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So I have this PC, that I use as a guest gaming PC and I am looking to upgrade it slightly.

Would like to get a cheap processor, can be dual core or quad core, and motherboard that supports crossfire and can fit into a mid tower. I already have a HD 4870 1gb and I would like to crossfire it with another.

Current specs are;

Intel Pentium E5500

Fujitsu custom motherboard

2gb DDR3 RAM

 

Price range ~ £100 about $170

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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note you need to check what CPU the mobo supports

 

buying a LGA775 CPU without checking will be a big mistake when you find that sucky mobo cannot boot with the new CPU you bought

 

 

get this

 

 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.50 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £78.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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note you need to check what CPU the mobo supports

 

buying a LGA775 CPU without checking will be a big mistake when you find that sucky mobo cannot boot with the new CPU you bought

 

 

get this

 

 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£36.50 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £78.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

 

Any motherboard that supports crossfire?

Gaming PC: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Black | PSU: XFX 750w PRO Black Edition 80Plus Gold (Platinum) | CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K | CPU Cooler: BE QUIET! Dark Rock Pro 2 | MB: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark S | RAM: 24GB Kingston HyperX and Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz | GPU: MSI R9 280X 3G | SSD: Samsung 840 Evo 250GB | HDD: 9TB Total | Keyboard: K70 RGB Brown | Mouse: R.A.T MMO7

Laptop: HP Envy 15-j151sa | 1920x1080 60HZ LED | APU: AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHZ - 3.5GHZ | 8GB DDR3 1600mhz | GPU: AMD  HD 8650G + 8750M Dual Graphics | 1TB SSHD

 

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Any motherboard that supports crossfire?

hmm that will drive up the cost by a lot

i will only say it is safer to get this

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97mgaming

it SLi ready and CrossFire ready

better to pick a board with full PCI-E x16 lanes which can be split to x8 speeds than get one which does x16 and x4

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