Help understanding M/B terminology

[Twirlywoos]

I'll be upgrading from a Q9550 Asus P5Q motherboard and I have no idea what to look for in a motherboard. From watching reviews they all pretty much say that it is logical moving to an Ivy Bridge now instead of the Sandy Bridge Intel Chip.

But when looking at Boards they have these numbers:

Products Category
Intel Socket 2011
Intel Socket 1366
Intel Socket 1156

Intel 3450
Intel H55
Intel H57
Intel P55
Intel Q57

Intel Socket 1155

Intel B75
Intel H61
Intel H67
Intel H77
Intel P67
Intel Q67
Intel C206
Intel Z68
Intel Z77

Intel Socket 775

Which one do I need? Or if you could point me to a place which can help me understand these that would be fantastic. All very confusing

 

[Twirlywoos]

thanks z77 it is, now the fun part is choosing which one as there are loads to choose from

 

[Twirlywoos]

I don't think those boards support SSD Caching.

edit - nvm it does as it's a z77 feature

http://www.guru3d.com/article/core-i7-3770k-and-3750-review-with-z77/6