quicky008
Technomancer
Recently my 5 yrs old asus b75 mobo died-i had been using it for all these years with an i5 3450 cpu.
I tried looking for a suitable replacement for my older board but couldn't find any-h61 mobos can still be found but they don't support many essential features like usb 3 etc.
Now the only choice that remains is to discard my older components and go for a completely new setup. But i found a seller who is offering a new 4th gen i5 cpu(i5 4460) for 8000-if i buy it and pair it with a b85 or h81 mobo(subject to availability of course) then i can get a working setup for 15-16k(as i will be able to reuse my existing ddr3 ram).
Will going for a 4th gen cpu-motherboard combo be a good idea? I use my system for gaming and watching hd content. Or should I ditch this older platform and go for something newer such as ryzen or coffee lake?
Please advise what i should do, the main reason i am pondering this is due to the fact that my budget for ram+cpu +board is limited to around 20k at the moment.
I tried looking for a suitable replacement for my older board but couldn't find any-h61 mobos can still be found but they don't support many essential features like usb 3 etc.
Now the only choice that remains is to discard my older components and go for a completely new setup. But i found a seller who is offering a new 4th gen i5 cpu(i5 4460) for 8000-if i buy it and pair it with a b85 or h81 mobo(subject to availability of course) then i can get a working setup for 15-16k(as i will be able to reuse my existing ddr3 ram).
Will going for a 4th gen cpu-motherboard combo be a good idea? I use my system for gaming and watching hd content. Or should I ditch this older platform and go for something newer such as ryzen or coffee lake?
Please advise what i should do, the main reason i am pondering this is due to the fact that my budget for ram+cpu +board is limited to around 20k at the moment.