Best mircro ATX AM3 Motherboard for under $150

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i wont be over-clocking or messing about in the bios too much so that dosent really matter but i would prefer 4 ram slots but dont really mind and also 2 usb 3.0 ill be mostly gaming my old motherboard failed it was asus m5a88
Specs:
GPU: MSI R9 270
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840
RAM: 2x Kingston 4GB DDR3 1x GSKILL 4GB DDR3 1x Corsair DDR3 4GB
PSU: Corsair VS550 550W
 
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AM3 socket motherboards were introduced in 2009. The newer AM3+ motherboards were introduced in 2011. AM3+ is a modification of the AM3 Socket designed for CPUs which use the AMD Bulldozer and Vishera line of AMD CPUs microarchitecture and retains compatibility with AM3 processors.

AM3 processors are compatible with AM3+ motherboards, as a result AM3 motherboards are obsolete and no longer available new. AM3+ models do not use DDR2 memory.

ASRock 970M PRO3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157582&cm_re=ASRock_970M_PRO3-_-13-157-582-_-Product

• AMD 970 chipset
• FX/ Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series CPU

This is the only retail boxed AMD 970 chipset micro-ATX AM3+ model. I suggest using this model...
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AM3 socket motherboards were introduced in 2009. The newer AM3+ motherboards were introduced in 2011. AM3+ is a modification of the AM3 Socket designed for CPUs which use the AMD Bulldozer and Vishera line of AMD CPUs microarchitecture and retains compatibility with AM3 processors.

AM3 processors are compatible with AM3+ motherboards, as a result AM3 motherboards are obsolete and no longer available new. AM3+ models do not use DDR2 memory.

ASRock 970M PRO3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157582&cm_re=ASRock_970M_PRO3-_-13-157-582-_-Product

• AMD 970 chipset
• FX/ Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron 100 Series CPU

This is the only retail boxed AMD 970 chipset micro-ATX AM3+ model. I suggest using this model instead of the AMD 760G chipset models.

CPU Support List:
http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970M%20Pro3/?cat=CPU
 
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