Suggestions for budget AM2 board

[Skyguy]

Will be doing a budget AM2 build for a buddy...and I'm REALLY out of the loop on AM2 boards.

So, I need suggestions on a budget ATX AM2 board. Info:

-he won't be doing any OC'ing whatsoever
-needs 1 IDE
-CPU will be an X2 3600 or X2 3800
-single PCI-e slot....he'll be doing mostly gaming, music, and Photoshop
-features such as SPDIF, Firewire, etc are not needed.....just the basic features are fine but it HAS to be stable.....finicky boards need not apply


Much thanks.

 

[PING]

Get a combo from Fry's. If you don't already have a CPU of course. My ECS Nforce4M runs great.

 

[Skyguy]

Pretty decent for a budget AM2 board. I know ECS is not known for its feature-rich mobos LOL, but that's not needed in this instance. Just cheap and stable, basic basic board.

Thanks!

 

[kmmatney]

I'd suggest this motherboard and combo deal:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131014


$169 for the motherboard and a dual core processor. You probably don't need the on-board video or firewire, but they don't hurt.