Need Motherboard for I7-2600 and DDR3 RAM

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I have a dead motherboard. What I would like to save is an I7-2600 processor and 24 GB of DDR3 RAM. What current motherboard could I get with future growth to DDR4 and newer processor?
 
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Okay I got you. Since I don't think you can find a decent motherboard for your i7-2600, I would recommend upgrading to a new CPU so that you can get a new motherboard. Your budget would allow for that. You can sell your old CPU on Ebay if you wanted to. Also, your budget also allows for many different options as far as which CPU and GPU to buy. I'm not sure if you play games with the video card or not. If not your video card could still work, but it does seem fairly aged.

I think something like this would suit you very well. The i5-8400 has a turbo boost of 4.0Ghz, so don't let the 2.8GHz base clock fool you.
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CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor...
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You cannot get a motherboard that supports your i7-2600, DDR3, & DDR4. You might be able to find an old used LGA 1155 motherboard, or even a new cheap LGA 1155 board that probably only has 2 memory slots. It's really a difficult thing to do to find good motherboards for old CPUs.
 
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Thanks for your response. I was using it as a trading station. What you you suggest as an affordable re-entry into processors and memory?
 
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My old system was a Lenovo mother board (7052), Intel I7-2600 CPU, 24 GB DDR3 1600 memory, 500GB SATA disk drive, 240GB SS SATA drive, SATA DVD drive, ECS GTX 550ti w/1gb video card (two DVI ports). I also run 2 additional monitors (total of 4 monitors) using Diamond USB 3.0 to HDMI adapters (Model BVU3500) and a 1GB ethernet adapter. My case is a Corsair Carbide SPEC-01 ATX Mid Tower. The PSU is a EVGA 650W.

I think I can reuse the case, PSU, DVD and both drives. So, I probably need a MB, memory and video card.

I would like to stay under $1,000 for those three parts, but I'm flexible.

Thanks in advance for your time and assistance.
 
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Okay I got you. Since I don't think you can find a decent motherboard for your i7-2600, I would recommend upgrading to a new CPU so that you can get a new motherboard. Your budget would allow for that. You can sell your old CPU on Ebay if you wanted to. Also, your budget also allows for many different options as far as which CPU and GPU to buy. I'm not sure if you play games with the video card or not. If not your video card could still work, but it does seem fairly aged.

I think something like this would suit you very well. The i5-8400 has a turbo boost of 4.0Ghz, so don't let the 2.8GHz base clock fool you.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($162.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $637.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-14 10:43 EDT-0400

Let me know what you think or if this is not enough for you. We could make any adjustments if necessary.
 
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If you wanted to max out your budget, you would have to let me know if you planned on doing any gaming with the system. If not you might want to increase the RAM to 32GB. Either way you could opt for the new i7-8700. I was just saving you money because an i7 isn't necessary for a system that just does trading.
 
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I really appreciate your guidance. I've ordered everything as you suggested except I went with 32 GB of RAM (2x16). The machine is used only for stock trading, no game playing. Since the motherboard has 4 USB 3.1 ports, I will be able to run each monitor on it's own port.
I'm not familiar with how to implement the turbo boost, but I'll research it.

My case has three fans, one front, one back and one top, heat wasn't a problem with a simple CPU cooler.
What would you recommend for a CPU cooler?
 
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Well the i5-8400 comes with a stock Intel CPU cooler which will be sufficient cooling. If the stock fan makes too much noise for you, then i would suggest the Cryorig H7. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $34.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-14 17:05 EDT-0400
 
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Hey I got to thinking, if you're using USB 3.0 for your monitors then there's really no reason to buy a new GPU. In fact the i5-8400 has excellent integrated graphics and the motherboard has VGA, DVI-D, & Display Port connections on it. I don't see why you need the GPU if you will also be using USB 3.0 adapters for your monitors.
 
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Since I will have to reinstall Windows 10 Pro, I hope to install it to the SSD. Will there be a problem installing it to a SanDisk SDSSDA-240G-G26? I'm reading about people having problems because of SATA vs M.2 incompatability. Something also about PCI-e. Do you have any guidance here?

