Build Advice Upgrade - - switching from AMD to Intel CPU and changing motherboard (after it broke) ?

[Cursed Chico]

Current Specs
Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (8 cores)
RAM: 32 GB Ballistix RAM (2x16GB)
Storage: 2 SSDs
Power Supply: GamePower GP-650 PC Power Supply
GPU: (I forgot the model.)

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This PC stopped working while I was removing the NVMe drive.
I took it to a service center, and they found that both the CPU and motherboard were faulty.
Now, I want to switch to an Intel setup.
Buying a new CPU + motherboard will be expensive for me, but I need a stable system.
I can't upgrade my current laptop because it has an onboard CPU. So i cant change parts. Only ram upgrade but upgrading i3 ram is not enough.


I'm thinking of switching to Intel i5-13400 for that desktop:
🔗 Intel i5-13400 Specs


For the motherboard, is something like ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 good enough?
🔗 ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 on Amazon

or to Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 over ASUS Prime H610M-K D4
because:

• • Better VRM Design: Ensures stable power delivery, especially under load.
  • Enhanced Connectivity: More USB ports and support for faster storage options.
  • Future-Proofing: Better support for upcoming hardware upgrades.

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What I use the PC for:

• Keeping lots of Chrome tabs open, researching, switching
• Watching videos, listening to music
• Using ChatGPT
• Light gaming (Dota 2 — no heavy games)
• Occasional coding with IntelliJ (not very heavy projects)

Currently, I'm on a laptop with an i3 and 16GB RAM, and it still handles most things.
With 32GB RAM on the new setup, I think it will be more than enough for everything I need.

 

[punkncat]

Double check that the BIOS revision that board comes with will support the 13th gen out of box. It may need a BIOS update as isn't 6xx native to 12th gen Intel? (I did not check for you)

IMO, check to see what pricing is on a Ryzen 7xxx and motherboard in your area. This will leave a much better and mostly trouble-free upgrade path. The higher end 'K' skew for Intel 13/14th gen are not anything I would recommend messing with.

 

[Cursed Chico]

Double check that the BIOS revision that board comes with will support the 13th gen out of box. It may need a BIOS update as isn't 6xx native to 12th gen Intel? (I did not check for you)

IMO, check to see what pricing is on a Ryzen 7xxx and motherboard in your area. This will leave a much better and mostly trouble-free upgrade path. The higher end 'K' skew for Intel 13/14th gen are not anything I would recommend messing with.

I am also thinking to move to Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR

• • Better VRM Design: Ensures stable power delivery, especially under load.
  • Enhanced Connectivity: More USB ports and support for faster storage options.
  • Future-Proofing: Better support for upcoming hardware upgrades.

And i think if i switch ryzen 7xxx , i need to change ram to ddr5? Now i have ddr4. Here, cheapest one is for 7000 series, ryzen 7 7700 3.8 32 mb cache. double price of i5 13400f.

 

[geofelt]

I3-13400 is comparable in performance to the R-5800.
If your performance before was ok, then the cpu is a suitable replacement.
Since the B760 is the same price on Amazon, pick the better motherboard. H610 motherboards are budget boards and not always of the best quality.

Your DDR4 ram is fine; Intel is not picky about ram.
I would pay a bit more for the I3-13400 vs. thei3-13400F.
Your needs do not require a discrete graphics card.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

This PC stopped working while I was removing the NVMe drive.

Please elaborate!? Presumably you tried to remove the SSD whilst the PC was switched off, and entirely unplugged? I just don't see how this happened.

 

[Cursed Chico]

Please elaborate!? Presumably you tried to remove the SSD whilst the PC was switched off, and entirely unplugged? I just don't see how this happened.

Here also i wanted help https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...0-plus-is-not-starting.3873537/#post-23436980
While removing nvme, it was not connected to psu of course but somehow it did not start anymore .i took 3 places and they could not start also.

 

[beyondlogic]

Current Specs
Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (8 cores)
RAM: 32 GB Ballistix RAM (2x16GB)
Storage: 2 SSDs
Power Supply: GamePower GP-650 PC Power Supply
GPU: (I forgot the model.)

