Cheapest motherboard with LGA1150/DDR3 (haswell)

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Im planning a new PC to build, so I need an advice which motherboard to get. I want to put an i3 4330 and so to be able to upgrade to maybe an i5 in the future. My budget is tight so Im looking for the best deal.
My other planned specs:
RAM 4GB ddr3
GPU GTX560Ti
HDD 320GB WD
PSU Gigabyte Superb E470 400w
OS Windows 8.1 Pro
Case Blueberry BC-G52-560 Miditower Gamer Case G52
Tell me if I can save money and get a better performance somewhere. This PC is meant for gaming and internet, sometimes photoshop. Thanks!
 
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You can get i3 but I wouldn't get GTX-560ti, get at least something like GTX-750ti
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As low as possible. I didn't set it because I don't have any money yet, but plan on saving it until I have enough to build the PC. I see you have motherboards expert badge so if you could also explain the difference between mATX and ATX motherboards except of course the size. Thanks!

 
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Here you go :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $723.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 23:48 EDT-0400)

I wouldn't go lower than this because 700~800$ is not too much money for PC.

Edit: The differences between mATX and ATX are ports flexibility and as you mentioned dimensions, mATX used more in pre-built PC's while ATX boards are more expensive and has all features (more SATA ports, USB ports PCI-E slots etc etc.).
 
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Other than the size(and less no. of PCI slots), mATX has the same features as an ATX. It might consume less power and ATX offers more room when you plan to upgrade which is usually not the case with mATX. If you have enough case size, go with ATX otherwise stick to mATX.
 
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This is mine opinion I already was thinking about:
Motherboard (was thinking about AsRock Z87 Pro3 but the one you suggested is cheaper and I don't mind a lot lack of more sata outputs since I will be using only one hard drive and maybe optical drive)
CPU: i3 4330
GPU: GTX 560Ti
PSU: Gigabyte Superb E470 400watt
Ram: 4-6GB ddr3 (doesn't matter which brand)
HDD: 320GB WD
Optical Drive: LG/Samsung
Mouse: Minton
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Devastator
Monitor: 19inch, doesn't really matter which brand

This one is less expensive but also less powerful. If you think this isn't the best cheap option tell me, or that there are some incompatible parts when its all together. I don't plan on spending so much money on it, and don't plan playing games on high/ultra.



 
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What do you think about the specs I suggested?
 
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You can get i3 but I wouldn't get GTX-560ti, get at least something like GTX-750ti
 
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Great suggestion, thanks. Can you also suggest me a motherboard option for FX-6300 (or some good but cheap amd CPU) that has ddr3 memory but also cheap, fx 6300 is cheaper but also good right? (Of course I could upgrade later on to FX-8350 this is just the start). I now just want to see if theres going to be a big difference in pricing, because it really matters to me.
 
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Can that motherboard work also with fx 8350? Thanks :)
 
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Ok, can you tell me where you learned all this, is it some course, books or just googling? :)
And for which one would you go, with the haswell i3 so I can upgrade later on to an i5 or to get a cheaper fx6300 and upgrade later on to fx 8350?

 
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I bought my current PC 7 month ago and I had to google a lot about PC's to get the best one, I would get i3 and then upgrade it to an i5 because new Intel CPU's have much stronger single core/thread performance than 3~4years old AMD CPU's. You can google for best gaming CPU's and about all good hardware in internet.
 
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I like to google it too, all I found this for my PC build was on google except the motherboard, so I wanted to make sure which one is the cheapest one. Thanks mate for everything! :)
 
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