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Help choosing a mobo

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Alerie

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Hi, I'm trying to choose which mobo to buy for my AMD Athlon X4 860K.
I had to return my mobo since it had a problem with one of the memory slots... It was a used GA-F2A88X-D3H that cost me 58€ (new is 80€)


1) What will you be doing with this PC? ---> Gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ---> around 65-68€
3) Which country do you live in? ----> Spain
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? ---> Motherboard
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
AMD Athlon X4 860K
x1 4GB DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 6970
1x HDD Caviar Blue 1TB
600w Power Supply
Aerocool GT Black Advance Edition
x3 120mm Fans
6) Will you be overclocking? ---> No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? ----> 1920x1080 24"
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? ---> This week
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc. ---> Not really sure about this
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? ---> Yes. Windows 8.1 64 bits

I've seen these mobos:
- AsRock FM2A88M Extreme4+
- MSI A78M-E45
- Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H
- Asus A88XM-A
- And I'm not sure about this ATX: Asus F2A85-V Pro, does it support my 860k? (kaveri)

Since my mobo was an ATX, all I see for my budget are microATX and I'm not sure which one should I chose for my specs.
The most important is that my 6970 fits in it with no problem.

Thank you!
 
What 600W PSU do you have?

Out of the motherboards you listed, the Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H has the best track record out of all of them. However, the main problem is whether or not you'll get one with the latest or most recent UEFI update. That motherboard was released and shipped well before the release of the X4 860K so there's a chance that you may get a GA-F2A88XM-D3H that won't work with your CPU.
 
Dangman said:
What 600W PSU do you have?

Out of the motherboards you listed, the Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H has the best track record out of all of them. However, the main problem is whether or not you'll get one with the latest or most recent UEFI update. That motherboard was released and shipped well before the release of the X4 860K so there's a chance that you may get a GA-F2A88XM-D3H that won't work with your CPU.
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My PSU is a B-Move 600W

Can I enter the BIOS with my 860K if it is outdated? Or do I need an older processor to do so?:(
 
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