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Recently my motherboard ( Asus Z97M Plus ) quietly passed away.

 

Unfortunately now I'm looking for a replacement but I'm having quite a hard time buying new ( no stock or the prices sky rocketed by about 100-200€ since when they were released ) and I'd prefer not to buy used.

 

Now I'm debating if I should drop 600€ on a new build, but I'd also love to squeeze a few more years out of my 4690k before selling it for cheap.

 

Man am I frustrated.

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What about selling the 4690K to offset the cost or is that already taken into account?

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Yep s1150 has been dead for close to 3 years now, so limited stock is just something that gradually happens. The 4690K doesn't really have much value anymore to begin with since the i5-8400 and 8600K released. I'd just jump to a new platform and sell off the remaining unusable parts (like the RAM).

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3 minutes ago, fear92 said:

Recently my motherboard ( Asus Z97M Plus ) quietly passed away.

 

Unfortunately now I'm looking for a replacement but I'm having quite a hard time buying new ( no stock or the prices sky rocketed by about 100-200€ since when they were released ) and I'd prefer not to buy used.

 

Now I'm debating if I should drop 600€ on a new build, but I'd also love to squeeze a few more years out of my 4690k before selling it for cheap.

 

Man am I frustrated.

first of all what do you use your PC for ?, because that would help you decide on if its necessary to actually buy a brand new CPU 

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Look for lower / older chipset

Z87 or B85 or even H81

 

Working system is better than no system. Finding Z87/97 is marginally better than to look for Z77 (1155) here, but the CPU is still expensive.

$180 for i5 4440 compared to $100 i5 2500 + Board.

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These are used, price range € 55-70

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Honestly Z87 and Z97 boards new are an incredibly shitty buy. Either sell what you have working and upgrade to Coffee Lake or get a used Z97 board

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2 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

first of all what do you use your PC for ?, because that would help you decide on if its necessary to actually buy a brand new CPU 

Just gaming plus I'd love to buy an Oculus Rift in the near future.

 

6 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

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I'm able to find a used motherboard for 70€ so it's kinda hard to spend almost 10 times that much for an upgrade ( even if I have no money issues, I'm just a tad bit too frugal )

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1 minute ago, fear92 said:

Just gaming plus I'd love to buy an Oculus Rift in the near future.

 

I'm able to find a used motherboard for 70€ so it's kinda hard to spend almost 10 times that much for an upgrade ( even if I have no money issues, I'm just a tad bit too frugal )

You specified you didn't want to go used, but of course, used is the cheapest solution :P

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15 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

You specified you didn't want to go used, but of course, used is the cheapest solution :P

I'm still sour for the loss :( and I'd trust a used one even less.

 

I guess that this is still the same discussion like all the other  "Should I upgrade hurr durr".

 

I know what options I have, but I also need to vent!

 

41 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Honestly Z87 and Z97 boards new are an incredibly shitty buy. Either sell what you have working and upgrade to Coffee Lake or get a used Z97 board

Yup pretty much.

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1 hour ago, fear92 said:

Recently my motherboard ( Asus Z97M Plus ) quietly passed away.

 

Unfortunately now I'm looking for a replacement but I'm having quite a hard time buying new ( no stock or the prices sky rocketed by about 100-200€ since when they were released ) and I'd prefer not to buy used.

 

Now I'm debating if I should drop 600€ on a new build, but I'd also love to squeeze a few more years out of my 4690k before selling it for cheap.

 

Man am I frustrated.

I'm selling a used Z97K for $40 USD + Shipping.

 

If the price seems low it's cos I'm in a bit of a rush to sell and cos people on eBay are charging as much where I am right now,

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45 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I'm selling a used Z97K for $40 USD + Shipping.

 

If the price seems low it's cos I'm in a bit of a rush to sell and cos people on eBay are charging as much where I am right now,

Judging by the USD price I can tell you that shipping would eat up your cheap price, sorry.

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2 hours ago, fear92 said:

Just gaming plus I'd love to buy an Oculus Rift in the near future.

 

I'm able to find a used motherboard for 70€ so it's kinda hard to spend almost 10 times that much for an upgrade ( even if I have no money issues, I'm just a tad bit too frugal )

If you have a tight budget id stick with your current CPU, but if you can afford it go for a newer generation like Kaby lake or coffee lake, especially if you are planning on buying a VR headset in the future 

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7 minutes ago, manlykeweaver465 said:

If you have a tight budget id stick with your current CPU, but if you can afford it go for a newer generation like Kaby lake or coffee lake, especially if you are planning on buying a VR headset in the future 

Money is not a problem I could easily drop 2k on a new pc, but I am quite bothered that this build lasted me 3 years when I was aiming at around 5 years before jumping on a new upgrade.

 

Plus now I'm scared that I might hop on a socket that is near the end of it's life.

( I know that AM4 will be around for at least 2 more years but I'm scarred by this mediocre experience with 1150 )

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11 minutes ago, fear92 said:

Money is not a problem I could easily drop 2k on a new pc, but I am quite bothered that this build lasted me 3 years when I was aiming at around 5 years before jumping on a new upgrade.

 

Plus now I'm scared that I might hop on a socket that is near the end of it's life.

( I know that AM4 will be around for at least 2 more years but I'm scarred by this mediocre experience with 1150 )

i mean my friends still use lga 1150 and they have been for years, their PC's are still going strong, but in that case id recommend upgrading to a newer generation like an i5 8600k or an i7 7700k 

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