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LFaWolf

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Hello, I have always been an Intel guy but I have been asked to build a $500-$550 gaming PC for a family, and I am going to go with AMD this time for the performance/cost. I am not familiar with the AMD arena and there seems to be a lot of MB with different 78x chipset and 870/880 chipsets. I am not sure what the differences are and which one I should go. I searched the web and there aren't many places that detail the differences between the 2 generations (I did find AMD comparison of the 800 series below). Can anyone point me to the right direction?

http://www.amd.com/us/products/desk.../amd-8-series-chipset-feature-comparison.aspx

Here is the build I am thinking

AMD Phenom II Black Edition for a little OC, AM3, but not sure which one yet, waiting for local Fry's or Neweggs sale
4 gig DDR3
1 TB 7200RPM drive
ATI 5750 or 5770

Thanks in advance.
 
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I have been asked to build a $500-$550 gaming PC for a family
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If $562AR is within range
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LFaWolf

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Thank you guys! But I still want to know, what are the differences between the 78x and 870/880 chipsets? I am actually thinking of this board (with my coupon the price is down to $84)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128443&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL102810&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL102810-_-EMC-102810-Index-_-AMDMotherboards-_-13128443-L014D

The 68xx board is a bit out of range. I am thinking more of this. I have to pay tax as I live in CA.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309
Or even this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162058
 
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