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Hello, I was wondering which of these three motherboards is the best.

GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - This is what I'm thinking of getting now
ASUS M3A78-CM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-UD2H AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

If you have any better motherboards in mind, please tell me.

This is my build that's gonna go with the motherboard:

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX
SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
OCZ Vista Upgrade 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2VU8004GK
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel , SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B

My budget is $500, the 3 motherboards that I selected is in the Phenom II & combo list to fit my budget

Thank you

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Yes, I think the 770 is the best choice outside of an actual 790GX board.

One more thing, you do want to use 1066 RAM (CAS 5) if you can.


Message edited by Proximon on 07-18-2009 at 09:11:22 PM
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