Which motherboard for my build?

tsmith1515

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Dec 26, 2013
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I was going to buy my motherboard today for the pc I am building but after seeing the very mixed reviews of it I don't know if that's the one I feel confident getting as this is my first time building a pc. So I turn to here, to the people who know this stuff a lot more than me.

This is my build with the motherboard I was planning to buy:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Hlqd

This is the motherboard I was thinking about replacing it with but I don't know if it would fit the rest of my build:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157304

I was hoping someone could take a look at both motherboards and my build as a whole and tell me which would fit better. As you may be able to tell im on sort of a tight budget but if there any other motherboards that would do well in the price range of these two please share. Thanks in advance.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($142.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-20 15:46 EDT-0400)