Looking for an affordable motherboard that can support a Gtx960 and a i5-2400

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Here's my story guys, the other day I was going to update my hp computer of 3 years, since i had no troubles with the i5 processor I decided just to get a case, a better psu and the graphic card. Today after assembling all the pieces the pc wouldn't leave the boot screen. After a lot of investigation I discovered that HP locks some of their bios so that we cant replace some of the computer hardware.
Now since I am short on money, and I dont want to mess up again, what is the most affordable mobo that can support a Gtx 960 and a i5-2400 that, eventually, will be upgraded as well. (If you have a solution for this problem pls let me know as well).
 
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If you mean the stock fan on your old CPU, NO. If you mean an aftermarket CPU cooler you added, maybe. What is it?

I too would go with the i3 4170. It's cheaper. The i3 6100 is only slightly faster, but uses a bit less power. The motherboards I selected all use DDR3.

If you can stretch it, I would seriously consider an i5, like the 4460.
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Thank you very much for your answer but I am probably going to change the cpu as well now, do you know of any 100-150 euros cpu that is good for the price range? (currently looking at a i3-4170, i3-6100 and amd fx 6300)
 
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You want to spend 100 - 150 euros for a CPU and motherboard? That's a considerable challenge.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€129.54 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€47.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €177.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 14:00 CET+0100

Skylake (and in GBP for price)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£90.98 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock B150M Pro4S/D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£54.30 @ More Computers)
Total: £145.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 13:02 GMT+0000

AMD includes cooler, stock is weak and you will need to overclock.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor (€116.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€35.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (€77.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €230.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 14:05 CET+0100

 
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Those were the exact three i was looking at. Cant I just re-use my old cpu cooler on these cpu's?
Which one of the three would you pick, performance and future wise? (myself I would go for the i3-4170)
Once again thank you very much,
 
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If you mean the stock fan on your old CPU, NO. If you mean an aftermarket CPU cooler you added, maybe. What is it?

I too would go with the i3 4170. It's cheaper. The i3 6100 is only slightly faster, but uses a bit less power. The motherboards I selected all use DDR3.

If you can stretch it, I would seriously consider an i5, like the 4460.
 
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