Opinion needed for new rig build

[deltatux]

Hey guys,

It's that time again to rebuild my rig as Ivy Bridge is literally around the corner.

My current rig: http://www.kwokinator.com/page/computer-specs#desktop

My planned rig:
Intel Core i5 3570K
Mushkin 4 x 4 GB DDR3-1600 CL9
LG DVD Writer
Mushkin Chronos 120 GB SATA III SSD

Absolute maximum budget: $750 all in (shipping+taxes, taxes 13%).

All I'm missing is the motherboard and I have narrowed it down to five choices. Each with its own strengths and weaknesses:


ASUS P8Z77-V
Pros

• Moderately priced
• Plenty of USB rear ports
• Built-in WiFi
• Good motherboard layout
• Has PCI slots for backwards compatibility

Cons

• Price, for what it is, $189 would be more suited than $209

Price: $209.99+tax

ASRock Extreme4 Z77
Pros

• Moderately priced
• Fair amount of USB rear ports
• Good motherboard layout
• Has PCI slots for backwards compatibility
• Good amount of PCIe slots, does away with the useless third PCIe x16 slot

Cons

• AsRock has yet proven to me in terms of durability
• Doesn't seem that it supports UASP?
• Not many stores carry this board at the moment

Price: $189.99+tax

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Pros

• Moderately priced
• Gigabyte's 2oz Copper + fibre glass PCB
• 2x Gigabit LAN adapters
• Modest amount of rear panel USB plugs
• USB 3.0 front panel module included
• Good motherboard layout
• Has a PCI slot for backwards compability

Cons

• Is there UASP support??
• Would the keyboard and mouse be constantly lit because power is still supplied to it when powered off when using those red USB ports on the rear??

Price: $189.27

I'm mainly looking for durability, my current board fell short of expectation in terms of durability. It also fell short on performance as AHCI is buggy on the SB600 southbridge on my existing board as well as an overvolting BIOS bug.

Requirements for the board: must have a minimum of 6 USB ports at rear and a minimum of 8 SATA ports on the motherboard itself (regardless of SATA II or III). Rig should not exceed more than C$750 at all.

So thoughts guys? Vote and tell me why you recommend that board over any other boards. I'll gladly take all recommendations for a long while.

Thanks,
deltatux