I''ve been out of the loop for a few years now and looking for help/advice building a new Intel system on a budget.
The PC I built a few years back just bit the dust (the mobo /or Vid card dunno which) either way It's junk now and I need to build a new one ASAP.
My case , monitor , hard drive ,burner, mouse and keyboard are all fairly new and good so no need to replace them.
I do some 3-D gaming and watch alot of HD vids , but I'm on a budget and can't go crazy
Basically what I need is this:
New CPU:
Intel please , not AMD , I was thinkin this: Intel Core i3-2100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
or this: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074
and a compatable decent Motherboard , here's my problem .. I do some gaming but like I said I'm on a budget and I only have @$400-$450 to spend this month on a new CPU +Mobo + memory to get me up and running again for now until next month. (I'm on a friends PC at the moment)
So.. yeah basically
I'm looking for help or suggestions with finding a motherboard that I can use the onboard graphics or whatever in the meantime until I can save up a couple hundred more for a decent video card and more memory later (in a month or 2). I don't really plan on doing SLI /watercooling or anything super hardcore.
Please Help me out! Thanks in advance.
The PC I built a few years back just bit the dust (the mobo /or Vid card dunno which) either way It's junk now and I need to build a new one ASAP.
My case , monitor , hard drive ,burner, mouse and keyboard are all fairly new and good so no need to replace them.
I do some 3-D gaming and watch alot of HD vids , but I'm on a budget and can't go crazy
Basically what I need is this:
New CPU:
Intel please , not AMD , I was thinkin this: Intel Core i3-2100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
or this: Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074
and a compatable decent Motherboard , here's my problem .. I do some gaming but like I said I'm on a budget and I only have @$400-$450 to spend this month on a new CPU +Mobo + memory to get me up and running again for now until next month. (I'm on a friends PC at the moment)
So.. yeah basically
I'm looking for help or suggestions with finding a motherboard that I can use the onboard graphics or whatever in the meantime until I can save up a couple hundred more for a decent video card and more memory later (in a month or 2). I don't really plan on doing SLI /watercooling or anything super hardcore.
Please Help me out! Thanks in advance.