i can reuse everything off my old pc except for mobo may as well upgrade cpu since lga 1155 is dead anyways.

best combo fr $400-500?
strictly gaming ONLY


This post was edited by viet_boi_1994 on May 26 2018 07:24pm

1155 Socket isn't dead.

You'll need to buy mobo/cpu/ram otherwise.
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3kqmD2

Youre better off posting entire specs. If you're wanting to upgrade to a new board and CPU you're going to need compatible ram.

already got 16gb memory
also is there a intel equivalent ? recommendation?

sorry i got ares 9/9/9/24 4x4gb ddr3

seasonic 750w psu

samsung 256gb ssd
1tb hdd

i have i5 2500k
msi z68 mobo

This post was edited by viet_boi_1994 on May 26 2018 07:40pm

DDR3 though not DDR4,

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JrcJJV

1155 is ddr4 so hes got the right ram

really wondering how he managed to fry both his cpu/motherboard. In my experience those components just don't quit unless you mistreat them esp when so relatively new, unless they were faulty from the start but he made it this far with them so prob not the case.

i go thru power supplies pretty often thou

This post was edited by DCSS on May 27 2018 03:22am

Socket 1155 is DDR3.




/e

Intel, assuming you have a cooler that will work: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MhbT4C

AMD: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9h6p29


Intel is just a lil bit better for gaming

Other option is just find a z68 motherboard on ebay or similar.

This post was edited by Ghot on May 27 2018 03:32am

If you do want to stay with the 2500K...Newegg has used motherboards that will accept it, and the DDR3 RAM...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?N=100007627%20600093976%2050001312%2050001315%20600311010&Submit=ENE


IF the CPU is bad as well...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007671%20600095610

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACZ17BU2254


/e I'm not recommending that you stay with the 1155 socket, just posting where you CAN get replacement parts if you so desire.

I would still go with the ones I recommended in the above post though. But if your budget won't allow that... I wanted you to know there were other options.

This post was edited by Ghot on May 27 2018 04:49am

oh whoops, got confused. I figured it was kaby lake socket or something because the numbers typically just get bigger and im on the last gen ddr3 platform from intel which is lga 1150

on that note you have 16gb of ddr3 just get like a haswell i7 that should be good for many years yet

This post was edited by DCSS on May 27 2018 10:33am

You could Keep the DDR3. and get Get a i7 4790K and mobo. Would be a pretty big upgrade over a 2500K

4 core 4 thread to 4 core 8 thread and a node shrink.

This post was edited by kclla on May 27 2018 12:17pm