Question motherboard upgrade

[froggy8]

hi guys

been a few times that i wanted leds and other lights in my pc then realised i cant because of my old motherboard.

i am so tempted to just get an rgb motherboard then i wont have this problem but i dont know which one to go for though.

i would need an rgb header but what else do you i need on the motherboard or is that it?


many thanks

 

[rgd1101]

what the cpu?

 

[Tfo052]

Hello, you can have lights in your computer currently if you buy a light strip with remote control that plugs into the sata power from your PSU. You can't control it from your pc software though and you have to use the remote included.

 

[froggy8]

sorry will give you my specs

Mainboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme 4
Processor: Intel i5 4570S 2.90GHz
Memory: Kingston Hyper Beast 16GB PC3-12800
GPU 1: nVidia GeForce GTX 480
Power: Corsair CX600 Modular
Case: typhoo pro
Hard Disk: Seagate 1TB
ssd: 256gb
hard disk: 2tb

yeah, i thought about rgb hubs but i would still like the option as standard though.

 

[rgd1101]

hub is the way to go for this old cpu. don't remember rgb being a thing back then.

 

[froggy8]

hub is the way to go for this old cpu. don't remember rgb being a thing back then.

thank you for reply,

if i remembered it correctly, rgb only came in few years ago.

ok, lets say i wanted to upgrade my cpu to i7? is it doable?

 

[rgd1101]

nothing on gen 4.
maybe gen 7/8

 

[froggy8]

nothing on gen 4.
maybe gen 7/8

hhmmmm.....cheapest ive seen is 170:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Co...134420?hash=item2f563a7494:g:g7AAAOSw24VgVLqY