8Z77-V would fit their needs as well and you can still do the OCing on it.

 

[geekapproved]

Most people would find that a $135 Asrock board has all the features they need. Of course if your main concern is color, well then your just not very sensible.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

Is there something else you need this board doesn't offer? Even comes with 8GB of ram for free.