Hi guys im completely new to building pc's i recently bought a new gaming pc from pc specialist , everything is awesome except the processor ( me being a noob ordered an amd a10 5800k ) which i'm not happy with , i don't have very much knowledge other than the terms used for building pc's i want to know what motherboard to get that will be good for gaming and will take an i7 processor ( have no idea which i7 to buy either) my current motherboard is an ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s) ill post my pc spec below
AMD A10 5800K CPU
Motherboard ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970
1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler
have used this website a lot while doing some research i could really use some advice guys as i my only concession will have to be that i can't spend a fortune i'm not looking for the absolute best motherboard just something that will work well and take an i7 cpu for gaming thanks guys
AMD A10 5800K CPU
Motherboard ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM) 16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970
1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler
have used this website a lot while doing some research i could really use some advice guys as i my only concession will have to be that i can't spend a fortune i'm not looking for the absolute best motherboard just something that will work well and take an i7 cpu for gaming thanks guys
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