I'm having trouble deciding which way to go. I know Asus is reliable and the go-to for ages, however some of the bells and whistles that come from gigabyte and asarock are entertaining... I plan on light overclocking, which they all can do quite easily (specially the MSI). Any perks with going with something beside asus? I've been looking at these lately:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87pro (though the armored is quite smexy: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-sabertoothz87 However I just cannot bring myself to pay the extra cash for smexy.... OR
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87xoc OR
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z87extreme6 OR finally
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87mpower
Any pros/cons between them performance wise? I'll probably SLI (770's) someday with Star-citizen on the horizon... I've heard a lot of good things about the MSI, but want to know how it compares to the others... I've been leaning towards ASUS just because I've had boards from them before and they are awesome, but I'm not opposed to branching out.
My build so far if it helps: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dazzani/saved/4rGw
I'm shooting for under the $200 mark as to future proof and get quality/features, someday I'll eventually convert to the i7 as well. I do plan on overclocking into the low 4's with a Noctua cooler...
Thanks for your help