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which motherboard would u pick on a budget?

kelvin4426
By kelvin4426
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im torn between http://search.ncix.com/products/?sku=AS2222133563  and http://www.ncix.com/detail/gigabyte-970a-d3p-amd970-atx-am3-b2-88184-1011.htm

im really want the cheaper one if possible but if the more expensive one is worth the inventment ill get tht one

also if u could reccoment me a different one i would love to check it out

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The MSI board will do fine.

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Get the Gigabyte one, they usually have better quality.

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Avoid the msi one, they would have some vrm issue on their mobo, get the gigabyte one, it's better

like this on the msi mobo

edit: i also suggest looking at this page, it tells you info about if the mobo is good or not, the problems on it, power phase count and can it be OC

http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

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When in doubt choose gigabyte.

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never had any problems with gigabyte. 

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Get the one I have if you can its more expensive but more solid and better than both those

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Out of those two options, get the Gigabyte.

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