Upgrade advice

[whconley]

Need advice on a motherboard replacement. Presently have a Gigabyte MB with Athlon 64 X2 5400 cpu. It has suddenly refused to power up anymore and with a Gigabyte tech's "assistance", we've determined it is shot. I have a new Corsair TX 650w power supply, EVGA GeForce 8600GT pci-e video card (256mb), 2gb of DDR2 ram, Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 250gb SATA drive, and an Arctic Cooler 64 Freezer Pro.

Not a super gamer but do use graphic programs and AutCAD. Would love to be able to use most of my existing components and wondering if there is a decent MB and CPU combination to look at.

 

[nikorr]

Well, this would get u going with all old parts and it gives u upgrade ability to AM3+.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157274 $53.99

But its a veteran!

 

[nikorr]

What is your budget? For about $300 u could have much faster computer with all your parts. Think about that, before u buy. There are good deals out there now!

 

[whconley]

Budget- wise I don't know if I really want to be near $300. I was hoping for condiderably less, but if it doesn't make sense, I may need to rethink. Again, my goal is a solid system.

 

[nikorr]

Budget- wise I don't know if I really want to be near $300. I was hoping for condiderably less, but if it doesn't make sense, I may need to rethink. Again, my goal is a solid system.

U can spend $55 and be where u are now, or spend more and get superb speed compare to what u have now. There are generations between that.