Need help choosing a mobo

[arizad93]

Hello,
So im stuck, im building a pc for myself but i dont know much on what parts to choose, but right now i have an i7 3770k, and a geforce gtx680 gpu, but idk what motherboard to get, i was thinking either the msi mpower or the sabertooth z77 but idk, if you guys think of other ones then please let me know i really need help. Im putting all of this inside the NZXT Phantom Full Tower. And this pc if for a little bit of gaming and photoshop, a bit of video editing and a lot of music making. Using Cubase 7 and other plugins and stuff.

 

[lxgoldsmith]

I use gigabyte z77x series, but asus is reliable, too.

 

[arizad93]

also plan on overclocking. but i thinking im going with the z77 mpower, what do you guys think.

 

[jnkweaver]

Hello,
So im stuck, im building a pc for myself but i dont know much on what parts to choose, but right now i have an i7 3770k, and a geforce gtx680 gpu, but idk what motherboard to get, i was thinking either the msi mpower or the sabertooth z77 but idk, if you guys think of other ones then please let me know i really need help. Im putting all of this inside the NZXT Phantom Full Tower. And this pc if for a little bit of gaming and photoshop, a bit of video editing and a lot of music making. Using Cubase 7 and other plugins and stuff.

Budget is important.

The top mb manufacturers are ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI. Gigabyte makesgood budget boards.

 

[MauveCloud]

The MSI mpower might be a good choice if you needed to put in 3 graphics cards, but otherwise, the ASRock Z77 Extreme4 should have everything you need at a lower price than either of those:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4

 

[arizad93]

jnkweaver, i guess on a motherboard nothing above 200$

and MauveCloud, idk about ASRock, a friend of mine had 2 ASRock mobos and they just stopped working i dont know how but i just know that he didnt do anything to them to mess up. so thats why im looking towards MSI or ASUS

 

[arizad93]

and the z77 mpower has ocgenie which is helpful for me because i dont really know how to overclock

 

[jnkweaver]

and the z77 mpower has ocgenie which is helpful for me because i dont really know how to overclock

I would say go for it. The z77 mpower is a good board. Make sure you buy a good power supply for all of this. Stick With Seasonic, Corsair, or Antec.