Need Motherboard Help

[crazy621]

Alright - I built a custom PC back in Feb... ASUS mobo has been having issues, bad memory slot.... ASUS tech sucks... get hung up on after 30 minutes on hold... need a new board..but not sure what to get. Below is my build.... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
1 x ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
1 x EVGA 01G-P3-1366-TR GeForce GTX 460 SE (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
1 x CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX
1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM

 

[alan_carter]

Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H AM3
Check this one out, it's under 100 dollars and looks solid, comes with usb3 ports, and best thing, fits into ur built

You could also look up for the asus crosshair III formula, you could get one for cheap on ebay. Got one like 2.5 years ago for an AMD 955BE like urs and works great, and also comes with some freebies (well u've probly paid for them in the price) like an external xfi soundcard, lcd poster and those cool lights in the mobo..

Hope that helps

 

[geekapproved]

If you have to purchase a new mobo, then you would be smart to get a new AM3+ motherboard which will give you upgradability for the new Bulldozer chips when they arrive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000022%20600138080&IsNodeId=1&Description=am3%2b&name=AM3%2b&Order=PRICE&Pagesize=20

Check out the 970 or 990X. Even the 990X is only $139.