First Build - Should I get a better motherboard?

I ordered this on Newegg yesterday, but my fiancee thinks my motherboard will be a bottleneck that will slow down my entire computer. I'm wanting to overclock the CPU to 4.5 for now, 4.8-5.0 next year, and try for 5.5 on water when I am ready to upgrade anyway. Is this a good build? Will the motherboard be a bottleneck at any CPU clock?

Case - HAF X blue @ $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119239

Motherboard - Z68 Extreme4 @ $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=13-157-250

CPU - i7-2600k @ $315
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

CPU Cooler - NH-D14 @ $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

GPU - GTX 580 3GB from EVGA @ $590
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130655

Memory - 2x4GB DDR3 1600 Ripjaws X @ $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-231-445

SSD - Vertex 3 MAX 120GB from OCZ @ $310 <- Overpriced I accept.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227714

Blu-ray Burner - IHBS112-29 from LITEON @ $190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=27-106-346

PSU - X750 Gold from SeaSonic @ $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-151-087

Edit: My fiancee suggested the GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD7-B3, but I'm not sure if there is any practical reason to spend the extra money. I think the philosophy in use is more expensive must mean better. What do you guys think?

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I ordered this on Newegg yesterday, but my fiancee thinks that my motherboard will be a bottleneck that will slow down my entire computer. I'm wanting to overclock the CPU to 4.5 for now, 4.8-5.0 next year, and try for 5.5 on water when I'm ready to upgrade anyway. Is this a good build? Will the...

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Based on those speeds, I'm going to assume this is Sandy Bridge. OCing on SB is very rarely motherboard limited. The main effect it has is the VRM section on the motherboard at high overclocks. Most boards should be able to get to 5.0 with good air cooling, but 5.5 is quite a high goal.

OP is Proclamation13 (http://www.overclockers.com/forums/member.php?u=119218) Profile says he has one post, one started thread. Query on his posts pulls up nothing, query on started threads pulled up this.

I'm sorry for the triple post. There was an administrative error and I assumed the posts were completely deleted.

I'm sorry for the triple post. There was an administrative error and I assumed the posts were completely deleted.

If you want to SLI the 580s, I'd go at least 850W. Or more.

The only advantage you'd see with the UD7 is SLI in x16 vs x8, but that's a barely noticable performance drop. For that price of the ASRock, I'd get this Gigabyte. Still, no need for an overly expensive motherboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...507&cm_re=Gigabyte_UD4-_-13-128-507-_-Product

Don't waste your money on the blue version of the HAF-X. $20 shipping vs free shipping.

I don't like ASRock boards from a quality standpoint, but they work well and deliver a lot of features for their price. (Shields up)

The UD7 is better in that it allows you to SLI at 16X as was mentioned due to an NF200 controller. It doesn't make a huge difference though. You're looking at like 3%-5% in SLI.
2 or so frames per second. Maybe 3.

There is no motherboard, P67 or Z68 that will bottleneck a K SKU processor. It doesn't work like that. Only an H board would limit the multi range.

You're fine with the Extreme 4.