looking for a AM3+ Micro-atx motherboard with pci-e 2

bbrotherwood

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Hi
I'm not sure if there is a similar thread already but much trawling though threads got me no where :bounce:
I'm looking for a micro-atx board for a new build. I will be using an fx-6300 processor which im looking to overclock to about 4.1 ghz.
My main problem is that i cannot find a motherboard in the uk which has a pci-e 2.0 x16 slot as well as 2 pci slots. Im looking to put a fairly powerful card (mabye a GTX 7xx) in there so i do not want to create too much of a bottleneck. At present i have a 5770 which i will be using as a stopgap till i have enough for such a card. Another preference would be to have 4 ddr3 slots but that is not vital, as long as there are 2 i will be fine.
Can someone please recommended one if they know such a board?
Cheers
 

bbrotherwood

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Hi
Ive been looking at that board for a while but there seems to be a bit of a debate as to weather it is a pci-e 2.o slot or not. The manufactures website seems to be a bit vague. I could probably live without a second slot if need be if you know a board suitable with one?
Thankyou for your response
 

dalmvern

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Well, from what I see, Newegg lists it as a PCIe 2.0 slot, but you are right, on ASUS website it does not specifically state that it is 2.0. And if that second PCI slot does not matter that much, then the one I suggested that you have been looking at will fit your needs perfectly. That second slot was the only thing I was unsure of.