new motherboard help

[elliotv1]

i dont now what sort of board i need to get i have a old board what supports ddr2 (gf8100VM-M5)
i want to upgrade to a board what supports ddr3 and can hold my CPU (amd phenom ii x4 945)

[Mr_Jon]

i myself swing with a x4 945, and have been scouting for a new mobo. there's plenty that can house it.

what's your budget for the mobo and ram?

[Bonebreaker777]

I would say Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 for £54 or Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 for £67.20. Other users may suggest different boards. Or look in past threads.

[elliotv1]

say about £150 for ram and motherboard picking up a 650 ti boost soon

[Mr_Jon]

i'd say you'd could go for a 990fx board for that money (here's a few reviewed). the cheapest is the biostar board, about £80-90. i'm pretty sure the 990fx's all support usb 3 at the rear and mid-board (unlike cheaper boards), and have at least dual pcie x 16 (if you want to sli or crossfire).

i'm after one myself, so i had a big list bookmarked. dunno where that went though. have a scout round for the prices, i think the gigabyte boards are between £100 and 130, still leaving plenty for ram.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

say about £150 for ram and motherboard picking up a 650 ti boost soon

What PSU do you have and what case??

I would get the following parts:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A97-E...0&sr=8-1-spell

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Tec...4666877&sr=8-2

The RAM is the same price as standard 1600MHZ DDR3. You can still run it at 1333MHZ or 1600MHZ.

I would then put the £30 saved from the budget to this graphics card:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Club-3D-HD78...4666975&sr=1-1

Edit!!

If you are not overclocking,this motherboard will be fine:

http://www.ebuyer.com/436858-biostar...herboard-ta970

[elliotv1]

change it down to 80 for ram and MOB and the case i have is a nzxt beta evo and i have a 750 watt psu

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Biostar motherboard and the RAM I suggested,would be the minimum I would aim for ATM.

What make is the PSU??

[elliotv1]

okay and i dont no i will take a look later when adding a new fan

[elliotv1]

okay change of ammount of money i am down to £90 what sort of board can i get for a am3+ 945 CPU and 6 harddrives

[scaryjim]

Hi OP, I've just deleted the new thread you created as it duplicates the question asked here. Try to stick to one thread per subject, as it makes it easier for people to know what's already been suggested.

Based on the information here, it looks like you need to find an AMD 970 motherboard with the SB950 southbridge, and you need to keep it to about £50 if you're going to get a decent amount of DDR3 RAM, so CAT's suggesation of the Biostar from ebuyer is spot on

[elliotv1]

would that run sli nvidia

[scaryjim]

No, you'd need a 990X or 990FX motherboard, but that would soak up pretty much all of your £90 budget. So you'll either have to stretch the budget, or forget about SLI, I'm afraid.

[elliotv1]

well i am geting a gtx 65o ti boost for my bday so i should be okay with that for time being

[elliotv1]

is this a good board M5A97 R2.0