Need BEST AM2 bang for the buck mobo (below $100)

[Frankzoola]

so yeah, im on a budget.. and i may get AM2, but i do not know which mobo is the best! it has to be below $100! i see a bunch of Biostars.. but they have good and bad ratings! which one is the best if i overclock a tad.. a couple hundred MHZ? any help would be very appreciated THANKS!

p.s is it worth going for AM2? or just get 939? ( i am most likely not going to upgrade my pc)

 

[toasty2]

I would say 939 is still good, I'm planning on getting one for my next computer (its on budget).

 

[col-p-todd]

Best bang for the buck 939 mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131570

Best bang for the buck AM2 mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131014

 

[Frankzoola]

Best bang for the buck 939 mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131570

Best bang for the buck AM2 mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131014

i see that they are mATX.. intresting, i was thinking the ASUS A8N5X for s939 and MSI K9n Neo for AM2, any suggestions?

 

[Frankzoola]

I would say 939 is still good, I'm planning on getting one for my next computer (its on budget).

im with you, id go AM2 because DDR2800 is cheaper than DDR400 , the only thing that worries me with AM2 are the mobos and how half of the reviewers say they are good and the other half say that they are crap

 

[col-p-todd]

Wel i,m an Asus person I just really like there layout. But MSI is really good too. I,m afraid i don,t know tomuch about those boards. But the boards I recommend can peformance wise be compaired to the asus deluxe bord I have in my system and that one kost me $140.

I got the 939 6150 for my sisters pc so I,ve done some research on that board.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2626

 

[col-p-todd]

I built the pc for my sister a couple of months before AM2 came out so i had to get the 939. and I used a lian Li case so it better not to use a mobo with heat pipe.

 

[Frankzoola]

939 is dead, it wont be upgradeable next year.
AM2 will support quad core early next year.

This is the best board for the buck. There are a few that are $15 cheaper but they dont have the heatpipe, believe me you want the heatpipe, especially if you OC.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131022

yeah, maybe its a tad expensive.. but ill try, and suggestions on cheaper mobos?