Can I have some help selecting a motherboard?

Jack Cumming

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Hello, I am going to build my first computer here are the graphics card and processor I am looking at.
Processor: AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB GDDR5
I need a suitable motherboard, I found a couple but I cannot decide on a decent motherboard around $90-$100 that will run these well. Crossfire Support would be nice to. Could somebody give me a good ATX not Micro ATX recommendation? Also I'm looking to play GTA5 so if this processor or graphics card raises any red flags about GTA 5 performance please do say. I was going to overclock to, Thanks.

Edit: i have been digging and I found this, what do you guys think? http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-DisplayPort-Dual-link-Motherboard-GA-F2A88X-UP4/dp/B00FBCCKIW/ref=pd_sim_pc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=104S09F6X2EXNA7BAQZ0
 
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yeskay

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That's a solid motherboard, meets all your requirement. Grab it!
 

yeskay

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Judging by the parts you've picked, I think you on a limited budget. For limited budget, I would say its a solid build and use should be able to comfortably play GTA V from Normal to High settings, if not Very High settings.

And make sure you get a solid 450W PSU. The minimum recommended PSU for R7 260X is 450W with 19A on +12V rail. So I would suggest this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£38.94 @ Aria PC)
Total: £38.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-24 20:43 BST+0100

This one has a solid 34A on single +12V rail.
P1-450S-XXB_4_web.jpg

Important Note for GTA V PC:

To have a smoother and trouble free GTA V game play:

- Updated the graphics card to the GTA V specific drivers: AMD Catalyst™ 15.4 Beta for Windows® - Grand Theft Auto V Optimized


- Watch this - GTA V Graphics Optimization Guide & Performance Benchmarks by Gamers Nexus

Cheers!


 
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