ASRock Z77 Extreme4 - Thoughts, criticisms and alternatives?

FrankJaeger

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Hello,

I have been tossing around which motherboard to select for my new & first build gaming rig. Here is the build so far:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/uRPN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/uRPN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/uk/p/uRPN/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£161.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£101.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.98 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57.96 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card (£196.84 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£44.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£85.42 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £709.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-29 22:40 GMT+0000)

Compatability Error: 'ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard has an onboard USB 3.0 header, but the Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case does not have front panel USB 3.0 ports.' - I don't quite understand this, How will it affect the build?

As the title reads, I'm looking for thoughts, criticisms and alternatives at a similar price.

Kind regards, Paul