AM3 Motherboard for under £100?

[lukefinch]

I am in the process of finalising the components for my very first build so as you can imagine, i don't know much about motherboards.

I have decided to use an AMD X4 955 CPU that will be overclocked to about 3.8-4.0GHz and need a decent motherboard to go with it.

The maximum i have to spend on the motherboard is £100. For this i need, in order from most important, to be able to overclock an X4 955 CPU,have integrated graphics, have USB3 and Xfire or SLI options however the last two aren't majorly important so you could skip them.

I also have no brand preference as i've never build a PC before.

So can anyone suggest or recommend a motherboard of their own that i can use?

 

[Martini1991]

You won't get 4GHZ on a 955 lol.
Look at an Asus 880 or something.

 

[stulid]

this fits all your requirements - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

 

[lukefinch]

this fits all your requirements - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-251-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782

It's not under £100 though

 

[lukefinch]

You won't get 4GHZ on a 955 lol.
Look at an Asus 880 or something.

Why not? Others have.

 

[stulid]

It's not under £100 though

oh come on its only £4.99 over.

or there this- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782 but wont do crossfire, unlike the £4.99 overbudget Gigabyte.

 

[Orcvader]

Make sure you have a nice CPU cooler, and be prepared to overvolt to reach 4ghz.

 

[lukefinch]

oh come on its only £4.99 over.

or there this- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-402-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782 but wont do crossfire, unlike the £4.99 overbudget Gigabyte.

I was being generous with £100 to be honest, this is only my first PC and i'm only 16. There is plenty of time to upgrade

What do you think of this one? There are no reviews for it.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-250-GI

 

[lukefinch]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-366-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

Make sure you have a nice CPU cooler, and be prepared to overvolt to reach 4ghz.

Looks good. Maybe 4.0GHz is a little optimistic though

This is the cooler i am considering http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-028-CM

 

[stulid]

What do you think of this one? There are no reviews for it.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-250-GI

its got an older chipset, so no sata 3.0 but it does have the extra usb3.0 ports, but only two of them.

and it doesnt have a built in GPU

 

[gamesaregood]

I was being generous with £100 to be honest, this is only my first PC and i'm only 16. There is plenty of time to upgrade

What do you think of this one? There are no reviews for it.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-250-GI

Looks good but:

No Onboard graphics
No Crossfire / SLI Upgrade path

 

[Orcvader]

Just realised the one I first link doesn't have integrated graphics, whoops!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

 

[lukefinch]

Looks good but:

No Onboard graphics
No Crossfire / SLI Upgrade path

I never realised that doesn't have graphics. Thats no good then.

 

[stulid]

both I pointed to meet your needs, one with and one without crossfire.

or this- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-280-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1782 but not true crossfire capable even with the two pci-e slots.

 

[lukefinch]

Just realised the one I first link doesn't have integrated graphics, whoops!
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

That is very close to perfect, but no USB 3.0. What can you expect though for that brilliant price!

Anyone care to beat it?

 

[stulid]

Anyone care to beat it?

I beat it just above!

 

[lukefinch]

I beat it just above!

Thanks, but i think i prefer this one due to the price

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

 

[stulid]

an extra £15 for SATA and USB3.0? thats got to be worth that.

and its the newer 8** series chipset, so has a better inbuilt GPU.

 

[gamesaregood]

an extra £15 for SATA and USB3.0? thats got to be worth that.

and its the newer 8** series chipset, so has a better inbuilt GPU.

I agree

 

[Muel]

If at all possible try to stretch to the 890GPA.

Crossfire at 8x, SATA3, USB3, and it'll probably overclock more stably than the older 7** series boards.

I have one of these, and apart from the ugly IDE connectors, have nothing to say against it.