Buying a Haswell motherboard for my broken PC

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convultus

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My PC broke in last November, power went off when there was a storm and then after power went back on 2 days later, PC would never boot or post. It would turn on and then off in a split seconds, it used to do this in loop back then (could be symptoms that my PSU is dying or whatever...) but it could be fixed by unplugging the power cord and pressing the power button for few seconds. I also bought a generic PSU just for troubleshooting and it still didn't worked so I'm guessing it was the motherboard that needed to be replaced (RIP MSI Z87-G45 :c) and I will also test my RAM and HDD to check if they are fine.

Now.... I'm thinking of buying Gigabyte G1 Sniper Z97 motherboard (used and only for 110$) but it feels like my build is already obsolete. It was my very first PC build (started in 2013), I wasn't even able to complete it due to other personal reasons and I don't have even have a graphics card yet but I'm getting a 1050 Ti very soon.

Is it still worth it to replace my motherboard? And also a quick question, I'm planning of saving up for a modular, gold-bronze PSU, Seasonic PSU, can I still use this for my future build if ever I'm going to build a completely new PC and if yes, which do you think are other components that do not need to be replaced when they are still in or near good condition?

Specs:
MSI Z87 G45 Gaming mobo (broken)
Intel i5 4670k 3.4Ghz (i'm sure cpus do not broke that easily compared to other components)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
G.Skills Ripjaws X 8GB 1600Mhz
FSP Raider 500w PSU (it isn't rated :c)
 
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RememberThe5th

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1150 isn't obsolete yet, as it has very strong single core perfomance it still can be re used. But have you done total clear cmos to factory?

Unplug PSU from wall (then switch it to ON), press and hold power button to discharge, now remove cmos battery, now you have to clear cmos (it should be in between 2nd and 3rd PCIE slot, right of battery) as in manual you have to short it, short it for 30s~ and after you shorted, press and hold power button for 30s~.

Now switch PSU off and place battery back in, and plug it in and try it out.(Disconnect every USB device and PS2 keyboard/mouse, leave just bare PC)

If it still doesnt give a sign, then its "dead".
If you dont feel to overclock at any point, buying a bit cheaper motherboard would make you save some $$$.

As i said 1150 is still very strong, if ram prices are right i would go for new system and buy new motherboard for old and sell it whole (but it still can handle for few years). Mine opinion is stick to it for a bit.
As for PSU i guess the new generation are going to be more and more power efficient soo Seasonic G Series 550W are a modular and budget oriented.
 
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I have done all the things you have mentioned over the past months and none of them worked so it is really dead. I'm planning to overclock in the near future though.

But since you mentioned that it can still handle for few years then I guess I'll stick with it for couple of years before building a whole new PC.
 
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