motherboard socket (ugrading a pc)

HaxME_Anonymous

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hi, good day to all. who can give me a motherboard than can support my amd athlon x2 255 processor but still can handle a amd fx processor. im planning to upgrade first my motherboard. in common motherboard that supports athlon and amd-fx.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $95.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-22 17:54 EST-0500

http://www.msi.com/product/motherboard/support/970-GAMING.html#support-cpu


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HaxME_Anonymous

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im sorry, but i need a micro-atx motherboard form factor, but can it fit my micro atx?
 

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even if i have a powerful psu? i want to buy an am3+ atx board but i cant afford it by now sir. any suggestions?
 

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I think if you want micro I would start getting the funds together for an intel motherboard and processor. You would be surprised how good of a deal you can get during the holiday season on the bundles. Like I think last year I bought about 3 or 4 i5 motherboard and ram kits for under $300. Then I bought 2 i7 kits which only costed me about $400-450