GA-Z77X-UP5-TH discontinued, what's the best alternative?

[sinicure]

I had ordered the GA-Z77X-UP5-TH from NCIX last week and got a message today telling me that the board is discontinued. I'm wondering what the best replacement would be. I was interested in this board because it was the most user friendly install. What should I replace it with?

 

[Asus-Freak]

Are you upgrading a current system or is this new build?

 

[beelzebubba]

His brother the Z77X-UP4TH still shows availability at Newegg. That's it right now for Gigabyte Z77 boards with Thunderbolt. I read an interview on one of the hardware sites where a Gigabyte guy was saying the Thunderbolt Z87 boards would ship in August. If you don't have parts yet and don't mind waiting for the board and a Haswell Unibeast/Multibeast you could go that route. Otherwise it's another brand with whatever DSDT and kexts are needed for a particular board.

 

[Dschijn]

The Intel® DZ77RE-75K, Mainboard works.

 

[beelzebubba]

The Intel® DZ77RE-75K, Mainboard works.

Newegg shows that is discontinued as well.