So heres the short story. A few weeks ago my pc suffered a power surge. I bought a new power supply but it stil didn't work. I took it to a repair shop to get the problem diagnosed and the components tested.
The diagnosis was as follows:
CPU - Untested (he didn't have a suitable motherboard) (i5-4690K)
Motherboard - DEAD
RAM - Working (it's DDR3 2 x 8GB Kingston Fury Black)
Hard Drives (HDD & SSD) - DEAD (this is a big rip - honestly I'd have traded my whole rig for these two to be alive - working on a possible way of getting back data but I'm not confident)
Power Supply (NEW) - Working
Power Supply (OLD) - DEAD
GPU - Working (GTX 750Ti - bit old haha)
And this is where I currently am left.
I'm an avid gamer (I play a LOT of CSGO - not a very graphic intensive game) who plays a lot of games, but mainly shooters.
I need a new CPU, Motherboard & Graphics Card.
Here's my thoughts after some research:
CPU: (1) i5-8400 (£170-180), (2) i5-8600K (£240-250), (3) i5-9600K (£240-250)
Motherboard: Not sure here really but I'll list several - Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra, ASUS TUF H370-Pro Gaming Wifi, MSI Arsenal Z270 Gaming Plus, Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5, AsRock H370M Pro4, Gigabyte Z370P D3.
GPU: GTX 1060//1660Ti//1070//1070Ti
Oh and I need RAM - DDR4 right?
Oh and my case is the NZXT S340 Black/Red.
I want a good gaming PC that will run CSGO at very high FPS but will run games like Apex Legends very well too.
I have an 144Hz Monitor and I won't higher than 1080p resolution I dont think.
I'm open to all suggestions and thank you for your time. I'm an Intel fanboy but feel free to suggest AMD. I feel they have come on a long way but also often prefer Intel due to reliability and just my own preference and past as well as my friends who have had AMD.
Thanks for reading ❤
The diagnosis was as follows:
CPU - Untested (he didn't have a suitable motherboard) (i5-4690K)
Motherboard - DEAD
RAM - Working (it's DDR3 2 x 8GB Kingston Fury Black)
Hard Drives (HDD & SSD) - DEAD (this is a big rip - honestly I'd have traded my whole rig for these two to be alive - working on a possible way of getting back data but I'm not confident)
Power Supply (NEW) - Working
Power Supply (OLD) - DEAD
GPU - Working (GTX 750Ti - bit old haha)
And this is where I currently am left.
I'm an avid gamer (I play a LOT of CSGO - not a very graphic intensive game) who plays a lot of games, but mainly shooters.
I need a new CPU, Motherboard & Graphics Card.
Here's my thoughts after some research:
CPU: (1) i5-8400 (£170-180), (2) i5-8600K (£240-250), (3) i5-9600K (£240-250)
Motherboard: Not sure here really but I'll list several - Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Ultra, ASUS TUF H370-Pro Gaming Wifi, MSI Arsenal Z270 Gaming Plus, Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5, AsRock H370M Pro4, Gigabyte Z370P D3.
GPU: GTX 1060//1660Ti//1070//1070Ti
Oh and I need RAM - DDR4 right?
Oh and my case is the NZXT S340 Black/Red.
I want a good gaming PC that will run CSGO at very high FPS but will run games like Apex Legends very well too.
I have an 144Hz Monitor and I won't higher than 1080p resolution I dont think.
I'm open to all suggestions and thank you for your time. I'm an Intel fanboy but feel free to suggest AMD. I feel they have come on a long way but also often prefer Intel due to reliability and just my own preference and past as well as my friends who have had AMD.
Thanks for reading ❤