CPU compatibility with motherboard

RegMin97

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Hi,

I'm building a new sort'a gaming computer, and i changed my mind, from buying an i3-4330 processor to either a:

AMD A8-Series X4 6600K 3.90GHz
or
AMD FX-6100 3.30GHz

I'm new to AMD Processors, and i don't know which one is more powerful, the price of the FX 6100 is a bit bigger. But the 6600k is the one that catches my eye (don't ask me why lol).

My main question is, because i'm gonna overclock the CPU, i don't know what motherboard is should choose. Can you guys give me so advice, what's good, what's bad...
 
If you're going to be gaming, both of those AMD CPU's will suck. They have awful performance in gaming. The A8 is an APU that's only relevant in an extreme budget very light gaming environment, and the 6100 is based on 'Bulldozer', which is awful for gaming. For cheaper than the i3, you can get the FX-6300, which is the newer Vishera platform, for similar gaming performance, and better CPU-intensive/multiplayer performance.

Don't look at just clock rate.
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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RegMin97

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Ok, you've changed my mind about getting an AMD FX-6300 3.50GHz, I'm very thankful!!
But, can you give some quality motherboards, by quality i mean that are good for overclocking other components?
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Pick a video card in your budget , this is a decent setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $506.60
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-05 16:59 EDT-0400)

 

RegMin97

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Ok, i didn't saw that earlier, i'm really sorry. The motherboards is very fine looking, but in my computer stores, they do NOT sell it :(( And i can't order online, because in our country, we don't have PayPal (I'm from Macedonia) :((

But, i have been looking around and this motherboard catched my eye:

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A88V_EVO/

What do you say?