Hey people, have just acquired a desktop that needs some attention and I'm struggling to decide if its worth it or not. Basically the mobo is fried, but seems everything else is perfect, so refurb is imminent but its an i5 760 and trying to find a mobo on 1156 socket is a nightmare. I understand its an obsolete socket now but even used boards are so pricey, why? Is ít worth me sourcing a 50-60 quid used mobo (an Intel DQ or something) and keep using the 1st gen i5 or should I bin the CPU and get a newer mobo and CPU, one more easy to source and cheaper?
Rest of the rig is good, 4x2gb DDR3 all good, a working GTX 660ti, and all other bits are fine so I'm not interested in replacing anything else. But I don't know how competent those 1st gen cpu's are now, never owned one. I could grab myself a 2500 sandy bridge AND mobo for about 80 quid but is it worth it?
And why's it SOOOOOOOO hard to find 1156 socket boards now? Still millions of 775's about.
Cheers guys
Rest of the rig is good, 4x2gb DDR3 all good, a working GTX 660ti, and all other bits are fine so I'm not interested in replacing anything else. But I don't know how competent those 1st gen cpu's are now, never owned one. I could grab myself a 2500 sandy bridge AND mobo for about 80 quid but is it worth it?
And why's it SOOOOOOOO hard to find 1156 socket boards now? Still millions of 775's about.
Cheers guys
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