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I have an R9 280x and I need some help finding a good motherboard and processor that wont bottleneck the card whatsoever for under $200. I have no preference for AMD or Intel. The only thing that matters to me is if will work. Thanks in advance.

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Under 200? Ouch....

Core I7 5960X / Gigabyte X99 SOC Force / Kingston 16GB DDR4 3000 / EVGA GTX 980 Classified's In Quad SLI / EVGA 1600W G2

Core I7 6700K / Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Hero / Corsair 16GB DDR4 3000 / MSI R9 290X Lightning / EVGA 1600W T2

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I5-4440 + MSI H81M-P33

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $219.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 16:41 EST-0500
 
It's not entirely under $200 but it's the best value option you have

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fx 6350  and  m5a97 r2.0

 

 

Definitely not 

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Core I7 6700K / Asus Z170 Maximus VIII Hero / Corsair 16GB DDR4 3000 / MSI R9 290X Lightning / EVGA 1600W T2

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I have an R9 280x and I need some help finding a good motherboard and processor that wont bottleneck the card whatsoever for under $200. I have no preference for AMD or Intel. The only thing that matters to me is if will work. Thanks in advance.

I can go over 200 if necessary.

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I can go over 200 if necessary.

 

Than I would suggest this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PTCqNG

 

The i5 4460 is the newer version of the i5 4440. And B85 boards usually have a bit more stuff going on about then than H81. 

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I5-4440 + MSI H81M-P33

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($44.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $219.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-15 16:41 EST-0500
 
It's not entirely under $200 but it's the best value option you have

 

I'd get that, if I were you.

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