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CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (Purchased For €0.00)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€43.93 @ Mindfactory)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For €0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card (€226.56 @ Mindfactory)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (€79.85)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€54.06 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €404.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-04 12:42 CEST+0200

I have gathered these parts, but I'm still not sure what Motherboard i should get. It would also be nice if you could recommend a good CPU Cooler.

My budget is 450€ - 500€
 
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If you're going for the bang for the buck - I would suggest the Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 (rev. 2.0). It supports your CPU, has 6 USB ports and has high quality audio capacitors. It is indeed a H81M board, but it's BIOS is up to date and supports Haswell refresh, according to Gigabyte's webpage.

If you have a little bit more money to spare I would suggest you to get any Z97 board - the Z97 chip is originally made for Haswell refresh so I would suggest that in case of any problems with H81, which is a bit older and made originally for Haswell proccessors. Also, it leaves room for future upgrades like the i7-4790K, which you can overclock - thanks to the better Z97 chip and VRM heatsinks included on the higher value boards.
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If you're going for the bang for the buck - I would suggest the Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 (rev. 2.0). It supports your CPU, has 6 USB ports and has high quality audio capacitors. It is indeed a H81M board, but it's BIOS is up to date and supports Haswell refresh, according to Gigabyte's webpage.

If you have a little bit more money to spare I would suggest you to get any Z97 board - the Z97 chip is originally made for Haswell refresh so I would suggest that in case of any problems with H81, which is a bit older and made originally for Haswell proccessors. Also, it leaves room for future upgrades like the i7-4790K, which you can overclock - thanks to the better Z97 chip and VRM heatsinks included on the higher value boards.
 
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What Z97 board would you recommend?

 
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I recommend the MSI Z97 PC Mate. Heard some good opinions on it. It's simple with a blue and black color scheme and a dark PCB. It also has MSI's handy dandy "Click Bios 4", supports DDR3-3000 (OC) memory and many more good things at a relatively low price.
 
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