- Oct 3, 2001
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I built a system a few years ago for some mid range gaming running windows 8.1. The motherboard is beginning to flake and Id like to replace it with something comparable, using as many of the spare parts as possible.I'm trying to find an inexpensive MB or CPU\MB replacement (~$100-150 USD) since this is used for occasional gaming of older games.
Current system (with failing MB)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 Socket AM3+ CPU
MSI 870A-G54 Motherboard
HIS Radeon HD5770 Graphics Card
16GB DDR 3 RAM
Sandisk 128GB SSD System Drive
WD 1TB Black HDD
1. What YOUR PC will be used for - occasional FPS gaming (UrbanTerror,COD etc.)
2. What YOUR budget is - $100-150 USD
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. -USA, there is a Fry's on the other side of town, but a Microcenter down the street.Could also be Newegg or Amazon.
4. n/a
5. IF YOU have a brand preference - Id prefer AMD, but if there is a reasonable combo for an Intel set I'd consider it.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are - Everything in current system except MB and CPU
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. - Stock
8. N/A
9. WHEN do you plan to build it? Within 2 weeks.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software? no.
Current system (with failing MB)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 Socket AM3+ CPU
MSI 870A-G54 Motherboard
HIS Radeon HD5770 Graphics Card
16GB DDR 3 RAM
Sandisk 128GB SSD System Drive
WD 1TB Black HDD
1. What YOUR PC will be used for - occasional FPS gaming (UrbanTerror,COD etc.)
2. What YOUR budget is - $100-150 USD
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. -USA, there is a Fry's on the other side of town, but a Microcenter down the street.Could also be Newegg or Amazon.
4. n/a
5. IF YOU have a brand preference - Id prefer AMD, but if there is a reasonable combo for an Intel set I'd consider it.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are - Everything in current system except MB and CPU
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds. - Stock
8. N/A
9. WHEN do you plan to build it? Within 2 weeks.
X. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software? no.
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