Building a computer on a budget, need motherboard and maybe a few tips

Jimlarck

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So this isn't my first time here. I'm building a computer on a budget of $600-610 somewhere around there. I built this
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/J4tjvK

But I don't have a good motherboard for it. I was thinking of going for the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3P AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (Model:GA-970A-DS3P) but I keep reading about how it can barely power the FX 8320 and how it's average life span is from 8 months to 2 months.

I want a motherboard that could be compatible with crossfire in the future but it's not completely necessary. Eager to listen to your thoughts and suggestions, thank you in advance.

I'm just trying to do as much research as I can before I order all the parts around mid October (October 10-20)

Sorry if this doesn't belong here