Looking for a CPU and Motherboard combo for gaming under £220

[Lewis Smith]

I am looking for a CPU and motherboard for under £220, I already have gpu, powersupply case ddr3 ram and am just needing these two parts. I fried these on my old system and need to replace

any suggestions

 

[ProtoAMP]

This is probably your best bet, assuming you have ALL the other parts: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/nzHRnQ

 

[plywrlw]

You could even go with a newer Skylake CPU as some of the motherboards will take DDR3 as well as DDR4 RAM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.90 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D2V DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£56.62 @ More Computers)
Total: £234.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-29 23:40 BST+0100

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£98.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-D2V DDR3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£56.62 @ More Computers)
Total: £155.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-29 23:42 BST+0100