slowly dying motherboard :(

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

ok, so to start off here are my specs

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RMfw3F

im aware that this is an issue, and it sucks, but my motherboard is slowly dying, i got it used no working audio, no big deal i had an audio card, but after a while the pci slot stopped working, the ethernet port just wont detect sometimes, i have to restart over and over, its not the ethernet or the cable or the splitter box i use, i tested them all and they work. none of that buged me too much, but now i blue screen about 15% of the time i boot up, i am overclocking, but thats not the issue, i have under clocked it severely to no avail, so im currently overclocked. so i know my mobo is dying.

so now my question is this. should i just replace my mobo with something like a z77, or should i say screw it and take the chance and upgrade to something like a 4---K, i dont have the cash to put out for a skylake right now, but the third option would be wait it out and try to save up for a skylake, or zen later down the road. any help would be greatly appreciated!

gussrtk · Oct 28, 2016

heavyartillary9 :

ok, so to start off here are my specs

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/RMfw3F

im aware that this is an issue, and it sucks, but my motherboard is slowly dying, i got it used no working audio, no big deal i had an audio card, but after a while the pci slot stopped working, the ethernet port just wont detect sometimes, i have to restart over and over, its not the ethernet or the cable or the splitter box i use, i tested them all and they work. none of that buged me too much, but now i blue screen about 15% of the time i boot up, i am overclocking, but thats not the issue, i have under clocked it severely to no avail, so im currently overclocked. so i know my mobo is dying.

so now my question is this. should i just replace my mobo with something like a z77, or should i say screw it and take the chance and upgrade to something like a 4---K, i dont have the cash to put out for a skylake right now, but the third option would be wait it out and try to save up for a skylake, or zen later down the road. any help would be greatly appreciated!

you should try and pick up a used motherboard. That way, it`ll be fairly priced and you can keep the build going. It`s a really nice system

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

gussrtk :

heavyartillary9 :

you should try and pick up a used motherboard. That way, it`ll be fairly priced and you can keep the build going. It`s a really nice system

any clue what a used z77 is gonna run me ?

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

I would just buy a used board now to keep current system and wait for zen to see how it performs,i think there is a good chance that amd really gives a competetive product and you can buy intel cpus cheaper or go for zen if it is powerful enough.
Your current system is a good one by the way.

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

sx57 :

well im pretty sure my system will last till zen, it has been dying for a long time, it has just been getting worse and worse

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Sure it will last.keep it and upgrade then if needed.a used motherboard is a better option for now.

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

whoops, i meant my mobo should last till zen, like i said, its been dying for a long time, im talking year +

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Yeah it may last but blue screens will probably kill you!kidding man but they will really become annoying.

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

i know, how long till zen ? (day 1 of never turning my computer off XD)

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Take a look here
http://wccftech.com/amd-confirms-zen-launch-q1-2017/
But they may delay it i believe

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

awesome, i cant wait to have new amd stuff!... cause screw intel, and yeha, its probably gonna get delayed... again

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Yeah screw intel and nvidia together!

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

yep, amd or nothin, but fx series was just to old to keep that going for long XD

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

I miss the days of athlon xp and 64bit.thos day amd really rocked man.

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

im hoping amd will come in and do what they used to do, same or better performance for half the price of intel!

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Amen to that.that will be much better for the consumer.i hope they become competitive in high end gpu market too.

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

yeah, i thought about going to the rx480, but its kinda pointless, the 390x preforms quite well

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Take a look here
R390xperformed better
http://www.hardwareunboxed.com/battlefield-1-benchmarks-20-gpus-tested-at-1080p-1440p-4k/

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

yeah, some games are better then others for the rx 480, they roughly even out, but i love my 390x so im keepin it!

heavyartillary9 · Oct 28, 2016

i dont get why amd did this, they made higher clock speeds and stuff in the new cards, but so many less shading units, render output processes , texture mapping units, compute units, a slower pixel and texture rate, they screwed everything on them accept the clock speeds

sx57 · Oct 28, 2016

Maybe they thought it is more efficient that way

slowly dying motherboard :(

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