Motherboard suggestions?

I just put together a new computer and have been having motherboard problems. The first one didn't work with my ram and the second one didn't work at all. So I need any suggestions that you guys might have on motherboards that will work with my hardware and are reliable, and easy to install. By easy I mean little or no messing with anything in the BIOS to get it to work. Cost isn't really an issue I just want my PC to work.

The two crap motherboards I have already tried are these:
Intel BOXDX48BT2
ASUS Striker II NSE

My hardware is this:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1600
EVGA GTX 280

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Kyle