MSI 880GMS-E41 (FX) AM3+ AMD 880G HDMI SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX AMD Motherboard for $29.99 AR w/FS

Quote from Liv4Deals : Anyone know of a good cheap processor to go with this? I just want to build a cheap HTPC and I have everything except the motherboard and processor. This looks like a pretty good motherboard for my purposes but I'm wondering if it might be better to wait on a motherboard/processor combo deal?

hold out for an A-10 5800 / FM2 mobo

Quote from Liv4Deals : Anyone know of a good cheap processor to go with this? I just want to build a cheap HTPC and I have everything except the motherboard and processor. This looks like a pretty good motherboard for my purposes but I'm wondering if it might be better to wait on a motherboard/processor combo deal?

Yes, that would be nice. NewEgg is suggesting a $109 processor. I'd like to go cheaper than that.

I wonder if the rebate will still work if I purchase this mobo from Newegg on eBay..

Quote from Liv4Deals : Anyone know of a good cheap processor to go with this? I just want to build a cheap HTPC and I have everything except the motherboard and processor. This looks like a pretty good motherboard for my purposes but I'm wondering if it might be better to wait on a motherboard/processor combo deal?

You could probably find a better deal if you wait but I would recommend the athlon II X4 640:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applic...CatId=4919

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6819103871

$70 right now from tigerdirect or $75 on newegg and it is a decent processor that can handle some gaming if paired with a decent graphics card. I paid $60 on black friday for an a6-3650 cpu and I think ~$25 for an FM1 mobo. If you have no plans on gaming you could wait for a cheap $15-$30 intel mobo and buy a celeron g540/g1610 for ~$50 or a pentium g640 for ~$60-$70 which would do just fine for most purposes with a gpu which you probably already have.

I've used this board and chipset a few times, slickdeal!

Nice deal if you're gathering parts for a HTPC or budget gaming computer!

Quote from magnus98 : Yes, that would be nice. NewEgg is suggesting a $109 processor. I'd like to go cheaper than that.

Microcenter has 40 off motherboards with purchase of a AMD new FX processor. I got a FX 6300 with a gigabyte board for 140 with tax at the Tustin CA store 2 days ago.

great deal, too bad i don't need one right now!

Nice. Threw in a $10 wifi card to up the total over $50 so I could get the $10 new customer discount.

Great board for a low budget pc. Just slap on a cheap Athlon/Phenom II x4/x6 and you've got a little powerhouse. 6gb SATA and HDMI on the mobo are a nice touch not usually seen on boards this cheap.

Quote from socal_doc : Microcenter has 40 off motherboards with purchase of a AMD new FX processor. I got a FX 6300 with a gigabyte board for 140 with tax at the Tustin CA store 2 days ago.

Microcenter is the place to go for AMD bundles generally.

With this board and the right processor, can this work well to capture video game footage via video capture card? Also, what would the "right processor" be?

If i dropped a x6 1045t in this does the board have grx support? The phenom 2 series doea not have integrated grx,i figured this board maybe has radeon 3000 or 4000 in it, i didnt see it in the specs though.

interesting MB, might get one