Need replacement CPU/MOBO On the CHEAP!

[J-Mo]

Built my rig around 3 years ago and haven't really touched it since (exception: Moved OCZ SSD Last year). Bad lightning storm knocked out power two weeks ago for a solid 13 hours. After power came back on, *BAM* PC won't turn on. Thought it was my PSU, but I found an old PSU in the closet...Hooked it up, still won't work. Green Diag. LED on the MOBO is flashing. I'm ASSUMING the problem is between my MOBO/CPU.

Problem: I'm a poor College student future Medschool Student (about to get poorer, Yeah yeah!), so I need to buy a new mobo/CPU SUPER cheap. Like $150 max cheap?.

Type of User: I work in breast cancer research so I mainly use my rig for MS office type stuff (Excel, Access, Word). I also use Photoshop now and again (nothing super fancy). I game every now and again as well (Skyrim, etc.)

I went AMD before and was quite satisfied (Specs below), and I assume I'll get more bang for buck with AMD still, but I'm not opposed to going Intel this time around (With Ivy out is Sandy any cheaper?).

EDIT: Current Build
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core HDZ955FBGIBOX
MB: ASUS M4A78-E AM2+/AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB
SDD: OCZ Vertex 3 90GB 2.5"
HDD: Seagate Barracuda LP 1TB 5900 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance Power Supply
Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD RW SATA - OEM
Case: NZXT TEMPEST Crafted Series CS-NT-TEM-B Mid Tower
Wirless N Adapter: D-Link DWA-552 32-bit PCI Xtreme Desktop Adapter


Thanks in advance for all the help!

J-mo-

 

[rolli59]

Most likely motherboard, replacement and DDR3 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128553
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148543

 

[mocchan]

I agree with rolli, however, I would recommend the "UD3" version of the motherboard he linked. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128519

This currently comes with 8GB of DDR3 1333Mhz RAM, so it's a great deal. Plus this board is better geared towards overclocking if you would like to go that route in the future

Actually while we're here - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 you might want to pick this up as well! This will be around $140 for a new Motherboard, RAM, and a CPU cooler to allow you to OC your PHII..what more could you ask? :lol: