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Buy new mobo for Phenom ii x4 970

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/buy-new-mobo-for-phenom-ii-x4-970.176344/

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Valve_Corporation Original post #1
Jul 29, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Hi
I want to buy new mobo .

My PSU is FSP Saga II 500w.

My cabinet is NZXT Gamma.

My previous mobo was : Gigabyte 78LMT S2P

My graphics card : Sapphire HD 7790

My budget for mobo is 6k ideal.. 7k max if not possible in 6k

Thanks please tell me which mobo should i go for ??
Cilus
Cilus #2
Jul 29, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Get the Asus M5A97 R.20. Price is around 7K.
G
Aug 13, 2013 at 6:29 PM
As Cilus suggested, Asus M5A97 R.20 is also a nice one to choose..

but may i know why u want to change the existing Gigabyte 78LMT S2P motherboard, is there any problem with that motherboard?
V
Aug 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM
As Cilus suggested, Asus M5A97 R.20 is also a nice one to choose..

but may i know why u want to change the existing Gigabyte 78LMT S2P motherboard, is there any problem with that motherboard?

Yeah , i accidentally smashed my screw driver hard on the mobo while working on the processor heat sink .. around 1cm diameter trace line area is damaged ..