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Recently I had an issue with my PC that my processor and MB ended up dying. Now trying to replace it I would end up with something like this.

CPU:
Intel Core i5-4590
MB:
MSI Computer Corp. Micro ATX DDR3 1600 LGA 1150 Motherboards B85M GAMING
RAM:
Standard DDR3 8GBx2 (already have)
GPU:
Nvidia GTX 560TI (already have)

I'm not looking to overclock the PC since I'm just looking to play normally League of Legends, Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm. Also planning on thing of buying a small SSD to bootup and use my 1TB as a slave.
 
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Thanks! I was not quite sure about the MB mostly, do you think it would be wise to change the GPU as well eventually?
 
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The motherboard is a budget piece, but it's fine. It may need a bios update. You're saving a ton of money going with B85 compared to other chips. Only 97 series chipsets are native, but most manufacturers selling new in box motherboards have upgraded their BIOS to support new CPUs on their old chipsets. If you are buying open box, be careful. Refurbished can go either way, depending upon the refurbisher.

The GPU is good for now, but it is a little under-powered compared to your shiny new CPU. A GTX 970 would be closer to what a 4590 is capable of driving, but the 560Ti remains a capable card for now.
 
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Thank you I'll look into this option in the future for now the budget (as you can see from the MB) is kind of not helping I'll look into upgrading it further in the following months to finish up the complete PC completely!
Could you provide a link to a few recommendations?
 
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I will look into updating it in the following months! Thank you for the feedback.

 
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I figured your budget was probably tight if you went with a b85 mobo, I prefer to advise people get h97 or z97 boards so they don't have to worry at all about BIOS versions (even though most new motherboards have by now received updates).

If you can give me an idea of your budgetary range I can see what is possible for graphics.
 
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Honestly I did not went for a higher MB mostly because of the type of use I'm going to give it. Not really looking to overclock so which is why I did not go for a i5 4690K. The mobo seemed like a logical choice since I would save much while providing the basics that I need. If you think it would be wise to look for another one I'll be more than happy to look into other options. As for the GPU I would honestly like the best opinion that would fit with the CPU and MOBO something in the midrange should be possible and since this would be a later purchase there would be no issue in saving up a little bit.
 
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How much are you paying for the B85 motherboard? There are H97 and Z97 boards for under $70 that will fit your needs I believe.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97md3h

Such as this one.
 
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KXP4ZPS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER


This is the one I was looking at.

My friend recommended the MSI trademark. What would you think in comparison another outside look would be nice.
 
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Sticking to the big 3 is advised. Asus, Gigabyte and MSI are the most reliable and feature things like improved power filtering.

BIOStar is a budget manufacturer widely regarded as making boards that overclock above their budget range, and the only other manufacturer off the top of my head I would trust

Other brands worth mentioning are EVGA, and Zotac. Both are fairly small scale and EVGA is new to the field, but EVGA's prowess in the PSU market leads me to believe that they can become a major player. Especially considering the similarities between the two in high performance situations.

Considering the amount you were looking to spend, I think my linked gigabyte board would be a good option and cost a smidgen less.
 
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Perfect any suggestion regarding the GPU for a future purchase? Various options would be great.
 
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A 4590 will push anything up to and including a GTX 980 Ti. It's really just up to your budget.

A GTX 980 Ti is $630 from Amazon today, it's likely there will be rebates or something pushing it close to $600 by the time you've saved up and feel comfortable buying

The 970 is very reasonable at around $295 and quite capable.

The GTX 960 is about as low as I would go at $200 before you start encroaching on territory that your card is already capable of filling in a limited capacity.


If you would like to try AMD out, the 295x2 at $630 is good (but suffers from the issues crossfire entails), the 290x at $300 also good, the 285 /380 are also pretty decent, at sub $200.
 
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