Hi all,
So I have an HP Omen 870-244 (i7-7700 Kaby Lake, GTX1070) and I recently wanted to upgrade a few components for some light gaming (GTA V, EVE, Destiny 2, and maybe some Star Citizen).
I bought a new case (Antec NX1000) and CoolerMaster MasterLiquid 240 AIO because I noticed lately that while gaming every now and then the system would overheat.
I transferred everything over to the new case, and when I tried to mount the AIO, it epically failed. (The cpu bracket holder is also mounted to the backplate that the cooler would have to replace, but has no ability for me to mount the cpu bracket)
So I ended up not adding the AIO cooler but now the system won't boot up. It gives me 3 long beeps and 2 short ones and for the life of me I can't figure out what the post beeps are after searching the internet for HP Thimphu-K post codes.
So I'm in a spot now where I just want to say F it, and upgrade the motherboard and cpu now and then eventually upgrade the graphics card down the line.
I'm looking at an Intel i5-9600k or the Ryzen 3600x, but would appreciate any input as the benchmark scores I look online are varied.
Also open to other suggestions, but not looking to spend more than $400-500 all in for a cpu and mobo.
Appreciate any feedback.