Need to get a new Motherboard/CPU

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
J

Jaegur

Honorable
Dec 26, 2013
7
0
10,510
So my computer, that I built about 4 years ago, seems to have died. It won't boot past the bios screen, no post beep, and I"d taken out memory, video card, replaced the battery, nothing seems to work. Thus, my wife has agreed to let me upgrade my motherboard and CPU. My other components are:

HD 5770 video card (I know, it's old.)
12gigs of ram


My current CPU is a phenom II black quad core.


So... I'm trying to keep the price as low as possible without sacrificing performance. The most intensive things I do on it are Photoshop and World of Warcraft.

Any suggestions?
 
Solution
K
I'd say going for an i3 4340 or an i5 3330 (If you want Intel) and an FX6350 or an F8120 (If you want AMD). Go for the Gigabyte H61M-S1 Motherboard for Intel (However it only has 2 RAM slots and one PCI slot so beware) and the Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Motherboard for Intel. However, you must do your research before selecting the motherboard especially as most compatibility issues may arise. Hope this helped. Cheers!
Sort by date Sort by votes
K

KillerGamer

Honorable
Dec 4, 2013
522
0
11,160
I'd say going for an i3 4340 or an i5 3330 (If you want Intel) and an FX6350 or an F8120 (If you want AMD). Go for the Gigabyte H61M-S1 Motherboard for Intel (However it only has 2 RAM slots and one PCI slot so beware) and the Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Motherboard for Intel. However, you must do your research before selecting the motherboard especially as most compatibility issues may arise. Hope this helped. Cheers!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
J

Jaegur

Honorable
Dec 26, 2013
7
0
10,510
Thanks for the replies so far guys! I I'm at work atm so can't do much research, but someone does want to sell me this setup locally for 250, any opinions or knowledge on the components?

Cooler Master HAF 912 with upgraded fans 2x200mm, 140mm rear exhaust, 140mm side intake
ASUS Sabertooth 990fx motherboard
AMD 8150 FX 8 core processor overclocked and stable at 4.6ghz
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
ganon11000

ganon11000

Honorable
Jul 21, 2012
1,102
3
11,660

That's a nice bundle :)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom