Motheroard for AMD Phenom II x4

[snatoli]

hey just wondering what motherboard will go well with the AMD Phenom II X4 965 Quad Core (3.4GHz)

i was thinking of the MSI 870A-Fuzion Motherboard
cheers

 

[mosox]

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443
ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131646

Do you need onboard video or crossfire? For crossfire you can get this
ASRock 870 EXTREME3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198

If you're buying off newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.596004

 

[snatoli]

thanks heaps this helps heaps

 

[1965ohio]

What is your budget? There are many great choices depending on how many PCIe/RAM slots you need.

In my current system I am using the x4 965 BE overclocked to 3.8GHz (stock cooler) on the Asus M4A88T-M/USB3 with 8GB of Kingston DDR3-1333 (4x2GB) with a Zotac nVidia GTX465... it is best bang for the buck if you want something solid and don't need SLI/Crossfire and want the mATX form factor. I also use it with a very small mATX Cooler Master Elite 341 case.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131660

 

[snatoli]

Best answer selected by snatoli.

 

[humphreybot]

one of the most important issues is what chipset you want. i would go with some variation of the 880/850 combo. it will give you usb 3 and sata 6gig. i have seen them for as low as 70 and up to 250. just do your research