Best $250 CPU motherboard combo.

Mad Mex · Oct 22, 2016

I have 8gb of ddr3 ram and 8gb RX 480. My current CPU (a10-6700) bottlenecks the RX 480. I need the best CPU mother combo for under 250

Thanks

RCFProd · Oct 22, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($60.67 @ OutletPC)
Total: $250.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 05:30 EDT-0400

Trafalgar747 · Oct 22, 2016

RCFProd :

This is the best thing your going to get for your budget, and can easily handle the RX 480.

Mad Mex · Oct 22, 2016

Trafalgar747 :

RCFProd :

This is the best thing your going to get for your budget, and can easily handle the RX 480.

What is the best I can get for $300

Trafalgar747 · Oct 22, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($231.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $311.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-22 10:28 EDT-0400

magneezo · Oct 23, 2016

Trafalgar747 :

RCFProd · Oct 24, 2016

Z97 only works with DDR3 memory, not DDR4.

Trafalgar747 · Oct 24, 2016

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.46 @ B&H)
Total: $74.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-24 03:22 EDT-0400

RCFProd · Oct 24, 2016

But why was there a question about which RAM to take, not from OP? Bit confused. OP doesn't need RAM I guess.

Trafalgar747 · Oct 24, 2016

Sorry, i didnt notice that wasnt OP.