Can't decide what mobo for my build, under 200 pounds

[steve knotcase]

Hi guys!
I'm about to buy a new PC. I have carefully selected most of the components but I just can't decide what mobo I should put under my future pc. I know one thing though, no Asrock, I know it's good and everything but that is not an option for me.
Mostly for gaming so what important is: good performance, nice audio, pci 3, sata III, usb 3,easily updateable BIOS, 2-way crossfire, quality solid board for long lasting.
not very important: OC, wifi, lots of ports

Build:
VGA - Asus 7970 Direct CU II
CPU - i5 3570k
RAM- Kingston HyperX Predator 2400mhz or Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz (2x4GB)
SSD - OCZ vertex4 128GB
HDD - Seagate 1TB 7200rpm 64mb chache
PSU - OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W

 

[itzdanielp]

I used to feel exactly how you feel about ASRock, but they have turned themselves around.

I'll try to help the best I can steering away from ASRock though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-SABERTOOTH-Motherboard-CrossfireX-Supports/dp/B007KZQEHQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1364247654&sr=8-3
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-P8Z77-V-Motherboard-iControl-CrossFireX/dp/B007KZQE6C/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1364247654&sr=8-11
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-GA-Z77X-UD5H-SKT-1155-Z77X-UD5H-Motherboard/dp/B007R21JK4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1364247728&sr=8-6

 

[steve knotcase]

Thank you, I have seen these mobos, sabertooth looks very solid and trustable, v pro aswell with a lower price but less features, also the mpower and the maximus v gene, undecided between these boards

 

[itzdanielp]

Another plus with the sabertooth is the 5 year warranty. I have a sabertooth (990FX) and have been very happy with it.

The V-Pro is solid.

The Maximus V Gene is a Micro-ATX board (not sure how you feel about that, but I personally don't like the little boards)

I personally (and a lot of members here do also) steer away from MSI. I have had some pretty bad experiences with them. Currently my personal hierarchy of brands is:

Asus / Gigabyte
ASRock
MSI
ECS / Biostar

 

[steve knotcase]

Yes I read about the msi issue, but i have seen very good reviews about the mpower so thats a bit confusing. Sabertooth is potencional but I read an review about the p8z77 v pro thunderbolt witch is very amaizing, got 96 % on tweektown
pro thunderbolt and the sabertooth is on the same price now, around 180 pounds. So you suggest the saber

 

[steve knotcase]

oh and yeah i dont like little boards

 

[itzdanielp]

They are both great, you will be happy either way.

 

[steve knotcase]

basicly all these boards quality mobos, with little differences, you are right