BIOSTAR N68S3+ AM3 NVIDIA MCP68S Micro ATX AMD Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138293
$42.99 shipped which ain't a terrible deal by itself for a budget
motherboardNvidia MCP68S chipset
Geforce 7025 video on-board
VGA output
2 DIMM (DDR3)
1 x16 slot
2 PCI slot
4 SATA3 / 1 IDE / 1 FDD
4+4 USB2
1 Serial port / 1 LPT header
2 PS/2
10/100 LAN
6 ch audio
AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core
Desktop Processor ADX245OCK23GM - OEM
$54.99 shipped
is bare OEM processor, HSF not included
Note that this motherboard can control CPU fan speed with either older 3pin
or newer 4pin PWM fans. Many older coolers for AMD will work fine with this
65w chip (e.g. I use an old Asus-branded one from a dead Socket 939 HP
desktop, and it's as quiet as can be)
AMD Gift Battleforge Game Coupon: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16800999217
free with processor purchase
- $15 combo discount
$82.98 shipped - NO REBATES
Combo Link:
Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Co
Not an instore only deal from Frys or Microcenter but not bad for an online
deal
