Need help picking FX-6300 Motherboard under 100$

[WaffleZ]

Basically what the title says.

Yes, I know Intel is typically better, but I've got an FX-6300 that I'm looking to seat into a motherboard. It will be mostly used for gaming and multitasking, but not overclocking

What would be good RAM for the motherboard? Only looking for 4gb right now. I was thinking one of the G.Skill 4gb sticks would pretty much accommodate any build.

Going to be looking for a case as well, under 50$. ATX/Micro ATX form. With a black or colored inside. I don't want the black outside, silver inside type. Saw the Antec GX500 on sale today, I liked it, but decided to wait. Open to suggestions!


I was going to go for an Intel setup, but this processor had good reviews, benchmarks, and for under 100$ I thought it was a pretty good deal. If you know an Intel setup that would outperform this for the same price, throw it at me!

 

[cin19]

For the $100 price range, keep the fx6300. And if you say I don't want to upgrade the cpu to fx8 series and get the ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ( make sure it the R2.0 version) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157394
or this one GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3P, it is $10 more. But it's well worth it to spend $10 more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128651

The Antec GX500 is the good case, from the review it was $25 after MIR before, yes, wait it for sale again.

 

[Ascorbate]

If you won't OC and you're on a budget a 760g chipset motherboard with 1600mhz ram will do the job I think.

 

[WaffleZ]

Thanks for the feedback, I really like the case, I'll probably pick that up.
As far as the motherboard goes, those are solid suggestions, basically what I read about as being good boards, so I'll stick with one of those

Anyone suggest this?; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138372

 

[Steve Steppenbacker]

i havew a amd fx 6300 runn in in a gigabyte mobo.
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-78LMT-S2P (Socket M2) $50 on pcp partpicker. if your not looking to overclock
i run kingston hyperx ram.

 

[Manthan e]

this mobo is best for ur budget and you can also overclock it

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

You want the ASUS M5A97 r2.0 motherboard

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.98 @ NCIX US)
Total: $198.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-26 21:37 EDT-0400