AM3+ Motherboard Help

potatoman1000

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Im looking for a AM3/AM3+ micro atx motherboard thats good for gaming or at least good enough. Im looking to spend around £60.

My rig:

AMD FX 4130
POWERCOLOR RADEON 7850 2GB GDDR5
8GB KINGSTON HYPR BLU X DDR3 1600 MHZ
CIT SHADE BLACK MESH CASE WITH POER SUPPLY
HITACHI 7200RPM HDD
 
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There aren't any particularly great matx boards for the AM3+ socket sadly.

The best is The Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 rev 5.0

I only reccomend the rev 5.0 because it doesn't have the throttling issues associated with other matx AM3+ boards.
Go with this one ATX MB and good for everything :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£59.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £59.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 13:28 GMT+0000)

Or this is a MATX :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£49.49 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £49.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-02 13:31 GMT+0000)
 

JimmoR3M

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http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-760gma-p34-(fx)-amd-760g-s-am3plus-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-raid-pcie-20-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-matx#

Is a good bet. SATA III on there as well for future ventures like an SSD or a quicker HDD.
 

bungz

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There aren't any particularly great matx boards for the AM3+ socket sadly.

The best is The Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 rev 5.0

I only reccomend the rev 5.0 because it doesn't have the throttling issues associated with other matx AM3+ boards.
 
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potatoman1000

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What about the Asus M5A88 M? seems good.
I just need a motherboard that does not limit my cpu or gpu bcause at the moment i have a gigabyte ga 78lmt s2p which stops me from playing at decent fps on high settings
 

potatoman1000

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so that motherboard wont clock my cpu lower and limit my gpu. i need a mobo that dont throttle my cpu and gpu
 

bungz

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As far as I am aware the board I have listed is the only matx board that has the option in Bios to turn "APM" (Application Power Management) off which stops throttling (downclocking) under full load.

Pretty sure most of the otherboards will be similar in performance to your current motherboard.
 

potatoman1000

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But isnt my gigabyte ga 78lmt s2p the same just without usb 3.0
 

bungz

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It maybe similar but it has VRM cooling and the fixed bios that stops throttling.

Its as good as you are going to get without going full ATX where your options broaden.

 

potatoman1000

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would an atx mobo fit in my case . i dont mind the end of mobo unsupported as long as it it will work