Looking for an AM3(+) motherboard

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Hello all,

About half a year ago I lost my motherboard due to a crash while updating it, and I've been using a temporary replacement since. Since only the motherboard went to waste I've kept the processor(AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition) in a box on a shelf while I've been looking for a different motherboard. Thing is, my brother's pc has the same socket but for some reason it has this awful audio hiss and noise, so I'm trying to be a bit more careful choosing a motherboard. I know the processor may be old already but I'm currently using an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 and I believe that's way worse...

Anyways it boils down to this, I'm looking for a motherboard which supports my unused processor(AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition), a motherboard which does not suffer from awful audio hiss/noise, or low audio volume which my current motherboard(Acer FMCP7AM) does.. I have an SSD(Samsung 840 EVO 120GB) and I'm looking for a motherboard that allows me to use it optimally.

Other components in my current system;
AMD HD6950
Corsair CX600
Samsung HD103SJ

I hope someone has more knowledge and could help me out with finding something..

Thanks,

Bobbie
 
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utgotye
Actually no, the Phenom and the C2Q are going to be pretty damn close. I'd say that Phenom is more like a Q9500 than a Q9300, but otherwise they are very similar. The hitch is that you can OC the nuts of the Phenom with relative ease.

As for a mobo for your AMD, I'd probably 970 since you aren't looking for anything too special. Look at a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P or a Asus M5A97 PLUS unless you think you may want to upgrade to an FX83XX in which case I'd probably speed more so I can get a better OC. You might be able to score a deal around Black Friday. Obviously if you have a Micro Center around, you could score a petty good deal on a mobo and CPU right now.
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Actually no, the Phenom and the C2Q are going to be pretty damn close. I'd say that Phenom is more like a Q9500 than a Q9300, but otherwise they are very similar. The hitch is that you can OC the nuts of the Phenom with relative ease.

As for a mobo for your AMD, I'd probably 970 since you aren't looking for anything too special. Look at a Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P or a Asus M5A97 PLUS unless you think you may want to upgrade to an FX83XX in which case I'd probably speed more so I can get a better OC. You might be able to score a deal around Black Friday. Obviously if you have a Micro Center around, you could score a petty good deal on a mobo and CPU right now.
 
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Your problem is, to get a decent board that won't hobble your system in some way, you need to get a 990FX board; if you're going to spend over $100 though, it might be time to consider an Intel S1150 alternative. Lesser AMD boards like the 970 will run a slower Hypertransport buss (e.g. 4800MT/s); many also have weak VRMs that aren't suitable for overclocking.
 
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Thanks for the quick response, I'm actually not from the US so black friday won't be nearly as profitable here in The Netherlands, I'm seeing a few negative reviews about the Gigabyte so I will probably get the Asus M5A97 PLUS you suggested. As I haven't OCed my CPU before, would you say it's easy with that board?(And would I get any noticeable performance gain?)
 
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