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[Spinning Welshman]

Tho you could get a decent motherboard/cpu/ram bundle for under £170 on ebay and is a cheap way to get to a decent 4-6 core cpu and 8GB ram if the rest of the pc works with it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-FX-4100-QUAD-CORE-X4-CPU-MOTHERBOARD-8GB-DDR3-MEMORY-RAM-BUNDLE-COMBO-KIT-/350601970834

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-i3-2100-3-1GHz-Dual-Core-CPU-8GB-DDR3-Motherboard-Bundle-/360439641884

SLI is overhyped imo since any decent single gfx card should easily play all games on max settings, Even my 2 year old HD 5850 plays 95% of my mountain of games max settings @ 1080p.  I doubt i will need to upgrade my pc for gaming again until maybe 1/2 way through the next generation of consoles.

Any modern cpu and mid range gfx card will easily play current and future games at decent or max gfx settings, my computer was only £450 a year ago and except for 3 games, plays the other 60 odd flat out with max settings.  You dont need to spend piles of cash to get a powerful gaming machine if you shop about.

Best to buy a bundle for £150 now to get to a new platform, then buy a decent gfx card and psu for £150 in a while and end up with modern top end gaming pc for £300.

Those are some very good points, thanks.  One of those bundles might be my best way forwards, I just want to get components that'll last me a while that's all (my current computer has lasted me 6 years, and is only now getting to the point where it struggles with games, I'm quite pleased with that lifespan)

[Nadaka]

Ouch, they hid that integrated graphics very well in it's specs. I think not being able to add what videocards i choose makes this a no-go. Thanks. 

So the search for a motherboard continues. Any suggestions?

it has a pcie x16 slot, so you can add a graphics card.

This motherboard is kinda meh.  Consider getting something with a pcie x16 2.0 or 2.0 slot instead.

Ive had http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131366 since 2009 and it is better than the board you linked too., and am about to trade it out for something redonculous.

BTW, i really do recommend newegg as a supplier. They are reliable, affordable, with great shipping and occasional combo deals.

edit: disregard my pcie mention, it actually has a half decent pcie x16 2.0 slot.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795&Tpk=M5A78L-M