Whats the best motherboard for i3 build?

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sunny the saint

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Trying a cheap build for basic office use

i3 processor
4gb ram
1tb hard drive

preferably usb 3.0 and hdmi ports but not a necessity

wondering what motherboard would be good

processor:
http://www.ebuyer.com/393554-intel-core-i3-3220-3-10ghz-skt1155-3mb-cache-boxed-bx80637i33220

hard drive:
http://www.ebuyer.com/319639-seagate-1tb-barracuda-internal-hard-drive-oem-st1000dm003

i found this one:

http://www.ebuyer.com/393399-asus-p8h61-mx-r2-0-intel-lga1155-h61-b3-90-mibjg0-g0eay0dz-p8h61-mx-r2-0

but this board has no usb 3.0 or hdmi port


also need help finding a power supply unit

 
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Ok heres the motherboard i found

it has hdmi and usb 3.0:

http://www.ebuyer.com/546370-asus-h81m-a-socket-1150-dvi-hdmi-8-channel-hd-audio-uatx-motherboard-h81m-a

I will be using this ram:

http://www.ebuyer.com/432448-crucial-4gb-ddr3-1600mhz-ballistix-sport-memory-bls4g3d1609ds1s00ceu

With this processor:

http://www.ebuyer.com/393554-intel-core-i3-3220-3-10ghz-skt1155-3mb-cache-boxed-bx80637i33220

and this memory:

http://www.ebuyer.com/319639-seagate-1tb-barracuda-internal-hard-drive-oem-st1000dm003

Are all the parts compatible?

Also what psu would i need for this build?
 
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No those parts are not compatable. you need an I3 4XXX processor to fit that board, you have a socket 1155 procesor and socket 1150 board (the 1150 is the newer tech so I would get a socket 1150 processor).

http://www.ebuyer.com/538188-intel-core-i3-4130-3-40ghz-socket-1150-3mb-cache-retail-boxed-processor-bx80646i34130




Board with the features you mentoned the other board lacking that should do what you want
http://www.ebuyer.com/512557-asus-b85m-g-socket-1150-hdmi-dvi-d-sub-6-2-channel-hd-audio-matx-b85m-g
for example

Everything else Else looks okay. If you don't plan to add any graphics cards or anything just get a Bronze rated 400W power supply, or even 350W (if its name brand)
 
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Yep that was exactly the processor I had in mind when I mentioned it. I didn't see any of the "Top" brands on that site with less than 400W power supplies, I would think that one would be fine however.


I did have a reccomendation for a board that I edited into my first post if you're interested. Its no much more and has a lot more features/better chipset.
 
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