Upgrading suggestions for a new system

Callaen

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Sep 28, 2013
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Hey guys,

I currently have a system I built years ago and am looking to build another pc (gaming). It is OLD, so be forewarned (LOL) I have an AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+, 4 gb Ram, Win XP, M2n-Deluxe MB, Gforce 9800 GTX video card.
I am looking at a modest budget so, I am looking at an AMD fx 6300 or 6350 cpu, A GTX 660 series video card, Windows 7, minimum 8gb ram. and an MB that I will not use or need to crossfire. My questions are, what would be a good motherboard with the most features that I need w/o sli/ crossfire support, since I only want one GPU inside and what would be a good gpu for $300 or less? I am looking at a WD 500gb (10k rpm) velociraptor This pc will be for gaming, web surfing and such. I will be frapsing but other than that, just normal use. What do you guys think of this. Case, power supply and such are already covered.
Thank you for your time and any suggestions would be welcomed.

 
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since I only want one GPU inside and what would be a good gpu for $300 or less?
i would suggest getting GTX 760 at $240
or radeon 7870 GHZ edition at $160

tell us your budget, and where do you live

Callaen

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Sep 28, 2013
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Sorry, forgot about that. I should have been more clear. I live in the US. There have been so many changes over the years and it seems so daunting since I havent been keeping up with the tech lately (LOL). Just FYI, I do not overclock. I am willing to spend $200 for a cpu. I understand that games use 2 to 4 cores now and that 8 cores is basically useless atm. I have always used AMD, so I wanted to get a decently up to date cpu, which seems to be an FX 6350 (six core), yes/no?. I am willing to spend $200 on a MB. I would like the features of a full ATX but w/o sli or crossfire if possible, since I will only be using one GPU.
I read that 8 GB ram is more than enough atm, so I am willing to spend $200 if needed.