wait or buy ?

[sohail14]

currently my mobo died z170a m5 and manufracture stopped but in local store available but not same company . i have i5 6402p now i buyed that mobo and cpu 3 years ago . my confusion is should i buy again same old motherboard which 200 dollar so i can run 1 or 2 more year after that i will buy new processor and mobo even gpu or can i buy new x570 mobo and new cpu now ? whats your opinion ? . my current specs gtx 1070 , i5 6402p , msi z170a m5 ( which is dead ) , nvme samsung 970 evo . if i buy that range of old mobo so that i can buy new cpu and gpu and mobo which is faster than if i buy new mobo and cpu now . what do i need to do , buy new mobo and cpu or buy old mobo and wait for 1.5 year then buy new one ( gpu , cpu , mobo )  for gaming ? sorry my english

[aisle9]

If it's not price-prohibitive, I'd go for the X570/Ryzen combo any day of the week over buying an old board on a dead socket.

[boggy77]

if you find the mobo you need used for like $60, get it. otherwise, get a new platform. i wouldn't invest $200 in a dead platform.

[minibois]

2 minutes ago, sohail14 said:

currently my mobo died z170a m5 and manufracture stopped but in local store available but not same company . i have i5 6402p now i buyed that mobo and cpu 3 years ago . my confusion is should i buy again same old motherboard which 200 dollar so i can run 1 or 2 more year after that i will buy new processor and mobo even gpu or can i buy new x570 mobo and new cpu now ? whats your opinion ? . my current specs gtx 1070 , i5 6402p , msi z170a m5 ( which is dead ) , nvme samsung 970 evo . if i buy that range of old mobo so that i can buy new cpu and gpu and mobo which is faster than if i buy new mobo and cpu now . what do i need to do , buy new mobo and cpu or buy old mobo and wait for 1.5 year then buy new one ( gpu , cpu , mobo ) ? sorry my english

You should either get a cheap 1151v1 board (like a B250 board) or just go X570 (or good B450. Like Ryzen 5 3600 + B450 Gaming Plus).

If you go for Ryzen, you should definitely have 3000Mhz+ memory.

[Fasauceome]

any cheap H110/210 or B150/250 is a much better call. A $200 motherboard for a locked i5 was a bad idea in the first place

[sohail14]

1 minute ago, aisle9 said:

If it's not price-prohibitive, I'd go for the X570/Ryzen combo any day of the week over buying an old board on a dead socket.

intel have more performance than ryzen in gaming , but i dont about new amd so which one is best ?

[GrockleTD]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

if you find the mobo you need used for like $60, get it. otherwise, get a new platform. i wouldn't invest $200 in a dead platform.

Well, not at least for a main rig. *looks pointedly @Zando Bob*

[sohail14]

Just now, Fasauceome said:

any cheap H110/210 or B150/250 is a much better call. A $200 motherboard for a locked i5 was a bad idea in the first place

i dont know about the old mobo price , that mobo price will probably below 150 dollar i think cuz thats old right ?

[boggy77]

2 minutes ago, sohail14 said:

intel have more performance than ryzen in gaming , but i dont about new amd so which one is best ?

at the moment, ryzen delivers best value. a r5 3600 is $170 and blows $250 intel cpus away

[boggy77]

EDIT: nevermind

[sohail14]

6 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

at the moment, ryzen delivers best value. a r5 3600 is $170 and blows $250 intel cpus away

or should i wait for next gen cpu ?

[boggy77]

Just now, sohail14 said:

or should i wait for next gen cpu ?

entirely up to you. as I said, I wouldn't spend more than $60 on a dead platform. if you manage to find a working motherboard, go for it, otherwise, if you're happy to spend $300 on a new platform, do that instead.

[aisle9]

10 minutes ago, sohail14 said:

i dont know about the old mobo price , that mobo price will probably below 150 dollar i think cuz thats old right ?

Mobo prices on the used market are weird. Some will spike because the chipsets are starting to fail and the supply is no longer there, some will spike because it's suddenly a viable alternative to new options (X58, E3 Xeons), and some will spike for no discernible reason whatsoever.

[sohail14]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

entirely up to you. as I said, I wouldn't spend more than $60 on a dead platform. if you manage to find a working motherboard, go for it, otherwise, if you're happy to spend $300 on a new platform, do that instead.

if buy new one now , this will support ray tracing ?
 

[boggy77]

Just now, sohail14 said:

if buy new one now , this will support ray tracing ?
 

ray tracing is a gpu feature, not a cpu feature. you current card (1070) doesn't support it.

[GrockleTD]

1 minute ago, boggy77 said:

ray tracing is a gpu feature, not a cpu feature. you current card (1070) doesn't support it.

*in real time

[sohail14]

8 minutes ago, boggy77 said:

ray tracing is a gpu feature, not a cpu feature. you current card (1070) doesn't support it.

in that amd new processor  it has more core but still i5 9600k is beating in game performance why ? will this cpu for 5 year or depends ? thank you

[boggy77]

7 minutes ago, sohail14 said:

in that amd new processor also have ps5 ? it has more core but still i5 9600k is beating in game performance why ? will this cpu for 5 year or depends ? thank you

the 9600 is about 4% better in current games on average than the 3600. it is also 25% more expensive

[Zando_]

29 minutes ago, GrockleTD said:

Well, not at least for a main rig. *looks pointedly @Zando Bob*

[Mooshi]

When my mobo for the i5 2500k died, I wasn't going to drop $200 for a used ROG board, I got a cheap MSI off eBay. Shortly after, I build a 6700k rig to replace it ( now belonging to the GF )

[greenmax]

2 hours ago, sohail14 said:

or should i wait for next gen cpu ?

You will always be waiting for the next