• Reasonably Priced Equivalent to AMD Phenom 955 BE?
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In a certain series of unfortunate events some of my hardware failed, my CPU included. I'm going to have to get some new parts, and I was wondering what a reasonably priced equivalent-or-better CPU would be and what ATX motherboard would be a good match for it (I can't seem to find a 955 BE on newegg anymore) Edit: I also have [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277"]this RAM[/URL], should I keep it or toss it?
The 955 BE is pretty old, that's why you can't find it. What exactly is your budget?
$150 or less for each component (or $300 or less for both) would be ideal.
This would do you well. Would also be a good improvement on the Phenom. I would also suggest new/at least more RAM. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nJW4qs]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nJW4qs/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54570]Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($196.97 @ OutletPC) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-b85pro4]ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($74.99 @ Newegg) [b]Total:[/b] $271.96 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i]
Hey thanks a ton! I've heard some bad things about ASRock motherboards though. I'm not concerned with a whole bunch of fancy-ass heatsink features I don't need, but will that board last me a while?
[QUOTE=Smug Bastard;45192828]Hey thanks a ton! I've heard some bad things about ASRock motherboards though. I'm not concerned with a whole bunch of fancy-ass heatsink features I don't need, but will that board last me a while?[/QUOTE] Yeah. The B85 is a solid board. And asrock used to be mediocre. They are a breakoff from ASUS that originated to compete with dirt cheap OEM manufacturers like Foxconn, but are in the consumer market full force now. I have one, and it's been excellent.
Excellent, B85 it is then! Thank you so much.
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