am2+ socket supports am2 cpus. so dont worry about that.
all GF8200 mobos have full-fledged PCIe X16 v2.0 slots.
i wont recommend GF8200. go for mobos based on AMD 780G chipset like the one from Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H. 780G has xcellent onboard gfx,sfx,lan blahblahblah and comes with latest...
1.) QX9650 n 9775 (not 9770) cost 2 arms and 1 leg because they are intel extreme editions. all they have as an advantage over the rest of the cpu's is the unlocked multiplier. i have QX9775 and i feel like a complete dumbass.
dont go for it, you can build twenty pcs for that price.
2.)...
Go for Samsung SH-S203B Rs1200. Its a steal at its price and it can burn dual layer dvds at 12X.
@PainKiller
lite-on is not pathetic. good performance. but the once popular LH-20A1P was extremely noisy. But the newer models like LH-20A1H and LH-20A3S are quite silent.
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