Help pick a motherboard?

[steelth]

I'm looking for a Cheap Motherboard that will support a AtI Radeon HD 4770.As in cheap i mean less than 100 Us dollars, as a matter of fact the cheaper ,the better. I would like it to be ATX Standard or micro. thank you for your help

 

[raybay]

AMD chip motherboards by Gigabyte, MSI, Biostar, EliteGroup, Asus, FoxConn... That were release between 1 year and 6 months ago... and still on the market at Directron, NewEgg, and Frys. For ruggedness, quality build, and reliability related to low cost, we are partial to Gigabyte and Foxconn.

 

[sllewe]

What processor is going to be used?

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

The GA-MA770-UD3 and GA-MA74GM-S2 are excellent choices IMO. The former is an overall better choice than the latter if you are going to overclock or use a quad-core CPU (the northbridge on the cheaper mATX board gets uncomfortably hot with one of those CPUs installed).

 

[steelth]

I haven't decided on a processor yet , but to save cost i will probably go with a dual-core. I'm just starting to learn to build computers this will be my 2nd, I'm not sure how to overclock or anything so until i do , I probably won't try to , although it would be nice to be able to at some point maybe.I guess an AMD would be ok.I just have never messed with one so i don't know much about them.Any ideas are great thx

 

[frickfrock99]

Go with the xfx 680i LT

 

[Ritwik7]

Would you like to go with DDR3 memory? How much will you spend on the rig. Figures help us give better suggestions.

 

[steelth]

I'm thinking around 300 or less not including the video card,case. If it's possible . I could go alil over that if i have to.I have a 780i atm i'm useing. But this computer i'm building will be for my daughter so it doesn't have to be the best. Just better than her compaq that is 4 years old,lol. I looked up the 680I and those must be rare cause i went to 6 diff. online stores i know and none sell them. Even the stores xfx tell you to go to don't sell them.

 

[Ritwik7]

I'd say go with the Phenom II X3 720 BE processor on any AMD 790X chipset motherboard. Along with that a good 4GB kit of DDR3 1333MHz. That'll set you back about $340. If you'd like to go a little cheaper, you could get an AMD 770 chipset motherboard. I'm recommending that processor presuming you like to game.

 

[steelth]

Ok, this is what i'm thinking MSI 770, Athlon II x4 620-Only reason for the Athlon is because it's about 40+ dollars cheaper than the Phenom IIx3 720, and I could go with a cheaper video card ,only reason i was going with Ati is because of the reveiws were so good.Only games my daughter will be playing are little kid games.