Question Mobo Broke, Limited Funds -- What Would You Do? Thanks for Any Help...

[drumdude777]

Hi guys,

First, thank you for reading. I'll get right to it. I have a Lenovo y710 Cube gaming PC (specs are below). Long story short, I pulled out the graphics card and must've missed a lever on the PCIE slot because I accidentally yanked the socket itself with the card. Argh!

My question: I want to get back up and running. I have limited funds, around $400. What should I do? Here are the options that appear to be available to me:

1. Buy replacement mobo of exact model (new I see is almost $200, used 160) and stick that in there.
2. Buy a different mini ITX mobo, but id have to get one with CPU or transfer my CPU to that I guess. Id like to reuse my RAM sticks as well if I can.
3. Buy a barebones PC and put my gtx 1070/hard drives in that
4. Buy a super cheap/used gaming PC and start over. Maybe sell my 1070. But I dont think i could get a comparable system for $400
5. ...something else?

My system specs:
Lenovo y710 cube, mini ITX case/mobo
i7-6700
GTX 1070
2 TB HDD
256 SSD
16 GB DDR4 2133

I would greatly appreciate any help you guys can give!

 

[helpstar]

would get a used replacement mobo (reuse your CPU)
H110 chipset or similar

 

[Karadjgne]

It's a pc. As long as you match up the socket, everything is transferable. You will need to use the same lenovo motherboard, not an aftermarket or you will need to purchase a new windows key, the Lenovo copy of windows is tied to the motherboard. You may or may not need to contact Lenovo support to get your windows registered.

 

[geofelt]

Replacing with the exact same motherboard is easiest.
You will have no driver or activation issues.
For $40 difference, I would opt for new.

And... for the future, make a note to self about how the pcie latch works.
Some are vertical, some are side.

 

[drumdude777]

Thank you to all who replied. It seems to be unanimous. I will go the route of a new motherboard. And Geofelt yes, definitely!