voltoid27 :
The ASRock 970M PRO3 is the only microATX mobo I know of that's worth buying. Is it available in your country?
Sure is, I just got one, after 3-4 days of looking & asking questions, it's the best choice for thise looking for a mATX AM3+ MB, which also runs AM3 CPU's. Initially I had a Athlon II x4 630 installed, then upgraded the the FX-6300, while some said the FX-8300 was better, it wasn't clear about whether or not it has a L3 cache.
Some sites reported it had no L3, others stated it had 8MB, so went with the option that was known to be right, the FX-6300 is still a respectable CPU, especially compared to lower class Intel Pentium/Celeron dual core models.
However, we're discussing the MB, anyone who has installed one for themselves knows the ASRock 970M Pro3 is a decent MB for AM3+, most of the rest are new 'old stock', limited to SATA-2 ports, with the exception of a couple that has two SATA-3 ports, However the ones who purchased those often had troubles with the SATA-3 ports, couldn't boot from these, not a good deal for storage connections only.
The ASRock 970M Pro3 Rocks! And CPU temps in the lower to mid 20C range, occasionally dropping to 18C, using the stock cooler. Even has a TPM header, was able to add a physical TPM, from Amazon, for less than $14, best for Bitlocker encryption versus the system partition.
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/mNsyXa0OIyaDqep4wYEm47k
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