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Which Motherboard should I get?

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I was planning on getting the Asus Z77 Sabertooth while it was on sale, but today, the prices went back up. The EVGA Z77 FTW is now $20 cheaper than the sabertooth Z77. The intel BOXDZ77BH55K 1155 or the BOXDZ77GAL-70K 1155 is also not out of the picture. Which Motherboard should I get? I will be playing crysis 3, battlefield 3, crysis 2 Maximum, and other awesome games. The rest of my rig goes as this

-CPU- i5 3570K (I will be doing overclocking)
-GPU- XFX Radeon Double D FX 797A TDBC Black edition
-HDD-Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM
-RAM-2x8 GB of G. Skill Ripjaws X series (red)
-Case-Sentey Optimus GS6000
-Heatsink-Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
-Power supply-Coolermaster Silent 620W
- DVD drive- LG 24x DVD burner

Motherboard choices-
Asus Z77 Sabertooth 1155
EVGA Z77 FTW
Intel BOXDZ77BH55K
BOXDZ77GAL-70K

Thanks for the help!

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Skip the sabertooth, all of the heatsink material just makes things har to get to and holds in the heat!

Asus are my favorite boards however and my first choice would be...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

I am also impressed with the R.O.G. series boards and this one is a great board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
It is a micro atx but has some great features and rock stable O.C.

Also if you want to save and still have a great board...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Asrock has some great features as well. You would not miss out on anything by saving some cash and going this route.

The evga board you mentioned is also good from reviews, but I have no personnal exp. with evga boards...

I would also consider switching to a good modular psu of a brand like corsair,antec seasonic,xfx,or pc power&cooling, in the 500-700 watt range, depending on if you plan to sli/xfire later
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