What is a good name brand motherboard and cpu for gaming?

jackiekan

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I was/am looking at getting a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard, and FX-8320E CPU. But would a similarly priced Intel i5 processor be a better choice? If it is, could someone recommend a good i5 CPU and motherboard that's in the same price range?
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gpbdMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gpbdMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $284.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 23:23 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gpbdMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/gpbdMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $284.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-08 23:23 EST-0500
 
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