Hello, I am building a low budget computer and I need help in choosing the mobo.

I have 3 demands from my mobo:

1) Compatibility with both AM2 and AM2+, becasue I have chosen an AMD Athlon 5200+ as my cpu but in a few years I will probably want the quad core cpu so I will need the AM2+ socket.

2) A good built in sound card for watching movies and playing games.

3) A built in GFX card is not a must as the only thing I'm investing in is a 9800GT Silent.

Thank you.

I zoomed on these 3:

1) GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H
2) GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
3) ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI

Becasue of sound qualities I want to buy the ASUS one, so I have one last q:

Is there a diff. in performance between the ASUS and the other 2?

All motherboards are good choices and the 780 chipset is a good choice, for my money though, im really impressed with gigabyte.

Of the boards you listed, the GA-MA78G-DS3H is the best option. If you're going to get a seperate video card though I recommend instead the

GA-MA770-DS3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128081