Is Asrock N68-s is good mobo for athlonII/phenomII x3/x4

[darksmart]

I am considering n68-s for my new build as it is cheap and under my budget.will it be good and conpatible for new AthlonIIx3 or phenomII x2\x3?or any other budget mobo you can suggest?

 

[Henry Chinaski]

1. Yes, The Asrock n68-s is compatible for them. It supports the following ones: AM2/AM2+: AMD Phenom FX, Phenom, Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon X2, Athlon 64, Sempron
AM3: AMD Phenom II X4/X3, Athlon II X4/X3/X2

2. I don't recommend you to buy this mobo. It has a very low quality. The GIGABYTE MA785GM US2H would be a much better option. It's cheap and performs very well.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3141

 

[darksmart]

1. Yes, The Asrock n68-s is compatible for them. It supports the following ones: AM2/AM2+: AMD Phenom FX, Phenom, Athlon 64 FX, AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon X2, Athlon 64, Sempron
AM3: AMD Phenom II X4/X3, Athlon II X4/X3/X2

2. I don't recommend you to buy this mobo. It has a very low quality. The GIGABYTE MA785GM US2H would be a much better option. It's cheap and performs very well.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=3141

how about msi 785gm-e51 as an alternative??

 

[Henry Chinaski]

The MSI one is much better than the Asrock one. It's a good alternative. Here you have a review:

http://www.hardwarezone.com.au/reviews/view.php?id=3048&cid=6&pg=1

Take in mind that the MSI mobo uses DDR3 modules. The ASrock and the Gigabyte mobos use DDR2 modules.

Anyway, I would buy the gigabyte mobo (if the price difference is not important)

 

[darksmart]

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