Mother of Boards!! The Motherboard conundrum!!

[Valiea]

Hey all, I've posted a few times here, and I'm about 1-2 weeks away from getting all the pieces I want to my new ultra-PC.

I'm confused a lot on which motherboard I really want. Roughly 300$ is the max budget for a mobo. I would like something that has the ability to run future processors (ivy bridge obviously. Intel guy only sorry, no AMD) and with at LEAST 4 ram slots. I'd also like something capable of SLI'ing GPU's, and I have a modular PSU of 850w and a VERY large case. No micro boards please.

Any info on which motherboard I should go with for what I want?

TL;DR---

Motherboard -
~300$ max
Intel Ivy Bridge capable
4x+ Ram slots
SLI Capable
Not micro.
Reliable and good customer service from the manufacturer.

Anything else I missed? Let me know, and I'll try and answer, thanks!

[chaud]

There are no more than 4 RAM slots on Z77 mobos.

Any of these three would be a good choice.

[Valiea]

Does the Sabertooth not have the ability to run DDR3 OC'd to 2133MHz?

[Skarsguard]

Yea you can put up to 2400MHz on it.

[WoWFlame]

I would go with the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131818 which seems like the best one right now.

[kidsafe]

They *should* all support DDR3-2800 speeds out of the box. Hmm.

[Valiea]

for 40$ in price difference, what is different that makes it worth 40$ more?

[Skarsguard]

They *should* all support DDR3-2800 speeds out of the box. Hmm.

Yeah all Z77's "should" support 2800 I haven't tested it out thou and I don't know anybody that has the highest I have seen so far is 2400.

[Kiryia]

I nabbed up the Sabertooth z77 board for 200$ Though the board has far more capabilities than what I (with my limited knowledge) can use, the little bit I have worked with it has been painless and quite enjoyable. The utilities Asus ships with the board, though probably not the best for monitoring, are quite noob friendly and can go beyond that in advanced modes. And also the consideration of aesthetics which is the main reason I picked it up.