Is this (A6-5200) a good board if you get it for $50?
380030
No board is a good board if it doesn't do what you want it to do, regardless of how little or how much you pay for it. This will handle being a home theater PC, browsing the internet, as a word processor, some LIGHT gaming, etc just fine. Overall I have been happy with it as a HTPC.
2262340
Go with an a8-5600k trinity. It's the same price. You could also go with an fm2+ socket a10 kavari core.
424642
i bought it used and it didn't work. the supplier said they re not responsible since it worked when they sent it out. Amazon provides a guarantee and Amazon paid me for the cost of the board. I then bought it new and it works perfectly. Very happy with it.
388778
It is CRAP send it back. I went thru 2 of these and they both died so there is a problem they wont admit to on this board. buy ASUS MB they are the best. These people also have crappy support. STAY AWAY form gigabyte (I hope they feel this)
838754
Uncertain as to what you ask by "full"?... as far as performance, I love this board. I'm running an AMD Quad Core A10-Series APU with Kingston ram. Windows?... not so much :P
1235463
Yes. I have a 4960x on this board and it works great. I also got it for a great price!
170115
There was a bundle available earlier this year when I made the purchase. The motherboard, i7-2600 processor and 16GB of Corsair RAM with shipping was just over six hundred dollars. It runs great!!
1086728
MBX makes awesome mountain boards. I would recommend upgrading to a board with better trucks. I know it represents a significant price increase, but it is worth it when it comes to ease of ride and performance.
1847070
Try the ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark2 board. Its around 165 - 175. Its a great board that has served me well!
11267
This board does not seem to exhibit any of the common issues with the H61 chipset. I have built multiple HTPC's and steamboxes for clients with this board and it's held up well over the past 6 months.
1187022
Yes. It is a decent beginner board. Cheap enough. If he is good he will graduate to a better one, if not, it won't make that much dent on the wallet.
2246268
No. But either the board is good or it isn't. I have been purchasing and using separate boards for decades and I have had to return a few because they just didn't work - something was wrong. If a board is good you will not have any issues.
2132692
I use the m350, have had it since December with the A-U board and I love it, absolutely no problems running XBMC decoding 1080p video. Here is my complete build:Zotac A U2x2gb Corsair XMS 2320gb caviar blue HDDRosewill Media Center Remotem350 enclosureXBMC Live
1296354
It's an obsolete board, the current version (Z97) is much cheaper. I can's imagine why someone would buy this, but if they had a real gem of an 1155 CPU, maybe it's worth it to the right person?
761788
For the price you will get solid performance. All the specs are listed on the amazon page. The only problem I ran is with 64bit operating systems
43573
I use this motherboard in several builds I have done. It is well made and the AMD A8-5600 is an excellent choice that provides a lot of "bang for the buck".
1195547
this one from my experience!! It is a good all around board. and the only update that I recommend is new bearings. I got bones reds on amazon for like 11 bucks!