[SOLVED] Motherboard selection

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So i have been looking to upgrade my old pc by buying a new one since the old one is really bad, anyway i was looking at an i5 10400f because in my country its the best mid range option. My question is if anyone has recommendations for motherboards that support the i5 10400f and are under 150$. Thanks in advance!
Im editing now to be a little bit more specific with what im looking for.
So it has to be ATX, ,M.2 is optional, dont care about RGB, I have an SSD and an HDD that I would like to connect, and the GPU i have is a 1060 3GB but im looking to upgrade that as well, but not in the near future. I was looking at motherboards such as the MSI B460 Tomahawk or ASROCK B460 Steel Legend or B560 Steel Legend.
 
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Thanks bro, why should i skip B460 for B560 what is the difference?
Thanks for the reply!!! B-)

Edit: Asrock B560 steel legend seems very good considering the price ...
Because B560 chipset Motherboard with the exception of B560M HDV, is regulated far more better than B460, To ensure it could hold up high core count cpu better. also, you could do memory overclocking on b560, so if you buy 3200mhz++ ram, your motherboard will run at XMP speeds, thats the main reason why i personally pick b560 over b460 that hey have a little differences on price, yet B560 is better.
So i have been looking to upgrade my old pc by buying a new one since the old one is really bad, anyway i was looking at an i5 10400f because in my country its the best mid range option. My question is if anyone has recommendations for motherboards that support the i5 10400f and are under 150$. Thanks in advance!
Im editing now to be a little bit more specific with what im looking for.
So it has to be ATX, ,M.2 is optional, dont care about RGB, I have an SSD and an HDD that I would like to connect, and the GPU i have is a 1060 3GB but im looking to upgrade that as well, but not in the near future. I was looking at motherboards such as the MSI B460 Tomahawk or ASROCK B460 Steel Legend or B560 Steel Legend.
Skip B460, go B560.
B560M Pro4, Steel Legend, Mortar, Bazooka, is a great mobo for that cpu.
 
Thanks bro, why should i skip B460 for B560 what is the difference?
Thanks for the reply!!! B-)

Edit: Asrock B560 steel legend seems very good considering the price ...
Because B560 chipset Motherboard with the exception of B560M HDV, is regulated far more better than B460, To ensure it could hold up high core count cpu better. also, you could do memory overclocking on b560, so if you buy 3200mhz++ ram, your motherboard will run at XMP speeds, thats the main reason why i personally pick b560 over b460 that hey have a little differences on price, yet B560 is better.
 
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Considering the price, I went with the Steel Legend, saw it had pretty good features, the price was good and the VRM & cooling seem solid.
After building the PC with it, I can only say good thing, it's has actually a nice design, the VRMs run cool and rock solid.
You can't go wrong with the B560 Steel Legend for sure.
 
Because B560 chipset Motherboard with the exception of B560M HDV, is regulated far more better than B460, To ensure it could hold up high core count cpu better. also, you could do memory overclocking on b560, so if you buy 3200mhz++ ram, your motherboard will run at XMP speeds, thats the main reason why i personally pick b560 over b460 that hey have a little differences on price, yet B560 is better.
Ok man, thanks alot, really appreciate it!!!
 
Considering the price, I went with the Steel Legend, saw it had pretty good features, the price was good and the VRM & cooling seem solid.
After building the PC with it, I can only say good thing, it's has actually a nice design, the VRMs run cool and rock solid.
You can't go wrong with the B560 Steel Legend for sure.
Yea I was thinking of going with the B560 steel legend for sure and i think your reply just settles it! Thanks alot for the feedback, amazing people!!!
 
Because B560 chipset Motherboard with the exception of B560M HDV, is regulated far more better than B460, To ensure it could hold up high core count cpu better. also, you could do memory overclocking on b560, so if you buy 3200mhz++ ram, your motherboard will run at XMP speeds, thats the main reason why i personally pick b560 over b460 that hey have a little differences on price, yet B560 is better.
Also, one other question i have is, if the ram speed the i5-10400 supports is 2666MHz, is there any point of going with faster speeds or?
 
So i have been looking to upgrade my old pc by buying a new one since the old one is really bad, anyway i was looking at an i5 10400f because in my country its the best mid range option. My question is if anyone has recommendations for motherboards that support the i5 10400f and are under 150$. Thanks in advance!
Im editing now to be a little bit more specific with what im looking for.
So it has to be ATX, ,M.2 is optional, dont care about RGB, I have an SSD and an HDD that I would like to connect, and the GPU i have is a 1060 3GB but im looking to upgrade that as well, but not in the near future. I was looking at motherboards such as the MSI B460 Tomahawk or ASROCK B460 Steel Legend or B560 Steel Legend.
A big thank you to everyone who replied!!!