A friend wants to build a new rig mainly for coding on Ubuntu, maybe for the odd game on Windows. We had a look at the November 2010 Buyers Guide and settled on the affordable all-rounder. Thing is, the MSI 770-C45 is out of stock everywhere in the UK (those nice folks at eBay have a few for £999, though!). Was wondering if anyone had other suggestions for a different mobo? My friend isn't that bothered about this system being the latest or greatest (boring, I know!), just wants a decent desktop. Thanks chaps.
Yeah supposed so be a great budget board, essentially the same as the 770 and only 48 on scan http://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-...-(x16)-ddr3-1600(oc)-sata-3gb-s-sata-raid-atx bm
+1 I was considering it for a new budget build, but found an alternative for £55 Foxconn A7DA-S 3.0 It is based on an older chipset - but it can do symmetrical 8x/8x crossfire, will be more stable for your overclocks and run cooler
