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New Funbox for The House of Mad

Posted March 5, 201312 yr

With the awesomeness of a fried motherboard this morning, its time to build a new computer. I have been told Motherboards no longer come with the socket for my current processor.

Let the suggestions begin, I'll list what I currently have that could possibly be given a second life in the new setup.

MadBox mk.1

- Intel i5-760 CPU

- MoBo (fried, not baked)

- 4gb G.Skill RAM

- 500GB WD Blue HDD

- ATi 6850 GPU

- Generic 500w Power Supply

- Thermaltake V5 Black Edition Full Case

- LG DVD Read/Write (busted for ages)

- LG 23" HD LCD Monitor

- Logitech G110 Keyboard

- Logitech G500 Mouse

- Gamecon 780 Headset

I'm looking for a mid-range gaming machine with an Intel CPU.

I appreciate any help with figuring out a good setup.

Edited March 5, 201312 yr by stewsta

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March 7, 201312 yr

I would just bite the bullet and get a new Cpu and Mb, you can find boards but i7 stuff is getting cheap

Its about how much you want to spend .

If you are running an i5 Mb then your ram should work in the i7, but grab another 4 gig while you are ordering ? ram is cheap...

Look at a non "generic/500watt" psu supply while you are there.

Add a SSD to your basket and your shopping is done .....for now...

Its only money..

Its the same with cars... Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go .. .

:drive:

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March 7, 201312 yr

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I have had a chat with Buzzard about it, looking like scratching everything except for case and gpu, will most likely buy a second and crossfire or buy a newer unti later on.

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