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IBut have no clue on what are some good motherboards for them. These CPUs cannot be OC obviously so any suggestions for a H97 non-msi mobo would help me out. 

Asus H97-PLUS 

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I'm starting to look more over to intel's side of cpu's for black friday/cybermonday and decided I'd go for a i5 4460/4590 for gaming. But have no clue on what are some good motherboards for them. These CPUs cannot be OC obviously so any suggestions for a H97 non-msi mobo would help me out. 

What I need are: ATX or MATX board, 4 ram slots, 4 but preferably 6, SATA 6's, 1 PC/2 port for keyboard, and a usb 3.0 header

My budget is $80-120~

 

Also do these cpu's that can't be OC need a good heatsink, I was initially going to put a 212 evo on it but now I'm rethinking. Know of any heatsinks <$40 that'll keep these cpu's cool but still say relatively quiet?

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I would sooner suggest you look out for a deal on the I5-4690k. If you can get a good deal on the 4690k then the MSI Z97-G55 SLI, ASUS Z97-AR and others are good choices. Basically just stick to the H97/Z97 brands Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI or Asrock and you will be fine.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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I'm starting to look more over to intel's side of cpu's for black friday/cybermonday and decided I'd go for a i5 4460/4590 for gaming. But have no clue on what are some good motherboards for them. These CPUs cannot be OC obviously so any suggestions for a H97 non-msi mobo would help me out. 

What I need are: ATX or MATX board, 4 ram slots, 4 but preferably 6, SATA 6's, 1 PC/2 port for keyboard, and a usb 3.0 header

My budget is $80-120~

 

Also do these cpu's that can't be OC need a good heatsink, I was initially going to put a 212 evo on it but now I'm rethinking. Know of any heatsinks <$40 that'll keep these cpu's cool but still say relatively quiet?

 

you can always base clock overclock your cpu :P and intel cpus are fine with the stock cooler. (climate depending)

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I would sooner suggest you look out for a deal on the I5-4690k. If you can get a good deal on the 4690k then the MSI Z97-G55 SLI, ASUS Z97-AR and others are good choices. Basically just stick to the H97/Z97 brands Gigabyte, ASUS, MSI or Asrock and you will be fine.

Thanks I intend to also, but if a good enough deal doesn't arise I will stick with a lower powered cpu. I just don't know of any good H97 boards is why I'm asking

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Thanks I intend to also, but if a good enough deal doesn't arise I will stick with a lower powered cpu. I just don't know of any good H97 boards is why I'm asking

MSI H97 PC MATE

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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IBut have no clue on what are some good motherboards for them. These CPUs cannot be OC obviously so any suggestions for a H97 non-msi mobo would help me out. 

Asus H97-PLUS 

CPU: Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU Cooler: Lian Li GA II LITE 360mm GPU: MSI 5070 Ti 16G GAMING TRIO OC Motherboard: Asus X870-P Prime WiFi RAM: Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000 Storage: SanDisk EXTREME 500GB M.2 + Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 1TB + Samsung 990 PRO NVMe 4TB PSU: Seasonic CORE GX 1000W ATX 3.1 Case: Phanteks 523 Series XT Pro Ultra Monitor: Dell S2716DGR 27" 144Hz G-SYNC Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero Wired Keyboard: Corsair K70 LUX Cherry MX Brown Speakers: Bose Companion 2 Series III Headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha Microphone: Razer Seiren X

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