mofoboard im lost...

[Whiskeybender]

I really need some help, im very lost.

I have a pretty old MOBO msi n1966. I resently bought a sdd (samsung 850 evo) then it accured to me: my motherboard does not have sata3, also it does not support more than 4gb ram.

So i think its time to upgrade. but.. Which one to choose!? I've watched hours of videos trying to explain, but i simply do not understand it... Im planning on buying a new graphics card aswell, but funds are tight so i will be later on. Right now my concern is getting a motherboard up to date. yet also one that can run my older components. I know im demanding My GPU is Ati Radeon HD 5700. CPU is AMD Phenom II X4 945 Ram is 2x2gb kingston ( i dont know if that matters).

 

So my prayer to you is, to tell me which motherboard would be the best for me. And still affordable, im planning on getting a gforce 970 later. 

Im pretty new with this, so bear with me. 

 

Thanks alot!!

 

Greetings Whiskeybender.

[aneil1998]

Return the SSD and rebuild the system from scratch

 

The components are dated. A max budget will help

[Whiskeybender]

Hmm okay. But do you have a recommendation for a MOBO? That would support the gforce 970

i have no clue on how to see if they fit.

[Godlygamer23]

Hmm okay. But do you have a recommendation for a MOBO? That would support the gforce 970

i have no clue on how to see if they fit.

All somewhat recently released motherboards come with PCIe x16 or x8 2.0/3.0. That's all you need for the 970.

[aneil1998]

Hmm okay. But do you have a recommendation for a MOBO? That would support the gforce 970

i have no clue on how to see if they fit.

Your next 2 options will be to buy a motherboard or build a new system. 

 

Here's a system build for you. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($62.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($32.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($80.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Total: $512.83

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 06:24 EST-0500

[Bl00dgod]

afaik the phenom should bottleneck the 970

my mate tried to play rise son of rome on his rig with a phenom 2x4 and a 970 and it stuttered hard even without maxed settings

you should check for some decent h97 chipset motherboards and something like a xeon 1231 v3

 

edit: nice build @aneil1998

[Godlygamer23]

afaik the phenom should bottleneck the 970

my mate tried to play rise son of rome on his rig with a phenom 2x4 and a 970 and it stuttered hard even without maxed settings

Lowering settings can actually further reveal the CPU bottleneck.