suitable mainboard for i5-3450 Ivy Bridge

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hey guys , im about to upgrade to i5-3450 Ivy Bridge & i was looking for suitable main board & i found 3 options that fit my pocket . i don't care about extra features ! im not ocing at all ! i just wanna know which one will let i5 work on highest possible performance at stock clock !?

1.ASUS - P8B75-M LX


2.GIGABYTE B75M-D3V 1155 MB


3.GIGABYTE Z68P-DS3 1155 MB


i just cant choose between Z68 & P75 ! z is stronger than p series & 75 is higher model than 68 !can someone explain the difference ? thx alot guys ;)
 
For Z68, you maybe need update the BIOS first, otherwise it can't support intel 3rd generation cup like i5-3450.
If you don't OC at all, you can use all the MB like H77, B75, because you will get same performances from them.
 

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oh i thought z68 supports 3rd gen ! is its off the list ! thx !

by the way ! are you sure p & H & z have no performance difference for CPu & stock clock ? so what are the differences ? jst the features ?
 
The features, you can't OC anything and less features on B75, like the very base point and shut camera, H77 you can OC RAM and some features, in other hand Z77 MB you can OC CPU/RAM and more features, like the pro SLR camera.
I think you should get the H77 MB.

Z68 does support 3rd gen after it has the newer BIOS.
 

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oh thx for clearing the things up dude ;)

ill go look for good h77 too ! but for now which one would you suggest ?

ASUS - P8B75-M LX


GIGABYTE B75M-D3V 1155 MB