Motherboard shopping

I'm looking into eventually getting a new motherboard, but I've never actually been motherboard shopping (or even comparing) before. So I'm a bit lost. I'm probably going to go with something like an amd 945 cpu or thereabouts, and possibly a dx11 graphics card. I don't need a fancy or super-expensive motherboard, just as simple as can be, and gets the job done as inexpensively as possible. Does anyone have any suggestions on one that will fit the bill?
thanks.