Good AMD CPU/Mobo Combo?

TWGF1572

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New Egg has a combo going on right now which includes:

GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3
AMD FX-6300

Is this a good combo for a rank newbie? I'm looking to minimize my chance of Mobo DOA's, driver issues, and bios updates. I'm willing to pay a bit more for a mobo if I know that it's going to be less trouble prone for me. This one seems to be well reviewed. I'll have enough troubles putting this together, without creating more by buying something trouble prone.

I'm already a bit worried about the possible BIOS update to recognize the chip. I don't know any other builders close, and I don't want to have to go out and buy a older AMD chip just to do the update.

Not looking to debate CPU here. Just want to determine what the most pain free route may be on a motherboard choice (if such a thing exists). I don't really need the 990FX functionality, but would go there if someone could tell me why it would be a good idea to make this build go together with less issues. Thanks!
 

lehtv

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Yes, that looks like a good combo. The FX-6300 is a great midrange CPU for overclockers and heavily multithreaded software, and Gigabyte makes solid boards. If it's for gaming and you're not into overclocking, you're better off with an i3-3220, or you might be able to get an i5 and a cheap board for the same price as the FX-6300 combo and an aftermarket cooler.

I wouldn't be worried about the BIOS, if the board is offered in a combo with the CPU, they are compatible without BIOS updating.
 
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