Hi All,
Wondering if you can help, I'm in the process of upgrading an old i5 2320 to act as a gaming pc in the living room:
Current Specs:
I5 2320 @ 3.0 ghz - 1155 socket
8 gig DDR3 RAM
Corsair CX500 watt PSU
Nvidia GeFORCE GTX 750 ti 2GB DDR 5
I'm having a few issues with the screen freezing - which I think may be down to the motherboard - which is an ancient mATX MS-7728 (medion OEM mobo). From reading on previous threads, this doesn't support the 750ti CPU. (Aware it could be a number of other reasons), but ideally, I'd like to get a new mobo and rebuild. (The last BIOS update from MEDION was back in 2012.. so not much I can do with the current setup I believe)
Could anyone recommend something suitable that's available nowadays that would be compatible with the CPU , or alternatively, if I would be better shopping for a used board online (and if so, which are good considerations)?
Functionality wise, the current setup if perfect for my needs , as its only going to be used to play fairly standard indie games, I'm playing the likes the XCOM 2 / Starcraft 2 and similar with no problems, but any advice on a replacement is appreciated.
Budget wise - I'd rather not go above £80, as my other pc is fine for the meatier stuff.
Many Thanks
#edit - added mATX info
Wondering if you can help, I'm in the process of upgrading an old i5 2320 to act as a gaming pc in the living room:
Current Specs:
I5 2320 @ 3.0 ghz - 1155 socket
8 gig DDR3 RAM
Corsair CX500 watt PSU
Nvidia GeFORCE GTX 750 ti 2GB DDR 5
I'm having a few issues with the screen freezing - which I think may be down to the motherboard - which is an ancient mATX MS-7728 (medion OEM mobo). From reading on previous threads, this doesn't support the 750ti CPU. (Aware it could be a number of other reasons), but ideally, I'd like to get a new mobo and rebuild. (The last BIOS update from MEDION was back in 2012.. so not much I can do with the current setup I believe)
Could anyone recommend something suitable that's available nowadays that would be compatible with the CPU , or alternatively, if I would be better shopping for a used board online (and if so, which are good considerations)?
Functionality wise, the current setup if perfect for my needs , as its only going to be used to play fairly standard indie games, I'm playing the likes the XCOM 2 / Starcraft 2 and similar with no problems, but any advice on a replacement is appreciated.
Budget wise - I'd rather not go above £80, as my other pc is fine for the meatier stuff.
Many Thanks
#edit - added mATX info
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