uatx / matx AM3+ mo/bo HDMI out (June 2013)

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jonmknight

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Hi,

Trying to build a budget HTPC AM3+ system with intention of supporting some old(ish) games (Fable III / GTA:SA / Possibly Fifa 13 etc)

Most of my bits will be sourced 2nd hand to keep costs down. Intent on buying a separate GPU at a later date to run games; so initially looking for a board with HDMI out for the HTPC.

CPU will most likely be one of the following

- Phenom II X4 840
- Athlon II X4 645
- Athlon II X4 640

Contenders below:

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3
GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3
Asus M5A78L-M/USB3
BIOSTAR A880GZ

Anyone know of any other boards, be it discontinued or not that I could try to source?

Thanks in advance.

edit: Found a couple more..
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
MSI 880GM-E41
Asus M4A88T-M
 
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Madn3ss795
IMO GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 is really the best here. Not that strong of an IGP, but you're going to upgrade to a discrete VGA card after all. It has all the good things that the boards in your list can offers:

- USB3 ports
- Full support for AMD FX CPUs to upgrade later.
- HDMI output.

And few things that only this board has, like:

- Front usb3.0 header to use with new cases.
- Heatsink over VRM to ensure system's stability ( and even light overclocking ).


In case you need more audio outputs and don't feel like upgrading to a FX cpu later then GA-880GM-USB3 is also a strong candidates, but it's almost out of stock now.

Other boards don't have big pluses like the 2 mentioned above to be taken into consideration.
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IMO GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 is really the best here. Not that strong of an IGP, but you're going to upgrade to a discrete VGA card after all. It has all the good things that the boards in your list can offers:

- USB3 ports
- Full support for AMD FX CPUs to upgrade later.
- HDMI output.

And few things that only this board has, like:

- Front usb3.0 header to use with new cases.
- Heatsink over VRM to ensure system's stability ( and even light overclocking ).


In case you need more audio outputs and don't feel like upgrading to a FX cpu later then GA-880GM-USB3 is also a strong candidates, but it's almost out of stock now.

Other boards don't have big pluses like the 2 mentioned above to be taken into consideration.
 
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jonmknight

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Integrated graphics? You mean like fm2? (it's been 5years since built a pc, playing catch up!)

Just going for those chips as they still perform better than the lowest fx chips. The fx4300 looks tempting though..

 
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jonmknight

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Thanks, was the front runner for me too..
 
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The OP intends to get a strong GPU later to run heavy games, so :bounce: A budget AM3+ system makes a good base than an Intel one at this price point ( probably an i3 or Pentium as the CPU ) after all.
 
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Just bought a GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3 for £25.. Only just noticed the max tdp is 125w, just assumed it to be 95w. Will probably do a bit more research into the fx cpu's.
 
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