Which motherboard should I get?

[Guest]

I'm building a new computer and I don't know which motherboard to get. I would like to keep the motherboards price under $120-$130 as well as have a Z77 chipset and PCI-Express 3x16 if possible.

Specifications:

CPU: i5-3570K
GPU: EVGA GTX 650 Ti
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB
PSU: Not yet decided.

Note: I will be paying graphically intensive games like Battlefield 3 and Planetside 2.


Thank you,

MEYanZav

 

[bigcyco1]

http://pcpartpicker.com/mr/newegg/asus-motherboard-p8z77vlx

 

[DarkSable]

^ Asus's high end boards are good, but their low-end boards are... average. OP, you'd be better off with an AsRock Extreme 4 or a Gigabyte z77x-ud3h.

That being said, the 650ti won't max out Battlefield 3... you know that, right?
(And planetside 2 isn't graphically intense - it's just buggy and badly coded.)

 

[bigcyco1]

^ I agree the Gigabyte z77x-ud3h would be better but not in his budget.

 

[bigcyco1]

If you can afford it get one of these mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544#top

mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837#top

 

[Guest]

Would a MSI Z77A-G45 Socket 1155 Intel Z77 be good?

 

[bigcyco1]

It would work it's not a bad motherboard certainly not great either

 

[willyroc]

If you can afford it get one of these mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128544#top

mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837#top

I second these options. The Extreme4 has cheap-ass MOSFETs.