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Feb 24, 2012, 03:24 PM
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Help me pick a new motherboard please!
So I have a 350 buget for building a new pc all i need is a cpu/motherboard and video card. I'm down to these 4 to pick from, but other ideas for builds are more than welcome. thank you.
Links to the boards: Biostar AM3+ 990FX SATA 6Gbps USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard TA990FXE GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard ASUS Sabertooth 990FX - AM3+ - TUF Series - ATX AMD 990FX DDR3 1800 Motherboards ASUS LGA 1155 - Z68 - PCIe 3.0 and UEFI BIOS Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2200 LGA 1155 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
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Feb 24, 2012, 03:26 PM
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ASUS LGA 1155 - Z68 - PCIe 3.0 and UEFI BIOS Intel Z68 ATX DDR3 2200 LGA 1155 Motherboards P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
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Motherboard: ASRock H61M-VS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel ... - $55
CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65... - $128 Video card: SAPPHIRE 11201-00-20G Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1... - $160 Total: $343
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I would take Entropy's advice but change the cpu to this
Intel Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz (3.1GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52300
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Intel Core i3-2120
Intel Core i5-2300
The Core i5-2300 is a better CPU overall, but it also costs $52 more than the Core i3-2120. That would put you $45 over budget. You could make up that cost by stepping down a notch on the video card, like a Sapphire 11202-00-20G Radeon HD 7750 with 1GB DDR5. |
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Asrock Z68M/USB3
ASRock Z68M/USB3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/... $85, which allows you more to spend in other areas. This is my current board and its rock solid and one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest board thats Z68. Also with AsRock updating the H61 to support Ivy Bridge, im pretty sure this board will get IB support. |
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ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI S...
This is the board i use but its a lot more expensive. Go with the board alienisgod suggested as its just a decent board if you dont need lots of extras. The caps on Asrock boards are great.
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