Which Motherboard do YOU recommend?

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SpaceMilk

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I am getting a new build and I have several concerns about it including this:
What motherboard should I get?
I am getting 2 Gigabyte GTX 670 windforce 3X for SLI so no Maximus V Gene even though it IS awesome.
I thought about other ASUS boards but they just didn't get me hooked. Gene was good but I realized it is best to get ATX.
As for ASRock and Gigabyte, when I look at a board, the first thing I look at is the reviews, if 2 * 1 star ratings are top rating or higher, me no buy.
If all 4 and below star ratings add up to 5 star, me no buy.

So, what board do YOU recommend?
 
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ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$217.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819

If you want to stick with the ATX size then this would work.

ASUS Maximus V FORMULA LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
$279.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131854

ASUS Maximus V EXTREME LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
$379.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131858

I don't know how anybody couldn't get excited about the Asus Maximus Extreme V unless the price was to far above the budget.
Only thing better is the Asus Rampage Extreme IV with the X-79 chipset and the LGA 2011 socket.
 
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Wow, that's a good board. I just looked at a review for UD5H.
How does it compare?
 
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If I had the money, believe me I would buy them. especially the Formula.
But what's so good about the X79 chipset? It's old.
 
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They all look similar...
Any significant differences between them all?
 
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You want one of these two bottom line...they are the best at that price range and budget. mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819#top


http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/asus_p8-z77v_pro_sandy_bridge_review/1 <--- review w/benchmarks http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/ASUS-P8Z77-V-PRO- <--- review w/benchmarks http://www.techreaction.net/2012/06/28/review-asus-p8z77-v-pro/ <--- review w/benchmarks

mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545#top http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/gigabyte_z77x_ud5h_wifi_review,1.html <--- review of that motherboard w/benchmarks

http://www.techspot.com/review/521-intel-z77-motherboard-roundup/ <--- review w/benchmarks

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/motherboards/2012/05/09/gigabyte-ga-z77x-ud5h-review/1 <--- review w/benchmarks
 
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The good thing about the 2011 cpu is the pci-e lanes that it has and the overclocking features that it has. The x-79 chipset with the LGA 2011 socket has 40 lanes of pci-e bandwidth so that gives you a pure x16 , x16 for two way SLI/Cfossfire. Look at the boards that are posted here with the Z77 chipset and you'll see that with one video card you get a x16 slot and when you go to two video cards then it goes to x8 and x8 on the two full size slots.
 
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What's special about them?
Oh and the pro is over my price range. 217 when it is 200.
 
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I don't think a ASUS that is below $100 is good. I liked the Gene but it was mATX.
ASUS has terrible customer support and the least performance per dollar. But it makes the best boards. The only I would consider buying now is the P8z77-V. I liked the UD5H but you guys should prove to me what is best.

Buying a product "blankly" is not by judging by specs and reviews, but by buying it without looking at anything.
 
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How are benchmarks suppose to prove anything? It is about the features, the price, the size, etc. Not about which one can get the extra 3 fps.
 
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The reviews tell you all that as well and buying a cheap motherboard is a case of you get what you pay for ;)
 
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