im looking for an AMD motherboard and a good cpu for $300 and under. What mobo and cpu do you guys recommend?

I'm going to move this to the Consumers Opinion forum for you.

xxxicethixxx,

have a look at http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=264600 which is a similar Q. Not sure about prices in the U.S but should be easily under $300 unless you go for the top Athlon.

HTH, T.

ATHLON 64 3200 combination with the following motherboards.
ASUS Motherboard
Gigabyte Motherboard
MSI Motherboard or
ABIT Motherboard