Need help to choose a motherboard

gameboy1998 · Jan 18, 2014

Hi,

I'm planning to build a PC to play games. I have decided to go with AMD for their value (not willing to switch to intel). This is my planned specification:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($134.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($40.00)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($100.00)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.00)
Total: $821.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-18 08:07 EST-0500)

I already have a 1TB HDD.

I would want a front USB 3.0 header on the motherboard and also decent overclocking capabilities.

Motherboards I'm looking at:

1) ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0
2) Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P
3) Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

whitecat · Jan 18, 2014

gameboy1998 · Jan 18, 2014

I need a motherboard under 80$, sorry cannot extended more that 2$-3$.

Does the third one have on board USB 3.0 headers.