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Need motherboard

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amitdhage Original post #1
Sep 16, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Need motherboard for my AM3 processor Phenom II X4 955 BE (max TDP 125 Watts). My budget is 5-6 K.
saikiasunny
Sep 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM
Asus m5a88. Or increase your budget and get an asus m5a97, asrock 970 extreme3, biostar ta970xe or gigabyte ga970 ud3
d6bmg
d6bmg #3
Sep 16, 2012 at 7:57 PM
If you plan to use discrete graphics card, then buy Asus M5A97 or Gigabyte GA970 UD3.
Both costs ~6K
And if you plan to use IGP then buy Asus M5A88-M or Gigabyte 880GM-USB3.
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Sep 18, 2012 at 12:59 PM
well I will go for Asus m5a88 or Asus M5A97 depends on availabilty in Nagpur
Sainatarajan
Sep 19, 2012 at 9:48 PM
You can go for GA 970 UD3 . It has good reviews and good OCing capability.
M5A97 and M5A88M are also good boards.