PC upgrade with a mid-low budget

fartinkarol

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I have a 4 year old pc with the following components:

CPU: intel i5
MOBO: Asus p8p67
GPU: Nvidia gtx580
RAM: DDR3 16gb
PS: hx850w
CASE: CMStorm

Few weeks ago my SSD drive so I switched over to my regular 500gb hard drive. Yesterday, my PC wouldn't boot up. I cleared the CMOS battery and unplugged a few connectors and it finally turned on but non of the components booted up (Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, etc). I noticed my LED light on the MOBO, next to the ram, turned red that's labeled "CPU LED". At this point, I suspect it's either the mobo or the cpu. The PC is due for an upgrade anyway. I'm looking for opinions on a new mobo and cpu and possibly a gpu. I would like to stay under $500 if possible. Thanks in advance.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $387.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 23:42 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)...
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $387.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 23:42 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $628.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-01 23:45 EDT-0400
 
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