Budget $250
I live in the US (close enough to a Fry's or a Microcenter that if they have a great deal that's not a problem to drive to them)
Use - light gaming, general home use (email, streaming, etc.)
Don't need any peripherals or OS, will migrate from current build
So my current setup was:
Intel G3258
Cooler Master Hyper T2 cooler
MSI Z87 gaming mobo (which just died)
G. Skill Ares 16GB Asus DDR3 RAM 1600
PowerColor HD 7850 2GB
EVGA 650 BQ PSU
I was happy with the performance, as I don't need much, can play FortNite and such, along with basic PC tasks like streaming and web browsing, etc.
But the motherboard just died, and I don't have much to spend at the moment due to some house repairs. So here's my question:
Do I try to track down a replacement motherboard and survive with what I've got? I was happy with it until it died. I'm thinking that I'd like to overclock, which I think I'd like to do given my CPUs age and ability to typically do that, even tho I never OC'd previously, but it looks like those boards are getting harder to find at a reasonable price. I can't even hardly find a Z87 or Z97 board period, and I've seen conflicting reports about whether I can OC a H81 board.
Any recommendations on these? PC Parts picker has only a few under $100:
Biostar TB85 $63.98
ECS B85H3-M(1.0) $64.90
Asus Q87T/CSM $84.74
ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 $88.01
Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 $88.90
Asus H81M-K LGA1150 Micro ATX $92.90
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V $93.90
Once I hit $100, seems like I should just upgrade, right?
Ryzen? G5600? i3-8100? What would pair best with my HD 7850? I haven't even really kept up with current builds, I see that the Ryzen supposedly have a nice built in GPU, but would it make my 7850 obsolete? I'm hoping I can keep the 7850, as I definitely don't have it in the budget to change that at this point.
Keep in mind that I would love to stay closer to the $200 than the $300 end of things, altho I'm hoping to sell my CPU and RAM (and should I consider selling my GPU?) to hopefully pay for the upgrade.
I would appreciate any suggestions!
I live in the US (close enough to a Fry's or a Microcenter that if they have a great deal that's not a problem to drive to them)
Use - light gaming, general home use (email, streaming, etc.)
Don't need any peripherals or OS, will migrate from current build
So my current setup was:
Intel G3258
Cooler Master Hyper T2 cooler
MSI Z87 gaming mobo (which just died)
G. Skill Ares 16GB Asus DDR3 RAM 1600
PowerColor HD 7850 2GB
EVGA 650 BQ PSU
I was happy with the performance, as I don't need much, can play FortNite and such, along with basic PC tasks like streaming and web browsing, etc.
But the motherboard just died, and I don't have much to spend at the moment due to some house repairs. So here's my question:
Do I try to track down a replacement motherboard and survive with what I've got? I was happy with it until it died. I'm thinking that I'd like to overclock, which I think I'd like to do given my CPUs age and ability to typically do that, even tho I never OC'd previously, but it looks like those boards are getting harder to find at a reasonable price. I can't even hardly find a Z87 or Z97 board period, and I've seen conflicting reports about whether I can OC a H81 board.
Any recommendations on these? PC Parts picker has only a few under $100:
Biostar TB85 $63.98
ECS B85H3-M(1.0) $64.90
Asus Q87T/CSM $84.74
ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 $88.01
Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1 $88.90
Asus H81M-K LGA1150 Micro ATX $92.90
Gigabyte GA-B85M-D2V $93.90
Once I hit $100, seems like I should just upgrade, right?
Ryzen? G5600? i3-8100? What would pair best with my HD 7850? I haven't even really kept up with current builds, I see that the Ryzen supposedly have a nice built in GPU, but would it make my 7850 obsolete? I'm hoping I can keep the 7850, as I definitely don't have it in the budget to change that at this point.
Keep in mind that I would love to stay closer to the $200 than the $300 end of things, altho I'm hoping to sell my CPU and RAM (and should I consider selling my GPU?) to hopefully pay for the upgrade.
I would appreciate any suggestions!