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voyager2406

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Hello,

components:

2x4gb vengeance ram
fx 6300 cpu
sapphire hd 7870
600w psu by corsair


I previously had a asus m5a97 r2.0 which was incompatible out of the box, and i was unable to upgrade it to work with my cpu,

can someone recommend me a similarly priced motherboard that IS compatible from the box, need one asap!
 
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Any recent motherboard with an AM3+ Socket will work. Here's some I found for you:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Platform_Products/ - Asus motherboards. Select AM3+ on the sidebar
http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=AM3%2b - ASRock motherboards
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=13&p=2&v=26 - Gigabyte motherboards
http://products.amd.com/en-us/motherboardresult.aspx?f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=ATX&f6=Yes&f7=&f10=AM3%2b - AMD Motherboards

Hope this helps.

EDIT: Check the CPU compatibility before deciding which one to get.
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Clinton Mo

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Any recent motherboard with an AM3+ Socket will work. Here's some I found for you:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Platform_Products/ - Asus motherboards. Select AM3+ on the sidebar
http://www.asrock.com/mb/index.asp?s=AM3%2b - ASRock motherboards
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/list.aspx?s=42&jid=13&p=2&v=26 - Gigabyte motherboards
http://products.amd.com/en-us/motherboardresult.aspx?f1=&f2=&f3=&f4=&f5=ATX&f6=Yes&f7=&f10=AM3%2b - AMD Motherboards

Hope this helps.

EDIT: Check the CPU compatibility before deciding which one to get.
 
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offroadguy56

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This seems to be a popular choice on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

There's also this, a little bit ugly but cheaper and also popular: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

Also this. Even cheaper http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637

If your wondering here's the sorted list I pulled off Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=22&Description=&Type=&N=100007625+600138080&IsNodeId=1&IsPowerSearch=1&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=75&MaxPrice=125
 
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Yes but still there is a slight change of BIOS revision issues.
 
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voyager2406

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What do you mean by that? Because you can't update the bios without booting your pc, and you cant do that if the cpu wont work straight out...
 
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offroadguy56

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Well...

Some boards have a dual BIOS setup. Which makes updating the BIOS less risky.
Most boards now are providing BIOS's with update features.
Like my MSI FM2-A75ma-E35 can be updated from the BIOS screen itself or from within the OS. It also has a web browser in the BIOS as well.
 
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Basically the same thing that happened with your other board. Some people have resolved that at their local helpful computer store or borrowed a supported CPU from a friend.
 
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voyager2406

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I have no access to one unfortunately atm.
 
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voyager2406

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I assume I can call them, will do tomorrow, thanks.
 
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