which intel cpu and motherboard to buy ?

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hello currently i am looking to upgrade my cpu and mobo which would be a Asus H97 ME or Msi B85m E45
i have two options framed like either i will go with a i5 4460 + Asus H97 Me or i5 4590+ Msi B85m e45
and for ram i have 8 gigs of them and psu is TT smart 530w , and sapphire r9 270 gpu
and is there any major gaming + performance difference betwenn the two combo i mentioned plz reply thanks guys :)
 


I would highly recommend to wait for the Skylake, right around the corner.

However this is great for the time being:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $256.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-04 01:10 EDT-0400