Picking A Motherboard - Topic

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Sep 5 2016 07:16pm

Hi, I need help choosing a new motherboard for a computer i'm trying to repair/assemble for someone.

It was once a prebuilt PC a family member bought awhile ago but it broke down. (The old CPU burnt out after CPU fan malfunction/neglect)
The problem is the new FX-8350 I have doesn't fit the CPU socket on the old motherboard, so I was looking for help as to which one I should buy.
(I have pretty limited knowledge about motherboards)

So far I have the following:
FX-8350 (new)
GTX 950 (new)
8GB ram
Mini tower PC case (old. w/ old mobo attached)
AcBel 350W PSU (old)
Network adapter (TP-LINK N900 Wireless Dual Band PCI Express Adapter)

Budget: ~100 for the mobo?. Less is better. Not looking for anything particularly fancy or expensive. (budget increases if I need more parts obviously, but its a low budget PC)
Buying ASAP.
Specific Use: Light/Medium Gaming. WoW mostly.
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: Don't plan on overclocking.
Location: NY, USA

Important questions:

1. Which motherboard should I get that fits that CPU?

2. Would you recommend getting a mid tower and correspondingly larger mobo/PSU for any reason?
(I know fitting coolers is an issue. The oft-recommend Hyper 212 EVO I've used in other builds is pretty big. But if stock cooling is fine here I shouldn't worry about that right? Anything pertinent I should know beyond that?)

3. Do I need more power for the build i'm going with?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.