Building a PC with AMD or Intel CPUs? What if your old board got broken and you want to switch chips and boards?
Building a PC with AMD or Intel CPUs? What if your old board got broken and you want to switch chips and boards?
I have my computer broken down right now. The motherboard is Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus and the CPU is an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with eight cores. My RAM is 32 GB from Ballistix, coming in two sticks of 16GB each. I also bought two small SSDs for storage. I got a power supply called GamePower GP-650. I didn't even know what my GPU was before this happened. This PC stopped working when I tried to take out the NVMe drive. I took it to a service center and they said both the CPU and motherboard were broken. Now I want to switch to an Intel setup, but buying a new CPU plus motherboard will be too expensive for me. I need a stable system though. I can't upgrade my laptop because it already has an onboard CPU. So I cannot change parts at all. The only thing I can do is upgrade the RAM, but upgrading from 16GB to 32GB isn't enough yet. I'm thinking of switching to an Intel i5-13400 for this desktop: Here are some specs for that Intel CPU. For the motherboard, should something like ASUS Prime H610M-K D4 be okay? Or should I go with a Gigabyte B760M DS3H using DDR4 instead of just the ASUS Prime model? Why do I care about better VRM design? Because it ensures stable power delivery when things get heavy. Enhanced connectivity means more USB ports and support for faster storage options. That also helps future-proofing because newer hardware will work better. What am I doing with this PC right now? Keeping lots of Chrome tabs open, researching the internet, watching videos, listening to music, using ChatGPT, light gaming like Dota 2 (I don't do heavy games), and occasional coding with IntelliJ for small projects. Currently, I'm on a laptop with an i3 and 16GB RAM that handles most things fine. With 32GB RAM on the new setup, I think it will be more than enough for everything I need.
Double check if the BIOS version that comes with your board fits Intel's 13th generation chips right out of the box. You might need to update it because older parts like the 6xx series aren't made for 12th gen Intel chips yet. (I didn't check for you). In my opinion, look at the prices of a Ryzen processor and its motherboard in your local area. This way you'll have a smoother upgrade path with fewer problems later. Also, skip the fancy high-end "K" versions for Intel's 13th and 14th generations; they are not worth it.
I am also planning to switch to a Gigabyte B760M DS3H with DDR RAM because it has a better VRM design, which means stable power delivery when the system is under load. It also offers more USB ports and supports faster storage options. Plus, this motherboard looks good for future hardware upgrades. Now I'm wondering if switching to a Ryzen 7 series would require me to change my RAM from DDR4 to DDR5? Right now I only have DDR4 memory. The cheapest option is a Ryzen 7 7700 with 32MB cache and 3.8GHz speed, which costs double what an i5 13400F costs for the same specs.
The new CPU, i3-13400, performs just like the old R-5800. If your computer was working before buying this one, it is safe to upgrade. The motherboard (B760) costs the same on Amazon as you would have spent for a B760 before. However, the H610 motherboards are cheap but not always good quality. You can use your old DDR4 memory; Intel does not care about RAM at all. It is worth paying more for the i3-13400 than for the older i3-13400F version. Your computer does not need a special graphics card to run better.
I don't know where that shop is, but I guess they sell a bad power supply for the motherboard. Powerpower isn't the best brand to go with it. The b550 tuf board I have also has this issue and it's actually the BIOS that needs adjusting because my CPU was running out of spec and pushing too much voltage up. This made the CPU overheat and shut down. Also, it was eating a lot of power which might kill the board if you add another bad power supply to the mix but I doubt it will happen. The things you're doing aren't heavy though they are CPU heavy. If you want to avoid all these headaches just get a b550 gigabyte board do a fresh install of windows and replace that god awful power supply which probably looks like it has 650w on it but is actually only about 528w on the 12v rail. The CPU is most likely fine Are you based in UK or USA etc ?
I am standing in Turkey and I use Linux too. I am having trouble picking a processor to buy. The 12600k, the 13400f, and the 13500 all have similar prices. If I add about forty dollars more, I can get an i7, but I probably won't need one anyway. So far, the older versions of these i5 chips are good for me because they seem cheaper to use.
I think @beyondlogic got it right. Maybe the power supply unit is broken and not very good. It could be the cause. If the PSU went bad, it's possible it fried something inside. But if the computer was turned off and unplugged, then you took the SSD out, and now it won't turn on, I think this mostly points to a PSU problem. If you can get a new power supply (which is way cheaper than buying a whole new PC), that might fix it without needing to buy a new CPU or motherboard.