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So I upgraded my old HP a few months ago and it was really sweet for the time. But now I decided that it might be the time to get a motherboard and processor to not bottleneck my R9 280 and cheap ram. So I can give my family my older computer, so these are the parts I have so far. My budget really depends on what Intel processor wont bottleneck my GPU. The motherboard I would like any suggestions on a well built one that doesn't lack on features. Not really planning on overclocking anything. :)      

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CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-3450 CPU with Hyper 212evo | RAM:  2 x 4 GB DDR3 MoBo: ASRock H61M-DGS R2.0 | PSU: Rosewill PHOTON 750W | GPU: SAPPHIRE DUAL-X R9 280 3GB | Case: Antec One Gaming | Storage: Kingston HyperX 120gb, Seagate 2 TB | OS: Windows 10 | Displays:  Asus VS228H-P, Hp 2009m
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@CM7 so you need a CPU and a motherboard that doesn't overclock, and won't be too expensive but also won't bottleneck the R9 280? Or do you need anything else?

EDIT:  There's a good deal on this motherboard right now, if you get it you will be able to upgrade to an unlocked i5 or even i7 and overclock it.
Won't get any standard ATX motherboards much cheaper than that. You can get a B85 chipset ASRock mobo for 10$ less but I'd say stick with the Z97 even if you don't need it with this current CPU due to the discount price of it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $338.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 15:19 EDT-0400

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB GDDR6 Motherboard: MSI PRESTIGE X570 CREATION
AIO: Corsair H150i Pro RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB 3600MHz DDR4 Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic PSU: Corsair RM850x White

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.75 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($31.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Mushkin ECO2 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Rosewill 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $0.00)
Monitor: Asus VS228HR 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $397.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-29 15:24 EDT-0400

 

You can add another card in future!

 

CF compatible.

 

Go for @Morgan MLGman build.

Intel Core i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz - Intel Stock Cooler - Zotac Geforce GT 610 2GB Synergy Edition

Intel DH61WW - Corsair® Value Select 4GBx1 DDR3 1600 MHz - Antec BP-300P PSU

WD Green 1TB - Seagate 2.5" HDD 1TB - Seagate Barracuda 500GB - Antec X1 E.

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