So, my girl is buying me a EVGA GTX1060 GPU for christmas this year.
3GB - Dual Fan.

I'm wanting to upgrade my MOBO/CPU so the GPU isn't bottlenecked, but i'm not looking to "break the bank".

My current PSU is a 600W EVGA 80+ Bronze Cert. Edition. So I don't think I'll have any issues there.

Wondering if anybody could suggest a compatible MOBO/CPU combo package I could buy.

I would like to keep it around 300$ if at all possible, if not between 350-400$.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and/or help!

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Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD FX-6100 28 °C
Zambezi 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 803MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. M5A78L-M LX PLUS (AM3R2) 39 °C
Graphics
VA2251 SERIES (1920x1080@60Hz)
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti (NVIDIA) 44 °C
Storage
223GB SanDisk SDSSDA240G ATA Device (SSD) 45 °C
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223B ATA Device
Audio
USB Audio Device

I would get this...


http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lzcg99

I would love to.
Just a bit out of my price-range unfortunately.


Also i've currently got a water-cooler.
It should mount up right?
Watercoolers aren't CPU/MOBO specific are they?

This post was edited by Copey on Nov 13 2016 05:22pm

Hmmm.
I like that.


Guess i'll have to suck it up and save up a little longer.
I appreciate your help as always Ghot.

Maan all RAM went up in price the past few weeks..
All my favorite brand 2800/3000Mhz was like 74.99.
So thats like 25-30% price increase on such a short periode. I gotta do some research on that.

I believe 16GB RAM is a must with this budget. I use towards 12GB RAM in a few games. Like GTA V, Rust and Minecraft modded.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lzcg99

Don't bother is prepping for black Friday.
Happens every years, shit inflates in price so when the do the sale people think there getting a deal but its the same shit.

You don't need a Z170 for a non-K processor. You don't need to spend $70+ for 8GB of 3000MHz RAM. That's idiotic.

Here: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Q33LmG

i5-6500, B150 mobo, 2x8GB 2133MHz RAM. Less than $400.