AM3+ M-ITX Board?

[Metaformed]

So i want to build with a 6300 and I'm using a CM elite 130 but on PCPP there are no AM3+ M-ITX boards? Is it just not there or are there really none.., if there are none, can some one leave a link to a similar Intel processor that is in the same price range that I can use for gaming and light video editing and rendering.

 

[Rammy]

Yeah they don't really exist. There have been some versions for previous generation chipsets but I'd assume AMD discouraged them as they want to push FM2+ as their cheap/small solution. Makes sense I guess, you want integrated graphics on a lot of ITX usages.

Basically trying any kind of mid-high end AMD build at anything below ATX is a bit of a dead end - the AM3+ mATX boards exist but they are all complete rubbish.

You can either stick with AMD and try the FM2+ route. The 750K/760K are a solid entry level CPU for most tasks, there's not a lot of options outside of that really.

Or you can go Intel. The direct competition is i3 family, though depending on what you need you can make a case to step up to an i5 (Intel motherboards can be super cheap so it doesn't need to cost much more) or step down to a Pentium which will perform pretty well for the money.

 

[Onus]

Although it looked promising at first, I believe that the Pentium G3258 has been exposed as inadequate for recent demanding games (e.g. BF4) due to serious stuttering issues. If building a gamer, I would not go below an i3.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Sorry but unfortunately there are no Mini itx motherboard (for some weird reason) for the AM3+ line.

Only AMD's APU line of fm2 and fm2+ motherboards have mini itx form factors.

An i3 will be a lot better If you can get it since it will demolish a FX 6300 in single threaded apps.

And if you go with an i3 with a H97 or Z97 motherboard you can pop in a Broadwell cpu in the next 2 years without replacing the motherboard.