[fonia5]

I am looking for a new Motherboard because the one i have at the moment is pretty shit and am wanting to upgrade.

Anyways i been looking at this motherboard and am not to sure if it's good or not can anybody find a good one around $80 for me.

Am not smart with motherboards etc.

Here is the link i been looking at.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-A88X-G45...ds=MOTHERBOARD

I need one that will support AMD processor.

[Jimmy0wns]

Used this one before my other build, I would recommend it but I'd rather let it off to someone more specialized in it.

[fonia5]

Would you recommend it for a AMD R9 280 3GB graphics card? because i don't want no bottleneck.

[Jimmy0wns]

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Originally Posted by fonia5 Would you recommend it for a AMD R9 280 3GB graphics card? because i don't want no bottleneck.

That mostly depends on your CPU, post the rest of the specs to find out. (:

[fonia5]

Here is my specs.


AMD Athlon™ II X4 640 3.00 GHz.
AMD Radeon R7 200 Series at the moment <-----
8:GB of ram.

[Joe Staff]

That motherboard won't work with your CPU.

[fonia5]

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Originally Posted by Joe Staff That motherboard won't work with your CPU.

Good for telling me lol can you find me one that's good around that price and supports my CPU.

I just don't want to buy one and not work which will be very disappointed.

[Mauzen]

A general advice: check other stores before buying PC stuff at amazon. For most hardware amazon is up to 10% more expensive than specialized online computer stores.

The motherboard you mentioned in the OP is just 92Ђ in my common store, and thats 25% cheaper than on amazon.

[Joe Staff]

I use an ASUS M4A79T which, back in it's day, was a great motherboard (still working, no issues other than out of date).
This looks promising and is on the nose of your budget.
This is a list of compatible motherboards.

The type of motherboard you're looking for is anything with AM3 or AM3+ socket type.

Edit: didn't account for currency exchange

[Vince]

Why exactly do you want to upgrade? I would only consider these reasons: a shortage of expansion slots or outdated standards (SATA 2 still, no USB3 header, ...).