Need help with motherboard and video card

[tbinnerarity]

Hey , I'm building a computer for light use of games and mostly recording music. Im wanting to use a AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor and I dont know what motherboard or video card is compatible or worth buying. Im trying to keep each one around $100. I would apreciate your input.

 

[Mischa]

I found a phenom II x2 560 Castillo processor so im guessing it uses the same motherboard socket as the one you posted, you have to look for a motherboard with an AM3 socket, however I would wait for someone to confirm, just in case im wrong.

edit: I looked at amd's website and the 555 isn't a black edition its just a phenom II x2, anyhow the phenom II x2 both black and non black edition are socket AM3. Maybe someone else can suggest a good mobo and gpu, im not too sure which mobo etc. Would be good for what you need to do. Sorry

 

[Fat.Clown]

ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
SAPPHIRE 100338L Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

 

[Trotter]

ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
SAPPHIRE 100338L Radeon HD 6770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Nice choices.