Need a good i7 motherboard

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I am trying to decide what motherboard to get for my new core i7 build. I am pretty sure I am going to stick with ASUS unless someone can convince me otherwise. I have heard too many good things about ASUS.

Here are two that I have picked out:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131371

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641

Anybody have any better suggestions? I really like the second one because it has usb3.0 and sata 6gb. I also wouldn't mind having the ROG overclocking feature but that is not a must. I know for sure I want SLI, I don't plan on using 2 cards now but I want to keep my options open for the future. I will probably do a little overclocking but nothing extreme. I want something that will last me awhile. I plan on keeping this machine for a good while.

This is going to be paired with core i7-920 and OCZ gold 6gb of triple channel ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365

I was going to go with Corsair because I have heard good things about them as well but this set is a little cheaper with better specs and comes with a 16gb flash drive.
 
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Looks like a good board but does not have usb3.0 or sata 6gb. I would really like to have one with that.

Also you said it has a lifetime warranty but the specs says it has a 1 year warranty.
 
memory said:
Looks like a good board but does not have usb3.0 or sata 6gb. I would really like to have one with that.

Also you said it has a lifetime warranty but the specs says it has a 1 year warranty.
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Newegg did not state the correct warranty on the A1 speced board. The TR (cheaper one but identical in terms of the actual board) is the board that comes with 1 year warranty. Check eVGA's website.

USB 3.0 is overrated. Nothing much uses it, and to actually use all 6GB/s SATA is greatly limited to the Harddrive's RPM speed.
 
I know nothing uses usb 3.0 right now but I am looking towards the future. I plan on keeping this build for a while as long as I don't get the urge to build again a few years down the road.
 
There are USB 3.0 PCI-E cards out there. I'd rather get a mobo that is capable of doing nice overclocking, have a nice overclocking community (eVGA forums are amazing), than to get a motherboard that has a feature that won't get popular until further down the road.
 
Honestly I do not plan on doing any hardcore overclocking. I will do some overclocking, maybe up to 3.0ghz but that is probably it.
 
Here are the some of them I came across
Asus Rampage II Gene
Asus Rampage II Extreme
Asus P6T6 WS Revolution

Planning on pairing this up with either a 920 or 950.
 
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