I'm having trouble with my ASUS board (and have in the past) so I'm trying to stay away from them. I've got an Intel 4770k processor and I think the preformance increase with the 49xx series is negligible so I'll stick with what I've got. As for the motherboard I'm looking at the following:
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC ($190 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128594&cm_re=GA-Z87-OC-_-13-128-594-_-Product
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H ($160 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128592
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ($140 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Intel+Motherboards-_-MSI-_-N82E16813130693&scpid=7&scid=scsho5451659
Do any of these stick out in any way?
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC ($190 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128594&cm_re=GA-Z87-OC-_-13-128-594-_-Product
GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD3H ($160 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128592
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ($140 USD) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Intel+Motherboards-_-MSI-_-N82E16813130693&scpid=7&scid=scsho5451659
Do any of these stick out in any way?