hi guys, any good mobo recommendation for phenom X4 latest stepping? I've always inclined towards ASUS but would be good to hear opinions about other good MOBOs too. Anyway, what's the best mobo for phenom X4 in ur opinion?

Quad Core Showdown: AMD Phenom X4 9850 vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2282395,00.asp


The Core 2 Quad Q9300 is an interesting beast, as it only has half the L2 cache per die of the more expensive quad core CPUs in Intel's product line. For example, the Core 2 Quad Q9450, clocked at 2.66GHz, has 6MB of L2 cache per die, or 12MB total. But the Q9450 also costs about $80 more, so the Q9300 is aimed at a more budget-minded audience who might desire quad-core performance.

Of course, AMD's Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition is even more affordable, at $235, give or take a few dollars. The X4 9850 is a 125W TDP part, while the Q9300 is a 95W TDP processor, and both seem to be fairly overclockable, though the edge in overclockability most likely lies with the Intel CPU—that 45nm high K plus metal gate technology has been quite the boon for overclockers.

another noob question:
given the high TDP of those higher end phenom procs, can those mainstream mobo support those procs? e.g. ASUS M3A

man, i knew it's way too early to purchase the mobo with SB600 on it...

yea, it can't oc phenom well enuff n my target for phenom if oc'ing is around 3.4 - 3.5GHz. yea, u're quite rite guys, my current 6400+ is damn powerful enuff for games d imo. the only thing that's making the system slower is my gc now. instead of buying 4850, i'll jz cf my 3870 with another 1,lol 

the 9950 not BE version? i tot suppose to have BE.. correct me if im wrong.