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Hey guys, I got another $250 that I could use on upgrading my system. Right now, my CPU is an AMD A8-6500 and an MS-7778 (Also called 2AE0?) Micro ATX MOBO. I want to do this because I have a Hyper 212 EVO lying around and also because I need a motherboard that supports at least 2 case fans. Oh and could the motherboard have built in WiFi? Help?

 

--Upgrade must be Micro ATX please--

PC Specs:

•CPU and MOBO stated above w/stock cooler because the motherboard won't have fitting headers for my 212 EVO

•2TB HDD

•8GB Generic Samsung RAM

•GTX 1050

•Fractal Design Core 1100 Case

•Windows 10 Home

 

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i5-6500 and pretty much any cheap H110 motherboard. If you somehow fit it into your budget, get a 6600k and a Z170 board.

EDIT: Cheapest Z170 mobo I could find: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/N4nG3C/asrock-motherboard-z170mpro4s

Just pair this with a i5-6600k and overclock it.

EDIT #2: Lol I'm an idiot this all adds up to over $300 *facepalm*

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CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones:  Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds

 

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wait some for zen.

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

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HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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5 minutes ago, MValuableP said:

You can buy cd drives that install something on your pc that'll allow it to use wifi. I don't exactly remember what it's called, but I did it for my own pc a while ago and it worked very well

A motherboard can't support WiFi unless it has a receiver built in our you install one. 

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16 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

wait some for zen.

AMD is going to release the 399-550 USD high end CPUs first, the lower end to mid tier might take some time.

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1 minute ago, Castdeath97 said:

AMD is going to release the 399-550 USD high end CPUs first, the lower end to mid tier might take some time.

we don't know that is all speculation 

Good luck, Have fun, Build PC, and have a Wii and PS2 as your only consoles.

NightHawk 3.0: R7 5700x @, B550A vision D, H105, 2x32gb Oloy 3600, Asrock RX9070xt Steel Legends, Corsair RM750X, 500gb 850 evo, 2tb rocket and 5tb Toshiba x300, 3x 6TB WD Black W10 all in a Obsidian 750D airflow.
GF PC: (NightHawk 2.0): R7 2700x, B450m vision D, 4x8gb Geli 2933, Sapphire RX 6700XT  Nitro+, CX650M RGB, Obsidian 350D

Skunkworks: R5 3500U, 16gb, 500gb 860 evo, Vega 8. HP probook G455R G6 Ubuntu 20. LTS

Condor (MC server): 6600K, z170m plus, 16gb corsair vengeance LPX, samsung 750 evo, EVGA BR 450.

Spirt  (NAS) ASUS Z9PR-D12, 2x E5 2620V2, 8x4gb, 24 3tb HDD. F80 800gb cache, trueNAS, 2x12disk raid Z3 stripped

HP probook 445R G6 review

 

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6 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

we don't know that is all speculation 

Well AMD reviled their high end option first and we got no words from them about the mid tier CPUs release dates and prices. Also, almost every rumour (not every rumour is a speculation) points to a later release.

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1 hour ago, kelvinhall05 said:

i5-6500 and pretty much any cheap H110 motherboard. If you somehow fit it into your budget, get a 6600k and a Z170 board.

EDIT: Cheapest Z170 mobo I could find: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/N4nG3C/asrock-motherboard-z170mpro4s

Just pair this with a i5-6600k and overclock it.

EDIT #2: Lol I'm an idiot this all adds up to over $300 *facepalm*

Thats a damn pretty good deal...

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2 hours ago, kelvinhall05 said:

i5-6500 and pretty much any cheap H110 motherboard. If you somehow fit it into your budget, get a 6600k and a Z170 board.

EDIT: Cheapest Z170 mobo I could find: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/N4nG3C/asrock-motherboard-z170mpro4s

Just pair this with a i5-6600k and overclock it.

EDIT #2: Lol I'm an idiot this all adds up to over $300 *facepalm*

Will this be able to destroy my CPU and mobo?

:P

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