MoBo Suggestions for my build? :)

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Hey guys! Here's my build, missing a MoBo. I'd love for you guys to be able to suggest a good MoBo for under say, $170? I won't be overclocking or doing CF/SLI so I hope that helps you guys choose which MoBo is best!


Case: CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer
PSU: XFX ATX 550W
MoBo: -Yet to be chosen-
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4GBx2)
Video Card: Powercolor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Storage: WDC Blue 1TB
Optical Drive: Asus DRW–24B1ST
O.S.: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM
 
If you are not overclocking then you can use an H87 chip set board

ASUS H87-PRO LGA 1150 Intel H87 $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131993
is all you will need

Use some of the money you save to change the hard drive to a seagate hybrid drive . $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381&ignorebbr=1

and IMO use win 8 . The license is better and you can move it to another computer unlike 7 which is locked to the first mb you activate it on .
Win 8 takes a few minutes to add a start button and make it behave just like 7
 

techbeginner

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Mmm, I'll only be using the Windows 7 on one computer, won't be changing for about 4 years or longer, so I don't mind Windows 7 being locked to the first mb. Since I'm a newbie at this, I went online to research and read a little on the reviews for the H87-PRO mb. So far so good! I might go for it, looking at that price. It keeps within my budget. :)

If all goes well, this will be my build. I changed the CPU to an Intel i5 4570, hoping to receive feedback about it! I added in the CPU cooler to my budget thinking I would overclock but since I won't, I removed it from the list. Do tell me if the stock cooler that comes with the i5 4570 is sufficient to cool it!

Case: CoolerMaster Storm Enforcer
PSU: XFX ATX 550W
MoBo: Asus H87-PRO
CPU: Intel Core i5-4570
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (4GBx2)
Video Card: Powercolor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB
Storage: WDC Blue 1TB
Optical Drive: Asus DRW–24B1ST
O.S.: Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM