Can anybody suggest a good budget Motherboard that supports Windows 7 PRO 64BIT?

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I have a plan on building a budget gaming pc with these parts:

INTEL PENTIUM G3258 (3.2GHz 3M CACHE)
GIGABYTE GA H81M DS2
APOTOP 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
SAPPHIRE R7 260X 2GB DDR5 128BIT
WESTERN 1TB GREEN 7200 RPM SATA
SEASONIC S12II-520 520W 80+ BRONZE

Sorry, I'm new in this thing so I got some noob questions. By the way, I am not planning to overclock the CPU anytime soon.
 
I think that MoBo has been discontinued .... check out the ridiculously priced MSI H81M-P33 ($39) from this build here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-budget-gaming-pc,4021.html

MSI H81M-P33
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130731

RAM - ($55) G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 2DDR3 1600 Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416

I'd also move up to 270x GFX card as recommended in the THG build if budget allows:
MSI R9 270X HAWK Radeon R9 270X 2GB ($165)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127760

PSU is great

 

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Does MSi-H81M-P32 performs just the same with the P33? I'm from Philippines and I can't find that MSI H81M-P33 here.
 
If we are talking the MSI CSM-H81M-P32
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130732

This link will compare the two boards but THG will break the link.... do this:

1. Quote my message in your reply (click on "Reply to JackNaylorPE"
2. Copy / paste the entire link in your browser.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&Description=MSi-H81M&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1|13-130-732^13-130-732-TS%2C13-130-731^13-130-731-TS&percm=13-130-732%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24%3B13-130-731%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

The MSI CSM-H81M-P32 is 50% more expensive (due to the current huge newegg promotion on the P33 ... prolly being phased out too) and gives you 2 more USB 3 ports and some extra features (more fan headers)