Z77 motherboard recommendations?

Pretty sure that my P8P67 motherboard died recently (PC auto switches itself off after a few seconds, tried another PSU and same result, same with RAM, narrowed it down to either my I5 2500K CPU or the motherboard. Gonna try replacing the MB first), I gonna keep my i5 as it more than enough for what I am using my PC for at the moment and the Z77 motherboards seems the best choice for Sandybridge CPUs.

Any recommendations from Z77 users? I do a bit of overclocking but nothing extreme. Budget probably around $150.

Mist_sl said:

Also, 'a bit of overclocking' is dumb. You should just let turbo mode do the work, it will actually perform better than mild overclocks.

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Meh, what I meant was that I just open my previous Asus windows software and select 'overclock' or 'turbo mode' or whatever it was. I'm not the kind of enthusiast that tweeks voltages in small increments and stuff to get the best possible performance as possible.

Hmm, I will look into z75 boards. Haven't really noticed them.

Noodleface_sl said:

Are the caps on your motherboard blown out?

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I've checked them but they seems fine on the surface so I dunno what the problem is. Just assumed that it has had its time one way or the other. Replacing MB seems cheaper option at the moment, if it turned out to be the CPU then I just return the MB and upgrade to Haskell MB and CPU 'shrugs'