Best AM3 MB Under $100?

Well, this is a fairly broad selection... I'll give you everything I've found...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Take your pick.   None of those are CFX capable, although the MSI says it is. All three of them are great boards, so it's really up to personal preference I'd say. They're all equally capable of getting the job done. Tell me if you're interested in any of them and I can give you a little more detail.  

I like the look of the two ASUS boards. This is a budget build with spare parts and pieces. This will be my secondary PC in the living room for web surfing, light gaming, and when I upgrade my 13 year old TV my HT PC. Don't think I will need CFX support, and by the time I do my main rig will probably need replacing and that can move to the living room and the living room PC can move to the garage.

-Joe

That second board looks pretty damn cool, but I've never heard of ASRock. But for a cheap board and a cheap build maybe they are worth a shot...

-Joe

to make you feel better, ASRock is a subsidiary of ASUS, hence the name and font.
Their products are pretty nice besides, their slogan matches you avatar lol.

OK I am looking at this CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N...
How do I go about unlocking the 4th core? Does the ASRock board make that easy?

-Joe

The ASRock board have UCC, which is an in-house solution that makes core unlocking pretty easy and apparently more stable also.

But just know that unlocking isn't guaranteed 100%, so make sure you can live with a tri-core.

I saw that on the board specs, figured it was something like that. Will have to investigate when it arrives. I'm ok with a triple core if it doesn't unlock. I decided to try the ASRock board and the Athlon II I picked out above. Thanks guys. Will report when I get it all put together.

-Joe

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