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This PC stopped working while I was removing the NVMe drive.
I took it to a service center, and they found that both the CPU and motherboard were faulty.
Now, I want to switch to an Intel setup.
Buying a new CPU + motherboard will be expensive for me, but I need a stable system.
I can't upgrade my current laptop because it has an onboard CPU. So i cant change parts. Only ram upgrade but upgrading i3 ram is not enough.


I'm thinking of switching to Intel i5-13400 for that desktop:
🔗 Intel i5-13400 Specs


For the motherboard, is something like ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 good enough?
🔗 ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 on Amazon

or to Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 over ASUS Prime H610M-K D4
because:

• • Better VRM Design: Ensures stable power delivery, especially under load.
  • Enhanced Connectivity: More USB ports and support for faster storage options.
  • Future-Proofing: Better support for upcoming hardware upgrades.

---

What I use the PC for:

• Keeping lots of Chrome tabs open, researching, switching
• Watching videos, listening to music
• Using ChatGPT
• Light gaming (Dota 2 — no heavy games)
• Occasional coding with IntelliJ (not very heavy projects)

Currently, I'm on a laptop with an i3 and 16GB RAM, and it still handles most things.
With 32GB RAM on the new setup, I think it will be more than enough for everything I need.

Dunno what the shop is on but I would assume it's a bad PSU over the motherboard gamepower isn't a great brand.

The b550 tuf board I have aswell and it's actually the bios that needs tweaking it was running my CPU out of spec and pushing the voltage to high. Causing CPU to overheat and shut off. And drawing unnecessary power consumption adding that with a bad PSU could have killed the board but I doubt it. The things your doing aren't going heavy but they are CPU heavy.

If you want to avoid alot of headaches I'd just get a b550 gigabyte board do a fresh install of windows. And replace the god awful PSU which probly is masquerading as a 650w unit when it's actually like 528w on the 12v rail

The CPU is most likely fine.

Are you based in UK or USA etc ?

 

[Cursed Chico]

Dunno what the shop is on but I would assume it's a bad PSU over the motherboard gamepower isn't a great brand.

The b550 tuf board I have aswell and it's actually the bios that needs tweaking it was running my CPU out of spec and pushing the voltage to high. Causing CPU to overheat and shut off. And drawing unnecessary power consumption adding that with a bad PSU could have killed the board but I doubt it. The things your doing aren't going heavy but they are CPU heavy.

If you want to avoid alot of headaches I'd just get a b550 gigabyte board do a fresh install of windows. And replace the god awful PSU which probly is masquerading as a 650w unit when it's actually like 528w on the 12v rail

The CPU is most likely fine.

Are you based in UK or USA etc ?

No. i am in turkey. I also use linux. I am confused about which cpu to buy. i512600k i513400f 13500. they are all in similar prices. if i increase 40 usd, i can buy next expensive. This can og until i7 but i wont need i7 probably so i5 last genereations are good for me as i see.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

I'd have to agree with @beyondlogic. It's possible the PSU is damaged, and it's not a very good one. It could be the issue.

If the PSU went bad, it's possible it could have fried something, but if the system was off and unplugged, and then you took the SSD out, and now it won't start, I just see this as mainly a PSU issue. If you can get a new PSU (which is a whole lot cheaper than a new base system) it might just solve the issue. I'd go that route before buying a new CPU/Mobo.

 

[Cursed Chico]

I'd have to agree with @beyondlogic. It's possible the PSU is damaged, and it's not a very good one. It could be the issue.

If the PSU went bad, it's possible it could have fried something, but if the system was off and unplugged, and then you took the SSD out, and now it won't start, I just see this as mainly a PSU issue. If you can get a new PSU (which is a whole lot cheaper than a new base system) it might just solve the issue. I'd go that route before buying a new CPU/Mobo.

But if it is fried, what will it solve now to buy new psu? If i will buy new cpu+motherboard, i should buy also new psu to prevent smiliar damage?