Building a new AMD based gaming rig and was wondering if anyone could suggest a micro ATX AM3+ motherboard i could use as im having difficulties finding the right one.
The (most likely) specs of the computer:
amd phenom ii 965 black edition
MSI amd 7850 1gb
Corsair vengeance 4gb 1600Mhz RAM
WD 500GB sata HD
My budget for whole build is around £450-500
I'm mainly using this for games and media.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
look for AM3. only diff between am3+ and am3 is bios support for FX cpus
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/UloG
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£24.49 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£51.48 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£150.62 @ Dabs)
Case: Fractal Design Define Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£65.66 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.21 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £503.09
Or
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/UlrR
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£113.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£62.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.74 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.21 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £502.54
Or
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Ultw
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£62.98 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£55.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card (£134.74 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.98 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: Fractal Design Integra R2 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply (£54.21 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £494.55
Thanks for the response, really appreciated.
Getting a better CPU cooler is a good shout actually, maybe try some overclocking at some point.