Best motherboard under $200

[donlondon]

Im looking to build a new computer in January. Im stuck on motherboards... It will be a gaming multimedia machine. I will probably overclock a little. Not looking for SLI. My planned build is:

SILVERSTONE TJ09-BW Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

EVGA 512-P3-N802-A1 GeForce 8800GT (or better if one comes out between now and Jan)

SILVERSTONE SST-ST75ZF ATX12V / EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450

Memory ??? depends on motherboard i guess.

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme CPU Cooler - Retail

G9 mouse

G15 keyboard

windows xp pro

The more I look at motherboards the more I get confused...
abit IP35 Pro?
GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0?
P5K-E/WIFI-AP?
better mobo??
What do you guy suggest? 200 bucks and under.

 

[chookman]

those three you mentioned and there variants are probably the best P35 single GPU mobos around. If you dont need Wi-fi or OCing extremes drop the ASUS... just look at what board has what features and what you specifically need

 

[lunyone]

those three you mentioned and there variants are probably the best P35 single GPU mobos around. If you dont need Wi-fi or OCing extremes drop the ASUS... just look at what board has what features and what you specifically need

Exactly what I was going to say. I'd go with something cheaper, like the DS3R, but I don't have extra $ to burn, so that is all that I'd do. The IP35 pro or the DS4 would be one that I'd get if I had your kind of $ to spend.