- Jan 10, 2019
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Hello,
My PC broke down today and after some testing I came to the conclusion that either the CPU or the motherboard is dead. Seven years ago I bought it as a workstation with decent gaming capabilities and I was happy. Now my priorities have shifted quite a bit. I don't play video games anymore, but I do use some CAD programs, most of the time I use it for University (engineering) and it is also my main Multimedia device.
Parts i will reuse for now:
Power supply no name 450W
Nvidea GTX660
HDD
SSD
This means I need :
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Case
My budget is 350-400€
Motherboard:
Pretty much the only thing i need is an optical out because i feed my DAC with TOSLINK.
As far as i know i should use the newest generation of CPUs so i guess ill also need new RAM
RAM:
My old device only had 8GB and it wasn't enough. We all know how greedy Chrome can be.
But it is also the Component I can upgrade the easiest in a few months. I don't know what the current standard is right now I guess most people are still rocking with 2? I would like to buy 8GB now and another 8 next month.
CPU:
Six years ago I was very INTEL pro and the Xeon chips had quite the hype. I heard that AMD is nowadays also up there with Intel? Because of my current financial state I am simply looking for the best bang for the buck that gets me trough the next few years. I don't have problems with my 6 year old i7 3.4GHz quadcore so I guess I won't need to go too hard. I probably also need a CPU cooler.
Case:
I prefer bigger cases with more room for later upgrades. I don't like those over the top Gaming cases and I prefer them plain and simple. Any brands that have decent build quality and aren't too expensive?
I know I'm not up to date anymore and usually I really like reading into these topics and find the best possible deals but I simply don't have time right now. The university is kicking my a** and the PC breakdown has the worst possible timing.
I know the budget is tight, but I cannot afford more at the moment. I need the PC for Uni so I really hope you can help me once again. I hope I have enough money left to eat after this investment.
I'm open to any advice. Is a mainboard with ddr3 still an option or am I able to get decent products with my budget? Thanks for your help.
Greetings from Austria,
David
My PC broke down today and after some testing I came to the conclusion that either the CPU or the motherboard is dead. Seven years ago I bought it as a workstation with decent gaming capabilities and I was happy. Now my priorities have shifted quite a bit. I don't play video games anymore, but I do use some CAD programs, most of the time I use it for University (engineering) and it is also my main Multimedia device.
Parts i will reuse for now:
Power supply no name 450W
Nvidea GTX660
HDD
SSD
This means I need :
Motherboard
CPU
RAM
Case
My budget is 350-400€
Motherboard:
Pretty much the only thing i need is an optical out because i feed my DAC with TOSLINK.
As far as i know i should use the newest generation of CPUs so i guess ill also need new RAM
RAM:
My old device only had 8GB and it wasn't enough. We all know how greedy Chrome can be.
But it is also the Component I can upgrade the easiest in a few months. I don't know what the current standard is right now I guess most people are still rocking with 2? I would like to buy 8GB now and another 8 next month.
CPU:
Six years ago I was very INTEL pro and the Xeon chips had quite the hype. I heard that AMD is nowadays also up there with Intel? Because of my current financial state I am simply looking for the best bang for the buck that gets me trough the next few years. I don't have problems with my 6 year old i7 3.4GHz quadcore so I guess I won't need to go too hard. I probably also need a CPU cooler.
Case:
I prefer bigger cases with more room for later upgrades. I don't like those over the top Gaming cases and I prefer them plain and simple. Any brands that have decent build quality and aren't too expensive?
I know I'm not up to date anymore and usually I really like reading into these topics and find the best possible deals but I simply don't have time right now. The university is kicking my a** and the PC breakdown has the worst possible timing.
I know the budget is tight, but I cannot afford more at the moment. I need the PC for Uni so I really hope you can help me once again. I hope I have enough money left to eat after this investment.
I'm open to any advice. Is a mainboard with ddr3 still an option or am I able to get decent products with my budget? Thanks for your help.
Greetings from Austria,
David
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