Good mobo for AMD Athlon 5200+

brosh

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Hello, I am building a low budget computer and I need help in choosing the mobo.

I have 3 demands from my mobo:

1) Compatibility with both AM2 and AM2+, becasue I have chosen an AMD Athlon 5200+ as my cpu but in a few years I will probably want the quad core cpu so I will need the AM2+ socket.

2) A good built in sound card for watching movies and playing games.

3) A built in GFX card is not a must as the only thing I'm investing in is a 9800GT Silent.

Thank you.
 

brosh

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I zoomed on these 3:

1) GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H
2) GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
3) ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI

Becasue of sound qualities I want to buy the ASUS one, so I have one last q:

Is there a diff. in performance between the ASUS and the other 2?