ImmortalSkillit
SteeevRay
Hey folks, first off, sorry if I posted this is the wrong area or if it is frowned upon, but I need a bit of help with pinpointing a few essentials I'm going to be needed for a new(ish) rig.
The last time I came to this forum I was greeted with an absolute ton of help and thoughtful replies, so I felt this should certainly be my first stop when it came to rebuilding, and thus, here we are now.
So, long story short, my MSI motherboard ate it. Randomly. Like they enjoy doing. This is okay with me, since the socket on it (FM2+ I believe) was limiting me on upgrading my rig anyways. I'm going to assume that my power supply, a logisys 550w should be able to transfer over to my new build, though if you feel otherwise please let me know!
Since the board is toast, I'm assuming I'm going to want to replace:
Motherboard
Processor
RAM sticks
My last rig used an APU, so I did not need a video card. I'm not opposed to a CPU/GPU this go around, but I would like to keep my total cost in the 3-400 range, cheaper if possible.
My hard drive has windows 7 and as far as I know I should be able to plug both that and my CD drive straight into my next rig, so I won't be needing those. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I will also need a case. My last one needed some custom modding to allow for the motherboard to set correctly, so I'd rather just start fresh.
If you have any suggestions please shoot away! Also, feel free to poke fun of me if I'm completely wrong about anything I listed that I need, I'm certainly more of an equipment operator rather than a techie
If it helps, I'm using the PC for just casual gaming, though I need it able to handle twitch streaming swimmingly.
The last time I came to this forum I was greeted with an absolute ton of help and thoughtful replies, so I felt this should certainly be my first stop when it came to rebuilding, and thus, here we are now.
So, long story short, my MSI motherboard ate it. Randomly. Like they enjoy doing. This is okay with me, since the socket on it (FM2+ I believe) was limiting me on upgrading my rig anyways. I'm going to assume that my power supply, a logisys 550w should be able to transfer over to my new build, though if you feel otherwise please let me know!
Since the board is toast, I'm assuming I'm going to want to replace:
Motherboard
Processor
RAM sticks
My last rig used an APU, so I did not need a video card. I'm not opposed to a CPU/GPU this go around, but I would like to keep my total cost in the 3-400 range, cheaper if possible.
My hard drive has windows 7 and as far as I know I should be able to plug both that and my CD drive straight into my next rig, so I won't be needing those. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I will also need a case. My last one needed some custom modding to allow for the motherboard to set correctly, so I'd rather just start fresh.
If you have any suggestions please shoot away! Also, feel free to poke fun of me if I'm completely wrong about anything I listed that I need, I'm certainly more of an equipment operator rather than a techie
If it helps, I'm using the PC for just casual gaming, though I need it able to handle twitch streaming swimmingly.