Finalizing my build. Help and advice would be greatly appreciated

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#1 Serial-No_3404
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Finalizing my build. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm mostly worried about the motherboard and compatibility. I plan to OC my 2500k in the future as well as the video card. I probably won't SLI this rig.

Case: Lian li PC-K63 ($69.99 already purchased)

Ram: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 ($40 after MIR already puchased)

The rest has not been purchased yet

CPU: i5 2500k ($179.99 at microcenter)

GPU: Twin Frozer GTX 560ti OC ($249.99+$20 MIR=$229.99)

PSU: Antec HGC-750 ($94.99+$25 MIR=$69.99)

Mobo: This one ($129.99+$20 MIR=$109.99) or This one ($129.99)

HDD: Seagate barracuda 1TB 7200 rpm ($59.99)

DVD: Asus 24x ($20.99)

Total: $781 withThis motherboardor $801 withThis motherboard

The part that has me the most confused is the motherboard cause I don't know what to look for for OC and I don't want to spend too much on it. I'm pretty set on the rest of the parts; just the mobo has me on edge Again, any advice would greatly be appreciated.

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#2 CuRle_
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Go with the MSI board, or spend a bit more and get the ASUS P67 PRO.
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not too shabby but im not a fan of the case.. just sayin

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I got the case cause I read it has great airflow and I got it for a good price. To each his own. Does anyone else have any advice on the motherboard or anything in general? Would the msi board let me over clock the CPU and gpu with ease or would the gigabyte board be better form that in addition to the potentialnto sli?
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I forgot that I needed a way to access wifi. My room is too far away from the router to hard wire into it so I'll have to make do with wifi. Is it best to go with a wireless card or a wireless usb adapter? I was thinking this one would suffice. What do you guys think? It's affordable at $20 and it has decent reviews.