Buying a new motherboard/cpu

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Does anyone have any advice on buying a new motherboard/cpu combo for around $150?

Computer is mostly used for gaming
 

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WoW LoL D3 PS2 ect ect lol just bought a newgeforce gtx 650 2g ddr5
like to run them at normal or higher if possible.

do you think that is worth the money if so ill buy it?
 

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with that MB id have to buy a new PS the one I have
now doesn't have an 8pin power connector
 

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the pcie are 3.0 and 2.0 can o still link to cards together through sli with no problems
and I have a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236155 will I have to buy a new HD and OS?
and can I use the 240pin ddr3 ram out of my old MB I think its 1066?
 

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will either of those cpu's mentioned earlier work for this MB?
maybe one around $100, im gonna buy a piece a week so I have a lil more money to spend.
going to buy the MSI MB next week and the cpu the week after
Windows 8.
 

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thank you for your help. on another note are HDD coolers worth it and maybe a $30 heatsink?