Replacing Dead Mobo and CPU [PC Build]

EatThinWheatThins

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Jan 26, 2016
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Approximate Purchase Date: Mid September

Budget Range: $500-750

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: CPU, Motherboard and Graphics card **reusing PSU: Apevia Java 650watts**

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Location: Escondido, CA, USA

Parts Preferences: Intel for CPU, Nvidia for GPU, no preference for motherboard

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Your Monitor Resolution: 2 1920x1080 monitors

Additional Comments: Upgrading from a GTX 760, looking to join new or current generation of graphics cards

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I was trying to remove my heat sink, and CPU and motherboard died because I wasn't careful enough
 
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I probably wouldn't trust a basically new build with an Apevia PSU. If you have decent set of DDR3, you could go Haswell i5 and aybe be able to manage a GTX 1070.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System:...
I probably wouldn't trust a basically new build with an Apevia PSU. If you have decent set of DDR3, you could go Haswell i5 and aybe be able to manage a GTX 1070.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($198.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M Pro-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $694.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-18 20:22 EDT-0400

 
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