ATX board, "compact" AMD build

[Jonathan W]

Building a moderately compact AMD computer soon and need help picking out a motherboard. After perusing the Micro ATX and Mini ITX boards on PCPP i was left thoroughly unimpressed..so i decided to go full size and just move around the configuration on my parts in the chassis. 

 

So now i need help buying a new mobo, i havent got any dedication to a color scheme yet so the board would probably decide my color, and id like something thats not just the usual red on black or black on red if it can be avoided. Also boards gotta have USB3 [i know not a big deal these days but gota be clearstill] and im not paying more than 120USD for it for budget reasons

 

Sorry, forgot to add. going to be running FM2+ with an A10-7850k and high speed ram. for gaming

[Aytex]

What CPU...

[Str_Mape]

Asus M5A99FX Pro r2.0 or M5A99X Evo at least one of these should fit your budget / requirements.

Edit: this is assuming you want AM3+ not FM2+ of course.

[Jonathan W]

Asus M5A99FX Pro r2.0 or M5A99X Evo at least one of these should fit your budget / requirements.

Edit: this is assuming you want AM3+ not FM2+ of course.

 

 

What CPU...

 

 

sorry forgot to post what socket

it IS FM2+ actually. hence my dissapointment with what ive found so far on the market

[Str_Mape]

If you don't want red, from what I can see you have two options.

Sorry for mobile links but my desktop is with a courier.

Asrock FM2A88X Extreme6+ Solid black with gold caps.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16813157457&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566

Or

Asus A88X-Pro which is Black / Yellow.

http://m.outletpc.com/kx8366-asus-a88x-pro-amd-fm2-plus-atx-motherboard.html?utm_source=kx8366-asus-a88x-pro-amd-fm2-plus-atx-motherboard&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Asus%2B-%2BMotherboards%20%3E%20AMD%20Socket%20FM2

[Nena Trinity]

MSI has some nice red and black ones!  (some may require a BIOS update...)

[Jonathan W]

MSI has some nice red and black ones!  (some may require a BIOS update...)

youre not cute. read the OP next time.....

 

If you don't want red, from what I can see you have two options.

Sorry for mobile links but my desktop is with a courier.

Asrock FM2A88X Extreme6+ Solid black with gold caps.

http://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16813157457&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3938566

Or

Asus A88X-Pro which is Black / Yellow.

http://m.outletpc.com/kx8366-asus-a88x-pro-amd-fm2-plus-atx-motherboard.html?utm_source=kx8366-asus-a88x-pro-amd-fm2-plus-atx-motherboard&utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker&utm_content=Asus%2B-%2BMotherboards%20%3E%20AMD%20Socket%20FM2

 

damn AMD is really that limited eh? its my first amd build. oh well, thanks though

[Str_Mape]

youre not cute. read the OP next time.....

 

 

damn AMD is really that limited eh? its my first amd build. oh well, thanks though

Honestly as a long time fan of AMD I wouldn't really advise any of their CPU's at that level. you'd be better off spending an extra $50 or so and getting an i3 with a 750ti.

i3 Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.89 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($36.00 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $319.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 21:47 EDT-0400

A10 Build

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Asus A88X-PRO ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Z Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $278.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-06 21:47 EDT-0400

[Guest trucker2]

I went with an MSI A68h-e33 board with my 7850k build. its small, no color, has pcie3, sata 6gb/s, supports 2133 but not 2400 and came free with the 7850k for a 109 dollar bundle. Would not recomennd OC'ing on this.

[Nena Trinity]

youre not cute. read the OP next time.....

Well if you want blue then MSI V2 series? Those are 100% sure to work without BIOS update!