techguy1001

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Hi guys,

I'm looking for a good motherboard for somewhere between $80 and $100 for a gaming system I'll be building this Christmas.

At the moment, I have the following items (as far as the mobo is concerned):
Intel i5 Processor (LGA 1155) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116506
NVIDIA GTX 660 Graphics (PCI Express 3.0x16) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121660
Standard 8GB RAM.

I want the board to have some USB 3.0 slots, and at least 4 2.0 slots.
In addition, I'd like 2-3+ PCI Express (plain-old express) slots for things like my sound card and wireless adapter.
I want a decent on-board sound card.

At the moment, I have an MSI board picked out - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130653

But I don't really have much experience in building computers so I'd like some expert advice about getting one, because everything revolves are the motherboard :p

Thanks in advance!
 
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Yes, it's a good one for it's price, if you don't need the sli support, then get that one (MSI Z77A-G41).
The ram offer is limited for the asrock z77 extreme 4.
Sli supports means, if in the future you want do add another 660 gtx you'll need a mobo with two pcie 3.0/2.0 slots sli ready.
True, the one you chose is also a good one, it depends on your needs.
The z77 extreme 4 can pay off, if needed the ram cause it's ram is 38$ value.
 

techguy1001

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I like the look of the Z77 but the issue is that I'm not too sure that the deal will still be around by the 26th.

Also, please explain to me the differences between these motherboards. I don't know what z77 and b75 and h77 are.

I still like my original (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130653) just because it LOOKS like it has what I need, and it has the 2 PCI-e slots.
 

techguy1001

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Okay, thank you. I highly doubt I'll be getting a second graphics card (especially before buying a new Mobo), so it sounds like I should be fine. Plus, it has the PCI-e 3.0 for my GPU, and 2 regular PCI-e. So long as it works with my CPU (which it looks like I will), it looks good. Plus, I like MSI :p

Thanks for the help!