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i5 cpu + motherboard for -$250?

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Anyone got any recommendations for an i5 cpu with a decent MICRO ATX motherboard that stays under $225-$250 total? Definitely want a quad core and the cpu doesn't need to be unlocked either. THANKS!

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117302

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128667

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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Get this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QDZ97P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QDZ97P/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($180.98 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $250.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-22 18:45 EDT-0400
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Thanks guys. @TheSLSAMG do you think that motherboard is decent and... not sh*tty?

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Thanks guys. @TheSLSAMG do you think that motherboard is decent and... not sh*tty?

It will work just fine for what it needs to do, but of course it doesn't have the bells and whistles.

Main Rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) KLEVV CRAS XR RGB DDR4-3600 | Motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX | Storage: 512GB SKHynix PC401, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 2x Micron 1100 256GB SATA SSDs | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 10GB | Cooling: ThermalTake Floe 280mm w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 3 | Case: Sliger SM580 (Black) | PSU: Lian Li SP 850W

 

Server: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4 Pro | Motherboard: ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES | Storage: 128GB Samsung PM961, 4TB Seagate IronWolf | GPU: AMD FirePro WX 3100 | Cooling: EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB | Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow (White) | PSU: Seasonic Focus GM-850

 

Miscellaneous: Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro (i5-8500T/16GB/512GB), Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q Tiny (R5 2400GE/16GB/256GB), Dell Optiplex 7040 SFF (i5-6400/8GB/128GB)

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This build is for an upgrade for a friend (from an APU build). I just needs 2-4 SATA 3, PICe 16x, up to 16GB RAM, and enough 3/4 pin fan headers... which this particular one doesn't have. We have 1 Y-splitter but I'm not sure if you can use a splitter off a splitter... maybe I'll get a little molex thingy. Any other suggenstions? And is @ForsakeLive 's motherboard suggestion a good one in your opinion?

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