Upgrade time...

[Dreams65]

A few days ago I was trying to replace my 4th generation i5 CPU with a 4th generation i7 and I broke my nearly decade old motherboard. When I removed the CPU I noticed that some of the pins on the board were bent the wrong way, so I tried to bend them back and they snapped like dried twigs.

I was going to upgrade the PC later this year, but Christmas came a little early I guess...

Here's what I purchased:
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- bequiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU cooler
- Corsair 16 GB RAM kit DDR4 3200
- Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard
- HP gaming mouse pad

All together it cost around 650 Euros.



I didn't need to upgrade anything else.

 

[Neostarwcc]

Yeah that's the one downside to Intel Processors from Gen 4 and up. You can just breathe on the CPU socket pins and they break. Lost so much money over the years learning how to "Properly" install an Intel CPU.

ASUS ROG Mobo. Nice! Dunno why I love ASUS'S ROG series so much just all around great motherboards.

 

[Dreams65]

ASUS ROG Mobo. Nice! Dunno why I love ASUS'S ROG series so much just all around great motherboards.

Yeah I really like this board, one of the best I've ever purchased.

 

[Neostarwcc]

Yeah I really like this board, one of the best I've ever purchased.

Yup definitely worth the money. I overclock my processors and ROG mobos do a great job at that. I like that intel and AMD has started offering overclockers insurance as well. For $20 US you can have your processor covered from overclocking damage. When I pay $400+ for a processor it makes it worth it.

I just wish they'd start offering bent pin or builder negligence insurance they'd make millions on policies lol.