Please Help! Which mobo Is Better On A Budget?

[shaakazulu]

I've been looking for a board that'll suit my needs. I only need it for gaming/media and other video applications. Here are the boards:

ASRock 870iCafe R2.0 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157276

ASUS M5A78L-M LX PLUS AM3 AMD 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795

ASUS M5A97 AM3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
HITACHI HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
Thermaltake 550w Power SUpply ( SLI & Crossfire ready ).

I really don't need SLI, overclocking or any other stuff. Just something to up my memory every once in a while. What would be a good option?

 

[nikorr]

Hi there,

I would get this one @ ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

 

[shaakazulu]

I just bought the one you mentioned. Thank you.

 

[nikorr]

U should match the quality of the other major components,

and this one does just that : )) Out of these three mobos ....

 

[shaakazulu]

Looks pretty good. Can't wait to get it. WOOT

 

[nikorr]

: ))