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Long story short, I had an issue with my H100 and Corsair is hopefully taking care of me, the end result being I am most likely looking at buying some new components. So what do you guys recommend?

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
1080p gaming, basic office shit, web

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$300-400 w/tax, without shipping

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Las Vegas

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
CPU, motherboard


5) I am reusing my 550w PSU, video card, and possibly ram.

6) Will you be overclocking?
Yup

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p, 24"

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
2-3 weeks

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Single GPU, really just want a solid performing board

I was looking at the i5-5670K, not sure about motherboards.

Edit: I should of said I am basically looking just for CPU/Motherboard recommendations that will allow me to be video card limited with a 7950.
 
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Please answer sticky question #5: Which specific parts (brand/model/age) are you reusing? Unless you tell us, we don't know if there will be any incompatibility with the RAM or whether the PSU is too old or too weak to handle your new parts.

Also, can you increase your budget? The recently-released Intel Core i5-4670K costs upwards of $230 on its own. You're not going to find a decent Z87 motherboard (what you need to overclock the i5-4670K) for less than $100.
 
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