Recommend a MB for AMD Phenom II X4 3.6GHz

Motox20

Motox20

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I've been out of the loop for the last half decade, was in the Army and because of my location(s) I lost track of what's what in terms of computers, my last build was around 5 years ago. I'm hoping someone could recommend a good MB and GPU.

Looking to spend no more than $150 for the MB and $300 for the GPU, but I am flexible with those. Only Nvidia GPU and I'm not planning an SLI setup but I'd like to leave the option open(not sure if that would affect choices or not), and I've had good experiences with ASUS and Gigabyte MBs but if there is another to recommend I'm open. I still need to choose the rest of the setup but I figured these are best place to start.

I'm mainly into gaming and don't do anything that's really CPU or GPU intensive. Thanks for any input and suggestions.
 
Boards can be hacked to allow SLI, but I'm not here to tell how to do that. A very important thing to be wary of with motherboards is the MOFSET's and VRM's

Poor quality ones means overclocking your CPU could result in a motherboard catching fire. Ideally, you want some high quality 8+2 ones. Read some reviews to find out what each board has.

I'm going to recommend the board I have, because it can be easily hacked for SLI, has a good PCI-E layout, and loads of features:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...7191&cm_re=asrock_880g-_-13-157-191-_-Product
 
Thanks for all the input, SLI just isn't all that important I just was considering leaving the option open but it sounds like I'll just forget about it and stick with a single card setup. That Gigabyte Vid card and the ASUS M4N98TD were actually on my 2nd look list, thanks for the confirmation.

I always leave CPU's and GPU's stock and don't mess with overclocking, never really had an interest or need.

Now I have to decide if I want to reuse what I can from my HP m8000n(few upgrades) or just sell it and start from scratch.

Thanks again all, I have a feeling I finally found a decent place to come and talk computers and get reliable advice.
 
Gigabyte 770/870 series
I don't know whether you can buy them in America
But in Hong Kong, a number of people use them as they're stable during overclocking.
And also the price is reasonable
 
cloudcroft said:
Get RAM while you can, while it's still readily available and prices are still reasonable, whether you need it NOW or not . . .
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You made some good points but I disagree with this. 4 to 8 gigabytes of RAM is plenty. By the time you will need 16 gigabytes of memory your processor will be old and outdated and you will need to buy a new motherboard and new RAM anyway.
 
cloudcroft said:
Well, for MY systems and what I do on them, I decide what is "plenty." And my policy is to max-out every mobo's capabilities I get (excluding overclocking which I NEVER do), and when I move on to another mobo/system in a few years I give my "old" one away to someone else, either as part of a complete system or I give away assorted parts they can use, including RAM modules as I help people build or upgrade their older PCs. The new owner can then decide what they need or don't need.

But as usual, I am not trying to persuade or convince anyone of doing anything...they can do whatever they want. It's just that when I have rebuilt ("refurbished") older PCs for people who can't really afford PCs or donate same to non-profit groups, trying to find older (let alone "matching") RAM modules can be hard and expensive, so I get it while it's plentiful, current and cheap not only for my own use but for others later on.

So that's just what I do...other people can do whatever they want.
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Whats that got to do with Motox20 wanting a AMD SLI motherboard?
 
That 4 to 8gb of memory is fine and 16 is overkill? Not cutting your post. Just wondering what it had to do with anything.
 
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