AsRock Z77 Pro4 Motherboard (Socket 1155, Intel Z77, Up to 32GB DDR3, ATX, USB 3.0, 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s, 100% All Solid Capacitor Design, Combo Cooler Option)

Title : AsRock Z77 Pro4 Motherboard (Socket 1155, Intel Z77, Up to 32GB DDR3, ATX, USB 3.0, 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s, 100% All Solid Capacitor Design, Combo Cooler Option)
ASIN : B007MHC6K6
Description : ASRock Z77 PRO4 S1155 Z77 ATX VGASNDGLNU3 SATA 6GBS DDR3 IN Z77 PRO4 Components Motherboards
Features :

• Compatible Processors:Core i5, Core i3, Core i7
• Chipset Type:Intel Z77 Express
• Product Type:Motherboard - ATX
• Processor Socket:LGA1155 Socket
• Max Processors Qty:1

List Price : £91.99
Price : £83.25
Saved Price : £8.74

category: Products
brand: ASRock
Item Page Detail URL : link
Rating : 4.6
Review : Good value for money
I bought this board for low the price, while still having 4 SATA III ports. This makes it future proof for me. The board was quite straightforward to build a system with.

The onboard sound is very good. I don't play games, so I'm also running this with the Ivy Bridge integrated graphics (i5 3570K). No problems at all with HD youtube videos.

Note that if you plan to use Ubuntu 12.04 like me, the default kernel will cause the system to constantly freeze. So one has to update to a newer kernel (which have better support for Ivy Bridge). That was no big deal.