i7 920 & motherboard died - Help with new build

[ukdozer]

Hey guys,

Ok, before I start here are my system specs and what I run:

PC
- Intel core i7 920 @ 4GHZ - DEAD
- Asus Rampage 2 Gene motherboard - DEAD
- 6Gb gSkillz 2000mhz DDR3 Ram
- Two MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr OC - (SLI)
- Samsung 840 pro 250GB SSD - Primary Drive
- Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid 1T - Storage Drive
- 1050W Modular Power Supply (OCZ I think)

Monitor
- Samsung 24" HD @ Max Resolution HDMI

Main Software + Games
- Adobe Photoshop CS6
- Adobe Illustrator CS6
- Auto desk 3DS Max 2014
- Battlefield 4
- Battlefield 3
- COD Ghosts

To cut a long story short my CPU and motherboard no longer work, I have tested them myself also at my local PC hardware store... I need new Motherboard and CPU.
I'm gutted because my trusty I7 920 and motherboard have served me nearly 4 years with out fail..they will be dearly missed :-(

As you can see I have all the necessary parts ram, gpu's, ssd... so i'm looking for a new Motherboard and CPU, my MAX budget is £150 ($242 aprox). I would ideally like to match or exceed the i7 920 performance overclocked. I will also consider AMD CPU's.

I listed above the games and software I use on a daily basis, Adobe software and 3ds Max I use for my work and are more important to me than maxing out games.

The motherboard needs to be SLI compatible and ideally I want a quad core cpu for multitasking, Its been 4 years since I have shopped around for hardware so I have no idea about what is new or good/bad on the market. I wish I had more of a budget to play with but I need a quick fix so I can start working again.

Any help would be appreciated peeps.

Adam

 

[ukdozer]

hmmm.. ok, well RAM is not a problem i already have a Dual channel 8GB Kit I originally purchased by accident so that's the ram problem solved. Your telling me that in the last 4 years no cpu's have been released INTEL or AMD that can match the performance of a i7 920? even on a £150 budget? ... something dosent sound rite in your comment

 

[davy rockstar]

doesnt mater about RAM... you can only use 2x2 to make 4GB dual channel plus your 8GB in dual you could have 12GB if all RAM is the same specs...

i dont know how much costs in UK, but for now:
phenom II 965 + a good heatsink (hyper 212evo) to OC 4GHZ or more... if you can, go with FX83xx (FX8320 or 8350)
and a 99FX chipset for true 2 PCIe2 16x
like this one
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99FX_PRO_R20/#specifications

is important the mobo if not you cant use the full potencial of your GPU

and then you could upgrade with a FX 83xx