Motherboard recommendation

[flashfire208]

Hi all
Iv been deciding on a mobo for my new pc for a while now and just cant make a descision . Was thinking about a Asus M4A78 with a amd 770 chipset but i dunno if it does my system justice. I plan to do some occasional light to medium ocing nd i pretty much low on budget so what do you guys recommend ?
System :
Amd phenom II 940
Amd 4890
2*2gb Corsair xms with DHS ddr2 800 (these puppies got some nice heatsinks so plan to oc )

Thanks in advance

#Edit#
Budget : around R1200

 

[flashfire208]

*cough* *cough*

 

[blaaislaai]

How much are you willing to spend on a motherboard

 

[PostmanPot]

Budget?

 

[Zenbaas]

Budget?

Is this your new favourite post? You should trademark it

 

[PostmanPot]

Is this your new favourite post? You should trademark it

LOL! Yes it seems to have become one.

I hope I do not come across as rude, but I mean it's kinda important when asking for recommended purchasing...

 

[flashfire208]

Ok i supppse i should have posted a budget , around R1200 . Will spend more if i have to , or am i skimping too much on such a vital part ??

 

[chickenbeef]

Add R200 more and get a P5Q from pc int

 

[flashfire208]

Haha isnt the p5q a intel board ....

 

[chickenbeef]

Oh yeah. Lol! My bad

/reads up on amd

edit

the MSI 790GX-G65 looks decent. It's R1430 at comx computers

 

[DJNgoma]

Haha isnt the p5q a intel board ....

Well that's why Silverlight's questions the theory of his Phenom II X4 955 not working in his Rampage II Extreme.

 

[chickenbeef]

Well that's why Silverlight's questions the theory of his Phenom II X4 955 not working in his Rampage II Extreme.

so you're telling me cutting the pins off my 955 so it can fit on the rampage was a bad idea?

-we all make mistakes, we're all human right? -

 

[DJNgoma]

we're all human right? -

Some more than others I guess.

 

[chickenbeef]

Some more than others I guess.

hmmmm. Ok

 

[Zenbaas]

Some more than others I guess.

That comment fits more in the CA section than here:erm:

 

[PostmanPot]

Ok i supppse i should have posted a budget , around R1200 . Will spend more if i have to , or am i skimping too much on such a vital part ??

The M4A78 looks to be perfect for your needs (if you plan on running a single graphics card, 6 SATA devices, etc). I don't think you'd be skimping, it's a popular mid-range board.

I'm not too clued up about AMD boards and OCing, but OCing on a mid-range mobo should be better than on an entry-level one.

 

[flashfire208]

Thanks postmanpot now i can place my order on monday

 

[flashfire208]

Ok just bought some corsair Ram and noticed it's 2.1 volts , will the mobo still work if i OC it to 2.3 /2.4 volts ?

 

[chickenbeef]

I think you mean overvolt it

 

[flashfire208]

Yep