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[Solved] Please help me with my motherboard

Forum Motherboards & Memory : Motherboards [Solved] Please help me with my motherboard

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i need help picking out a new mother board i will not be overclocking, i dont want onboard graphics bpleecause i will be getting a graphics card anyways nor do i want any ports on it, it will all just make it more expensive. i dont want it to be too expensive maybe under 115$. Here are my specs.

 

processer Intel Core i5-2500
ram CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
power OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W
graphics card SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870
hhd Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB
case COOLER MASTER HAF 912
dvd drive LG 22X Super-Multi DVD Burner Black


Message edited by HungryFiend on 02-04-2012 at 04:17:11 AM
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Do you have any intentions of running crossfire at any point?

ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157279

ASRock Z68M/USB3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$84.88
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157270

GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$107.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128495

Here are several for you to look at if you are not going to go with crossfire at any point in the future.

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$121.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271

If you think that you may be going with crossfire at some point soon ot later on then you could look at this board. Most all Sandy Gridge motherboards come with the video ports on them because that is a feature of the cpu.



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