Best motherboard under $45

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Hi, I have an extremely ancient computer(HP Vectra vl400), I wanted to play modern games with this pc(not games like GTA V, just enough to run something like shaders Minecraft). But with the rest of my money planned for a graphic card, I am very limited. I need a new motherboard for this pc, but it needs to be cheaper than USD45(a huge amount in my country's currency). I don't need a lot of graphic card slot and I need at least 2 RAM slot, and a riser card slot. If possible, I would want integrated graphics for this motherboard(and get a new CPU instead of a graphic card). Oh, and this motherboard needs to be compatible with AMD processors(AM1 socket, found a really cheap processor). Here's a picture of the kind of motherboard my pc is compatible with:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g292/Jusinway_Kirby/Capture_zps7p1zrkzv.png

(The circled part are the one's which position cannot be changed, meaning the lan, usb, etc must be right beside the PCI-E slots. Sorry, picture is not working.)

Please don't tell me to buy a new pc, this desktop is very sentimental, and I can't buy that no matter how rich I am.
 
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Here is a small selection of motherboards for your socket
> http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#s=27&qq=1
And here the same list, with filters within your budget and 4 and 5 stars rating only
> http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#s=27&R=5,4&X=0,4565
They only have 2 ram slots and I don't know about the card slots. I think, I would take the Gigabyte from this list. It is the only Micro ATX board, the others are smaller
> http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaam1ms2h

But I don't know if it is fully compatible with your rig and if it has all the inputs/outputs you need. Someone else have to check this.
 
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So does any of this have integrated graphics?
How do I make sure these actually fit my casing(e.g. doesn't fit all the screws on my pc casing)?
 
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Motherboards doesn't have integrated graphics, if I'm not mistaken. The cpu will have integrated graphics unit and the motherboard needs to support it. If you open the page for any of the motherboards on the site which i linked, then you can see on the left column "Onboard Video: Depends on CPU". This means, the motherboard will support integrated graphics unit, if your cpu has one. I don't know your cpu.

I am not sure if I understand you right (my English is not the best, I'm from Germany). Its not bad, if there is space. Its good for airflow. Edit: Oh, you edited your posting. Use http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ and select your parts. It will check for compatibility.
 
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Thanks for that, but if the motherboard doesn't fit my pc casing, how do I return it? Is it costly?
 
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I never returned anything, so don't know about costs and such. And there is no need in gambling, just buy the right board and case. And the boards and cases have standard sizes, which will make sure that they fit together. It's ATX. Check that your case is ATX sized and standardized (almost any case of today is). And if you use the site pcpartpicker.com, then it will check the compatibility for you.
 
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I don't know the form factor of my motherboard, how do I check?
And is it confirmed that my current power supply and switches will fit the motherboard?
 
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No, I decided to use my current power supply, how do I know if it is compatible?
 
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