Also, B&H are saying they have the I7-8400 CPU in stock but when I placed the order it got back-ordered. What CPU would you suggest that might be in-stock currently?
 
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Well it looks like all the new 8th-gen Intel CPUs are "Coming Soon" or sold out. The i3-8100 says it will ship Oct 17th. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1356625-REG/intel_bx80684i38100_core_i3_8100_3_6_ghz.html

The new i3 is plenty fast for just about anything you'd need it for. These 8th-gen Intel CPUs just came out Oct 5th and everyone wants one is why they're sold out. They increased the physical core count on all of their Core i models. The new i3 is a quad-core, same as previous-gen i5.

But if you have to wait on a CPU to ship, might as well pick the one you want.

Here's the list of compatible CPUs for the motherboard you purchased. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/#xcx=0&f=85&sort=price&page=1

The K series processors require an aftermarket cooler because they do not come with one.
 
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Since the I7-8400 is the cheapest of the new releases it may take a little longer to get it but I'll wait. I've been trading on a HP notebook for a few weeks and doing okay. I'm experiencing a little more price slippage due to a 100 GB ethernet NIC. Still trading profitably.
 
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Okay MrN1ce9uy, Your advise has been right on. I have all the build parts you recommended have been received and assembled to a new trading machine. Today trading was amazing, although I had a few problems with the trading software. As with any build, I need to get everything "tuned" for the intended use.The machine completes it's boot within 5 seconds of entering a password and is very quick at responding to keyboard input. Give me a few trading days to post a full critique. But, you have definitely given great advise for a stock trading platform.
 
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What a great trading machine! The only use of the SSD is trading software so it's big enough. Now that I've gotten accustomed to it I'm trading profitably again. It boots quick, has less price slippage when buying and selling than the old machine. It's probably over kill in processor and memory but since it is a work computer I wanted a little over kill. Thanks so much for your assistance. You really know what you are doing with this type of setup!

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhsrZ8
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XhsrZ8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8350K 4.0 GHz 4-Core Processor ($199.89 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - C7 40.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($26.88 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Cooler Master - ThermalFusion 400 4g Thermal Paste ($9.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($111.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($350.93 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SSC GAMING ACX 3.0 Video Card ($169.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair - SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($129.50 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Cougar - Vortex 60.4 CFM 120mm Fan ($11.99 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Antec - TriCool120 79.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case Fan: Antec - TriCool120 79.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($10.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1228.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-24 16:29 EDT-0400
 
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Awesome. If you want to make sure you're running your RAM at full speed (most motherboards default to 2133MHz) you can boot to BIOS and enable XMP and save and exit. You may or may not notice a difference in performance, but why not get the most out of it right?
 
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I just checked my BIOS and I do have XMP set to on. The latency I'm getting while trading, I think has to do with video. My internet provider; Spectrum (therefore, Time-Warner... Comcast) tested my speed through my modem, router and switch and got 360 mbs. When I run a test using an Atlanta server and Google's internet speed, test I around 220 mbs during the trading day. Under this new configuration, I'm running one monitor off the video card DVI port, a second off the video card HDMI port and two other monitors off USB 3.1 ports thru Diamond USB to VGA adapters. I've ordered a display port to HDMI cable from Monoprice to switch one USB to run off the video card. I really think the latency (price slippage) while trading is coming from video. I might consider upgrading the video card to more memory and able to service 4 monitors with HDMI inputs.
 
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I wish I knew more about your price slippage issue. I haven't used a display adapter on USB 3.0/3.1, but I know USB 2.0 was just awful for displays, terrible latency on the adapters I've used.

I can't believe that I didn't realize the 1050 Ti only has 3 video ports. A GTX 1060 has 3 Display Ports, 1 HDMI, and 1 DVI-D. I was also thinking you could use the motherboard's Display Port, DVI, and VGA. Would that be better than USB 3.1?
 
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I went into the BIOS and to "Integrated Graphics Configuration." I enabled "IDG Multi-Monitor." Shut down, removed a Diamond USB to VGA adapter and plugged the VGA cable into the MB VGA port. I couldn't get the monitor to connect. I'M "fishing" here, having fun, but, I need the machine for trading in the morning!
 
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