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Help selecting Mobo!

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I'm fixing to buy an AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6ghz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819103996 -

And I just dunno what Mobo to purchase with it... My current mobo will NOT support it. I was looking at an ASUS saber tooth - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131736 -

But 180 is kind of high in my budget. I can do it, but I wouldn't know if it would really be worth it. I really like AMD, and ASUS...

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but for gaming, go with a phenom if you must have amd, or go intel...

i3 2120, i5 2400, i5 2500k, or even the g850. all beat the fx4100

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If I went Intel, what Mobo? I know nothing about Intel compatible mobos...

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all those chips are 1155 chipset... depends on which processor you go with so I know your mobo budget

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Almost certainly the ASRock Z68 Extreme3, if you do end up going Intel.

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GIGABYTE GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68

this is what I will be buying for my build in a few weeks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128498

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