Motherboard recommendation for this build?

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Jun 15, 2013
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I already have the parts I want picked out, but I don't know what motherboard to choose.

I don't need to overclock or SLI or anything. Just something that will work with these parts. I'm buying all of my parts from ncix.com (Canada), so please select one I can purchase from there.

Thanks.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($139.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Plextor M5P Xtreme Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($234.00 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1517.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-15 21:15 EDT-0400)
 
You can OC your ram. But for less hassles, get ddr3-1600. the difference between 1600 and 1866 will not be noticeable, IMO. Gigabyte says that you can OC memory all the way up to 2933. Here's a copy from the gigabyte web site. 1600 seems to be the sweet spot with most of the newer boards.


4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 2933(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz memory modules
Support for non-ECC memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules