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Conductor Jack

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I need to choose between i3 4150, i5 4460, i5 4590. But, I don't know what kind of combination can be made from those processors, With 2 kind of budgets, $700 - $850 or $850 - $1300.

With some reasons, these are the parts only to be chosen.

Processor :
i3 4150
i5 4460
i5 4590

Motherboard :
ASUS M5A78L-MLX
ASUS A58M-AA/USB3
ASUS A88XM-A
ASUS A88X-GAMER
ASRCK N68-GS4
ASUS H81M-D
ASUS B85M-G
ASUS B85-PRO
ASUS H97M-E
ASUS H97-PLUS
ASUS H97-PRO
ASUS H97M-PLUS
ASUS Z97-A
ASROCK H61M-VG4 - LGA1150
ASROCK H81M-VG4 - LGA1150
ASROCK G41
VSUS G41

Display Card :
LEADTEK NVIDIA GT730 2GB DDR3 OC 128BITS
LEADTEK NVIDIA GT740 1GB DDR5 128BITS
LEADTEK NVIDIA GTX750 1GB DDR5 128BITS
LEADTEK NVIDIA GTX750 2GB DDR5 OC 128BITS

ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE EN210 1GB DDR3 64BITS
ASUS NVIDIA GT620 2GB DDR3 64BITS
ASUS NVIDIA GT730 2GB DDR3 128BITS
ASUS NVIDIA GT740 OC 2GB DDR5 128BITS
ASUS NVIDIA GTX750 2GB DDR5 128BITS
ASUS NVIDIA STRIX GTX750TI-OC 2GB DDR5 128BITS
ASUS ATI R5 230 2GB DDR3 64BIT
ASUS ATI R7 240 2GB DDR3 64BIT
ASUS ATI R7 240 OC 4GB DDR3 128BIT
ASUS ATI R7 250 1GB DDR5 128BIT
ASUS ATI R7 250X 1GB DDR5 128BIT
ASUS ATI R7 260X DC20C 1GB DDR5 128BIT
ASUS ATI R9 270 DC20 2GB DDR5 256BIT

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON HD5450 1GB DDR3 64BIT
SAPPHIRE ATI R7 240 2GB DDR3 WITH BOOST 128BIT
SAPPHIRE ATI R7 240 1GB DDR5 WITH BOOST 128BIT
SAPPHIRE ATI R7 250X 1GB DDR5 WITH BOOST 128BIT
SAPPHIRE ATI R7 260X 2GB C DDR5 128BIT

CASING / POWER SUPPLY :
COOLER MASTER 350W POWER SUPPLY
COOLER MASTER 550W POWER SUPPLY
COOLER MASTER G550M 550W POWER SUPPLY
COOLERMASTER ELITE 344 MINI TOWER CASING (WITHOUT POWER SUPPLY)
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 CASING (WIHTOUT POWER SUPPLY)

VOLTAGE REGULATOR / UPS :
APC BS650 BACK-UPS 650VA UPS
NEUROPOWER COMPACT 800VA UPS(NP-800UK)
NEUROPOWER BLACK PRO 1200VA UPS (NP-P1K2E)
NEUROPOWER BLACK PRO 1500VA UPS (NP-BP-1K5E)
NEUROPOWER NP-800 800VA AVR (c/w 4-way EXTENSION & SURGE)
NEUROPOWER NP-1000 1000VA AVR (c/w 4-way EXTENSION & SURGE)

RAM :
KINGSTON / TEAM DDR2 2GB PC-800
TEAM DDR3 2GB PC-1600 / PC-1333
TEAM DDR3 4GB PC-1600 / PC-1333
TEAM DDR3 8GB PC-1600
TEAM DDR3L 8GB PC-1600 (SODIMM) - LOW VOLTAGE
APACER / KINGSTON DDR3 2GB PC-1600 / PC-1333
APACER / KINGSTON / KINGMAX DDR3 4GB PC-1600 / PC-1333
APACER / KINGSTON / KINGMAX DDR3 8GB PC-1600
KINGSTON HYPER -X FURY 4GB DDR3 -1600RAM (PC)
KINGSTON HYPER -X FURY 8GB DDR3 -1600RAM (PC)

MONITOR :
ACER 21.5" LED WIDE SCREEN MONITOR (K222HQL) 1600 X 900 HD READY/5MS
ACER 24" LED WIDE SCREEN MONITOR (K242HQL) 1920 X 1080 FULL HD/5MS

SAMSUNG 21.5" S22C170BSQ LED MONITOR, 5MS, DVI, WALL MOUNT , 1920 X 1080
SAMSUNG 24" S24D360HL LED MONITOR, 5MS, VGA &HDMI , 1920 X 1080
 
Solution
Thanks for posting that. You have a very limited selection.

These motherboards are the only ones I would consider

ASUS H81M-D
ASUS B85M-G
ASUS B85-PRO
ASUS H97M-E
ASUS H97-PLUS
ASUS H97-PRO 475
ASUS H97M-PLUS
ASUS Z97-A


i5 4460 475
ASUS H97-PRO 475
1Tb HDD 229
SAPPHIRE ATI R7 260X 2GB C DDR5 128BIT 489
COOLER MASTER 550W POWER SUPPLY 249
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 CASING (WIHTOUT POWER SUPPLY) 159

This totals 2076 RM

For RAM
TEAM DDR3 4GB PC-1600 / PC-1333 (Get two 1600 Mhz sticks)
TEAM DDR3 8GB PC-1600 (or for gaming, one of these will show no significant performance difference because your system limit is the GPU, not the CPU/memory) If 1 x 8 is cheaper, then 2 x 4, get it. (Needs to be 1600Mhz though and small/low...