Just as an FYI, socket AM3 processors are backwards compatible and will work in socket AM2/AM2+ boards and will run DDR2; the memory controller supports both DDR2/3.

I just built my mom a system using this board. The manual is absolutely terrible, but it is a nice board, and has on-board graphics. It's quite tweakable, and a fully featured board for this price range.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135075