- Joined
- Feb 13, 2013
- Messages
- 91
- Motherboard
- Hackintosh 10.9.1
- CPU
- Core i5 3.4Ghz 4670K
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 670 FTW
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
My girlfriend is looking for me to build her a gaming rig and since I'm also considering making a few future-ready upgrades I thought I might give her some of my current components to help her save some money.
The parts I'm definitely going to keep are my Nvidia 670 GPU and my Intel Core i7-3770 (1155) CPU as well as accompanying drives. I'm willing to let my RAM go with the motherboard and my PSU is pretty much good regardless of what I do.
However, all the recent guides are for Haswell processors and the most recent one with Ivey Bridge was out of stock.
I'm looking to purchase on Amazon since I have Prime, so anything from there is preferred. I want something that can fit my CPU and GPU, room for at least three drives (two of which are SSDs). I'd also like one that can be made wifi-friendly (though I use primarily ethernet). I saw some you can use a card, on those does it work as a native card or do I need to install a third-party program?
Thanks for the advice!
FWIW, this is my current board:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009JDTWVC/
I'm willing to go up to $220 for a new one.
The parts I'm definitely going to keep are my Nvidia 670 GPU and my Intel Core i7-3770 (1155) CPU as well as accompanying drives. I'm willing to let my RAM go with the motherboard and my PSU is pretty much good regardless of what I do.
However, all the recent guides are for Haswell processors and the most recent one with Ivey Bridge was out of stock.
I'm looking to purchase on Amazon since I have Prime, so anything from there is preferred. I want something that can fit my CPU and GPU, room for at least three drives (two of which are SSDs). I'd also like one that can be made wifi-friendly (though I use primarily ethernet). I saw some you can use a card, on those does it work as a native card or do I need to install a third-party program?
Thanks for the advice!
FWIW, this is my current board:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009JDTWVC/
I'm willing to go up to $220 for a new one.
