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So, i wanna upgrade my computer soon, just the CPU, motherboard, and hard drive. Graphics card is already upgraded. Here is what i have listed:

Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, or ASUS Sabertooth 990FX

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz

Hard drives: 1 SSD, SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM 250GB, and 1 HDD Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB

I know i'm going to get this CPU, but i don't know about the motherboard, and the SSD/HDD, any suggestions on those?
 
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Dont know the intentions of the build, 2TB can be used up quiet quickly once you put some videos, music, and games on it. If the OP doesnt want an "expensive" motherboard then there are other options like you said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3
Most Z97 boards are within the $125-150 price range, unless you want to go with an H97. Again lots of options.
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($164.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($167.04 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $531.88

or (what I would go with)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($135.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Total: $565.32
 
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Dont know the intentions of the build, 2TB can be used up quiet quickly once you put some videos, music, and games on it. If the OP doesnt want an "expensive" motherboard then there are other options like you said:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga990fxaud3
Most Z97 boards are within the $125-150 price range, unless you want to go with an H97. Again lots of options.
 
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well, not going for world record overclock, just looking for a pretty good motherboard, someone recommended the ASUS formula-V because its what he has and it has worked great but the price is a little up there. I would prefer something around 160 or less, like the Sabertooth. As for the hard drive, i have had it for 3 years and i just get about 430 GB's full, don't want to push storage on it right now so thats why i want a 1TB so i can have a lot of room, i just play a lot of video games, no video, and some music so far.

This is what I'm looking at right now http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sQmVXL
 
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Yeah that would be helpful, I'm looking at what UrbanZyrx suggested, the http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99fxpror20 looks good, if you could suggest others you think are good that would be great.
 
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