Best Motherboard and CPU for $200 total right now?

Solution
FX8320. ( not the 8320e which is crippled )

Asrock 970 Performance

Should be about $205 or so .
Overclock the processor to 8350 speeds. You don't need an after market cooler to do that

Jeff Baffalo

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This is what I would recommend, but its over budget. :(

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $216.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 17:51 EDT-0400

This is probably something you would be looking at for under $200

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($128.98 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $190.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 17:55 EDT-0400
 

Daniel Charneskey

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Sorry. Just meant for the rest of the list. That's the mobo and cpu I already have. So no, not planning on using those.
 

Daniel Charneskey

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Might be able to go over a little. Thanks for the suggestion though.