Motherboard and CPU combinations.

[philly1218]

I'm looking motherboard combinations that would work well with my msi gtx 970. Anyone got any suggestions? My current motherboard and cpu is a GA-78LMt-S2 and AMD fx-6300. My budget is around 500-600 dollars.

 

[ArchitSahu]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xxcgvV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xxcgvV/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($202.11 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($160.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($162.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $525.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-18 22:29 EST-0500

 

[ohenryy]

Or if you do some multi tasking work, perhaps Ryzen.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RbV43F
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RbV43F/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($198.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($49.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($183.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $432.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-19 02:03 EST-0500

If you dont have SSD you should get one.