Looking for CPU and motherboard for under £180

Vulcana

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I've been upgrading my PC quite rapidly recently and one of the last things to be replaced is the CPU and motherboard. I currently have an AMD phenom II X4 b55 and an asus m4a88t-m mATX motherboard. My question is what is the best combination of CPU and motherboard for under £180 or £190. Thanks
 
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CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.30 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £191.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 10:38 BST+0100)

a little bit over the budget but don't worry ! it''s 100% worth it :)

if you can go over 180 then get cheaper motherboard or !! get the FX-8320 instead of the FX-8350 which has lower speed clock only !

FX-8350 : 8 cores 16mb cash @ 4.0 GHz

FX-8320 : 8 cores 16mb cash @ 3.5 GHz

KareemGT

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor (£143.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£47.30 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £191.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-11 10:38 BST+0100)

a little bit over the budget but don't worry ! it''s 100% worth it :)

if you can go over 180 then get cheaper motherboard or !! get the FX-8320 instead of the FX-8350 which has lower speed clock only !

FX-8350 : 8 cores 16mb cash @ 4.0 GHz

FX-8320 : 8 cores 16mb cash @ 3.5 GHz
 
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