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Old 22nd June 2009, 09:33 PM
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I'm not thinking any of those are a good deal. I paid 85 dollars for my motherboard, and I got almost everything that those boards offer, and I got ddr3 support with it. And as it turned out, my motherboard is a pretty rock-solid board.

The first board looks alright, but the memory standards are a little whacky.

The second board is micro atx, which might be selling yourself short really. You're better off buying a full atx board.

The second and third board are also from Foxconn, and Foxconn hasn't really been known for their high quality. MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, and a couple of other board names are better for quality.

I've noticed that you're trying to keep things to a $90 dollar range or so, but I think you'd be far better off buying this board and spending an extra $30 or so.

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EP45C-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

The board is rated slightly lower than it should be because of people who got a DOA board, which happens all the time. But this board is pretty solid for your purposes. It should do you wonders. A lot of people have been happy with this board.
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