The Best MB for Phenom II x4 Quad Core 955 Socket AM3

AsafYo

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Hi,I want to upgrade my system :
CPU:
‏‏Phenom II x4 Quad Core 955 Socket AM3 3.2Ghz Box‎
CPU Cooler:
Thermaltake Golden Orb II
Motherboard:
Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
Memroy:
TransCend DDR @ 1066 Mhz CL5(TX1066QLJ-2GK 4GB)
Hard Drive:
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB 7200 RPM 32MB
Video Card:
Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 DX11 2xDVI HDMI DP PCI-E
Case:
Enermax Chakra ECAA5001 Full-Tower 25cm Monster Fan(No PSU)
PSU:
HEC 500TD-TF PSU 500W 2x8cm fan 24 pin
Monitor:
Samsung 226BW LCD 22" 2ms DVI

So I want to start with my motherboard...

What is the recommend motherboard?

Thanks.
 
If you go with Intel, Frys electronics has the asus sabertooth 1366 with i7 950 cpu for $399 after rebate in today's ad if you live near one of their stores; don't know if they will ship to you at this price. Right now amd is a dead end for an upgrade. The new bulldozer doesn't improve gaming performance enough over your current cpu to justify a change. Newegg had the 2500K open box for $133 the other day; a good buy but it sold out fast. Changing to a ddr3 board won't improve you cpu performance that much if you stay with amd.