Motherboard for my rig... noob alert! ;)

[avillabon]

Ok here's the deal.. Im building my first desktop after many years as a laptop user. I've already spent a ton of time both reading and asking around these forums in order to guide me for the other components but to be honest im really really scared when it comes to the mobo. I know sooo little yet there are so many options.

Here are the components i already have or know i will get:

SSD:
Samsung 840 pro series 250gb - $191
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 3TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" - $119.99
CASE:
Cooler Master HAF 922 (Usb 3.0 version) - $79.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $101.99
GPU:
MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - $269.99

What i will be ordering soon:

CPU COOLER:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
CPU
Intel core i7 3770k

Now... for the mother boards. I have so many saved tabs its stupid! Yet i cant tell what is good or bad for me. The one thing i'd like to have is wifi but its not a deal-breaker either since i can always get a wifi usb adapter or something. SLI capability is a MUST.

Here is what i think i should go for:
ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (this is what falcon northwest offers for their talon series, i guess its good? btw it has wifi)

MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4

ASUS P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Hope this is not overwhelming... Thanks for helping me out!

Alex

 

[jemm]

I´d go for ASRock Z77 Extreme6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295

I´d NOT go for a 3TB HDD -- I´d go with Western Digital WD Black 2TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792

 

[avillabon]

I´d go for ASRock Z77 Extreme6 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157295

I´d NOT go for a 3TB HDD -- I´d go with Western Digital WD Black 2TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792

Interesting... what makes the Extreme6 so special out of that list? Why that one over say the ASUS P8Z77-V or even the MSI Z77 MPOWER?

And about the 3tb HDD, i already got it and i will need the extra 1tb. I do post production and video takes up a lot of space. And i have the SSD to run windows on so the HDD doesnt have to be as fast as the WD Black.

Thanks for your reply

Alex

 

[jemm]

All ASUS boards you´ve listed are very good -- I just prefer the Extreme6 over the Extreme4, tough I´d not go MSI.

A lot of people are saying that a 3TB HDD is giving them an headache, but as you´ve already got, then you have to deal with it - I do hope you have no problem with it.

 

[avillabon]

All ASUS boards you´ve listed are very good -- I just prefer the Extreme6 over the Extreme4, tough I´d not go MSI.

A lot of people are saying that a 3TB HDD is giving them an headache, but as you´ve already got, then you have to deal with it - I do hope you have no problem with it.

Hmm.. hope im not one of those people. Maybe i'll just sell it on ebay or something, now im worried.

As for the motherboard i really like the fact that it has 2 usb 3.0 that i can put in the front of the case but it doesnt have wifi. This is so tough!

 

[jemm]

I understand...well..just go for the one which has the wifi, then.