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kamakasi

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Now i understand that there really isnt any GREAT MATX amd motherboards. Mine is getting to be a pain to lug around and im not getting a laptop. Now, if you had to choose a AMD mATX motherboard which one would you go with?

Thanks

Rusty

Oh and im using the Phenom II x4 955 BE in it if this helps
 
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U might see if you can find one of these older boards. I did a g00gle search and most hits said next to NO AM3+ mATX so reverting to 8xx chipset board for Deneb seems only route. Many that get named need heatsinks on what are minimal VRM circuits to begin with. Then are you going to try used since most of the mATX boards are not new anylonger.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...a88td-v-evo-usb3-am3-motherboards-review.html
ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 & M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 Motherboards Review

Look to boards with QUALITY VRM designs. i.e. Gigabyte 880GMA-USB3, ASUS M5A88-M, etc. and ensure that you cool those VRMs! (may need to add heatsinks if you can't get airflow there) as mATX boards on AMD rarely come with VRM cooling or are as overclocking-suited in other ways as ATX counterparts, unfortunately.
 
Well im trying to determine if i sell my sabertooth 990fx and phenom ii x4 955 if that will cover a decent intel processor with matx motherboard
 
Two really inexpensive boards that 965BE will fit in and overclock some. You would not have to
begin the complete buy from the beginning right now.

In n0 way do I call these get it on overclocking motherboards but they likely would go 3.6Ghz to 3.8Ghz
with good cooling.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearc...MD 760G (780L)/SB710 Chipset AMD#.U2bHqBAlM7c
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 - AMD 760G (780L)/SB710 Chipset AMD AM3+ Socket PCIe x16 USB 3.0 uATX Form Factor Motherboard

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/SKUSearc...M3+ AMD 760G Chipset DDR3,SATA3#.U2bJNxAlM7c
ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX -AM3+ AMD 760G Chipset DDR3,SATA3 and USB3.0 MicroATX Motherboard

RGone...ster.
 
If you're going to spend the money to size down and run Intel, just go mITX.
Easier to lug around than mATX for sure.
 
i just dont like the wire management on the itx. im all about the wire management. And water cooling
 
this is true. i will have to take this all into consideration. but i mean if im getting evga case, psu, and my vid card is evga. mise well get the stinger motherboard. keep it in the family
 
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