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ale555666   07-22-2009 at 07:26:38 AM

I'm trying to find a decent Micro ATX motherboard (can be standard ATX if it falls in the price rage that I want) for a gaming PC. It will need to support at least 8Gb DDR2, a HD 4870, and AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma. My budget is between $50 and $80.
Thanks for your suggestions

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zipzoomflyhigh   07-23-2009 at 12:27:36 AM
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The 780G is the only good m-atx amd board I would recommend.

Just keep in mind, you will never see the true potential of that video card with a 7850 Kuma. It will be a bottleneck.

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Paranoidmage   07-23-2009 at 03:47:26 AM
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Gigabyte makes good boards, and it's $65 with the rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128379

There's a lot to pick from though, most should be good. Just read the reviews.

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megamanx00   07-23-2009 at 05:16:49 AM
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ASRock A780GMH/128M $69.99
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Get it and be happy.

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zipzoomflyhigh   07-23-2009 at 01:13:09 PM
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Id recommend a $52 G31 Gigabyte and a E5200. The E5200 will overclock like mad and would be a better choice than the Kuma.

Most G31's only support 4gb of ram though, which is more than enough for that setup.


Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 07-23-2009 at 01:16:52 PM
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