A good am3 motherboard for around $100-150 cad

blackbird307 · Jul 6, 2010

Would also be nice for 2 pci-e slots, I plan on getting crossfire in future. :rockout:

If possible a chipset better than 785g, I don't use integrated anyways.

brandonwh64 · Jul 6, 2010

are you from the US?

Zen_ · Jul 7, 2010

If you actually want to use CF be sure to get a 790 or 890 board because anything lower (770, 785, 870) is limited to 16x4 CF, i.e. not suitable. The 790X is your least expensive option with some good boards like the Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 and Asus M4A79XTD EVO, but the 790X is limited to 8x8 CF. The Biostar TA890FXE looks really attractive at $140 with full 16x16 CF and the newer 890FX chipset, in fact I wish I had bought it. It's a little over your budget ($158) on the Canadian newegg site but worth it imo.

AphexDreamer · Jul 7, 2010

I think someone here was selling a good board for 120 or 130 with 4 PCIe slots. Along with a six core AMD CPU. I really wanted to get it personally.

HossHuge · Jul 7, 2010

Zen_ said:
If you actually want to use CF be sure to get a 790 or 890 board because anything lower (770, 785, 870) is limited to 16x4 CF, i.e. not suitable.

Not true actually. Both of these run x8/x8 mode.

785 ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Mo...

870 ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0...

The 870 looks like a good deal.

Frick · Jul 7, 2010

8x/8x on Crossifre isn't a huge deal as of now. Afaik there's no real difference between that and full x16 on both lanes.

JrRacinFan · Jul 7, 2010

Nvidia SLI: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=53567&vpn=M4N75TD&manufacture=ASUS

ATi CrossfireX: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=49020&vpn=GA-790XT-USB3&manufacture=Gigabyte

Both boards are 8x/8x or 16x 1st slot.

Zen_ · Jul 7, 2010

HossHuge said:
Not true actually. Both of these run x8/x8 mode.

785 ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Mo...

870 ASRock 870 EXTREME3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0...

The 870 looks like a good deal.

Interesting, the technical specs for the 770, 785 and 870 is one 16x and one 4x slot though.

Timonthy · Jul 7, 2010

Zen_ said:
Interesting, the technical specs for the 770, 785 and 870 is one 16x and one 4x slot though.

Yeah, but custom BIOS can do alot, since the lane splitting is controlled via software anyways.

Primarily ASRock, who shoved Crossfire almost all their 870/880 boards. They also shoved USB3/SATA3 on a 770+SB710, add-on chips are great.

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Processor	Athlon II x4 Propus 620 @3.6ghz ~ 2.6ghz Stock
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD70
Cooling	Cooler Master V8 with Arctic Silver 5 thermo paste
Memory	4gb DDR3 1600 ADATA
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 128-bit
Storage	1tb SATA Seagate ST31000340AS
Display(s)	ht09 28" lcd 1080p 16:10 t.v
Case	Antec 902
Audio Device(s)	AC'97 hd
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX
Software	Windows 7

System Name	Unknown
Processor	AMD Bulldozer FX8320 @ 4.4Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair V
Cooling	XSPC Raystorm 750 EX240 for CPU
Memory	8 GB CORSAIR Vengeance Red DDR3 RAM 1922mhz (10-11-9-27)
Video Card(s)	XFX R9 290
Storage	Samsung SSD 254GB and Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Display(s)	AOC 23" @ 1920x1080 + Asus 27" 1440p
Case	HAF X
Audio Device(s)	X Fi Titanium 5.1 Surround Sound
Power Supply	750 Watt PP&C Silencer Black
Software	Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Motherboard	MSI B450 Gaming Plus
Memory	GSkill 8GB Dual Channel DDR4-2800
Video Card(s)	MSI GamingX RX580 4GB
Storage	Kingston V300 240GB SSD + WD Green 2TB
Display(s)	ACER K212HL 27" + Haier 55" + Lenovo Explorer Mixed Reality Headset
Case	Enermax Ostrog (Red)
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W
Software	Win10 64bit

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Dual Build Streamer
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d : Ryzen 4600G
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend : Giga B450i Aorus
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

A good am3 motherboard for around $100-150 cad

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Processor	Athlon 64 X2 5200+ @Stock
Motherboard	Gigabyte M61PME-S2 AM2
Cooling	Stock AMD
Memory	Kingston 2GB DDR2-800 *1
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8600GT
Storage	Random Seagate 250GB SATA
Display(s)	NEC 1970GX/eMachines E211H
Case	Resused HP case