Help selecting Mobo!

[NEvitus]

I'm fixing to buy an AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6ghz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996 -

And I just dunno what Mobo to purchase with it... My current mobo will NOT support it. I was looking at an ASUS saber tooth - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736 -

But 180 is kind of high in my budget. I can do it, but I wouldn't know if it would really be worth it. I really like AMD, and ASUS...

 

[ebola28]

openbox: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131736R

or ASRock 990FX Extreme3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157281

or my personal favorite: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

 

[ebola28]

but for gaming, go with a phenom if you must have amd, or go intel...

i3 2120, i5 2400, i5 2500k, or even the g850. all beat the fx4100

 

[NEvitus]

If I went Intel, what Mobo? I know nothing about Intel compatible mobos...

 

[ebola28]

all those chips are 1155 chipset... depends on which processor you go with so I know your mobo budget

 

[kajabla]

Almost certainly the ASRock Z68 Extreme3, if you do end up going Intel.

 

[ebola28]

GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68

this is what I will be buying for my build in a few weeks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498