msi 880gms-e35 upgrade

leekhulet

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im planning to upgrade my mobo and put an amd fx 6300 on it, im looking for a mobo thats within the price range of an msi 880gms-e35. any suggestions? im thinking going asus or gigabyte with no plans of ocing. thanks!
 
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leekhulet

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thanks for the reply! how about the evo version of that mobo? i've read a lot of good reviews about that mobo and how about gigabyte?
 

Danzas4321

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Here is the EVO version on a different chipset
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $109.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 11:23 EST-0500)

And here is the 990FX one that supports SLI/Crossfire
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $124.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 11:24 EST-0500)

If you want to go gigabyte then here are some options
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $114.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 11:25 EST-0500)

Personally i would go with the ASUS boards as for a less price in this case they offer more features, and ASUS tend to be a very good Motherboard brand, not to say GIGABYTe are bad, but with the current price on ASUS boards you cant go wrong
 

leekhulet

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thanks again! i'll choose the Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard.
 

Danzas4321

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Great news!" remember to select best answer if you found it useful and close the thread
 
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