I need help

Murphsss · 23 Jun 2022 at 19:49

Hi there guys so I need to upgrade my motherboard because I’m upgrading my case and the pc I have is a acer nitro n50 610 (a prebuild) so they’ve added a motherboard which doesn’t let me swap out it to another case as it has this extended bit as u can see in the photo at the top of the board so this stops me from using it in another case so I need help picking a cheap new motherboard what has a 10th gen cpu socket, a m.2 and DDR4 RAM and supports a 10th gen cpu please Please help me with this

Tetras · 23 Jun 2022 at 20:59

Fortunately, 10th gen motherboards are pretty plentiful. What kind of CPU is it? M-ATX or ATX?

At the midrange I'd consider something like the MSI B560 Tomahawk (around £130), the B560M Pro-VDH and Bazooka (around £100) also seemed to perform well in the testing linked below.

At the lower-end you need to be more careful, especially if you're using a high-end CPU. You can see why here and here.

Murphsss · 23 Jun 2022 at 21:03

Tetras said:
Fortunately, 10th gen motherboards are pretty plentiful. What kind of CPU is it? M-ATX or ATX?

At the midrange I'd consider something like the MSI B560 Tomahawk (around £130), the B560M Pro-VDH and Bazooka (around £100) also seemed to perform well in the testing linked below.

At the lower-end you need to be more careful, especially if you're using a high-end CPU. You can see why here and here.

I don’t really know the CPU size but it’s a intel i5 10400F (10th gen). Thanks

mickyflinn · 23 Jun 2022 at 21:24

This is a good mother board for the money.

MSI MAG B560M Mortar WIFI (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard

Order MSI MAG B560M Mortar WIFI (Socket LGA 1200) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard now online and benefit from fast delivery.

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Tetras · 23 Jun 2022 at 21:30

Murphsss said:
I don’t really know the CPU size but it’s a intel i5 10400F (10th gen). Thanks

If you mean: M-ATX or ATX, it refers to the motherboard size, since it will need to fit in your case

Murphsss · 23 Jun 2022 at 21:35

Tetras said:
If you mean: M-ATX or ATX, it refers to the motherboard size, since it will need to fit in your case

Ok I have a micro ATX board and recently bought a micro ATX case. Thanks

Tetras · 24 Jun 2022 at 23:21

Murphsss said:
Ok I have a micro ATX board and recently bought a micro ATX case. Thanks

In that case (pun intended), I'd go with mickyflinn's suggestion.

There is also the Aorus Elite, which is £80 (no wifi), but the only review I could find was eteknix and I didn't notice any thermal testing.

Murphsss · 24 Jun 2022 at 23:57

Tetras said:
In that case (pun intended), I'd go with mickyflinn's suggestion.

There is also the Aorus Elite, which is £80 (no wifi), but the only review I could find was eteknix and I didn't notice any thermal testing.

Ok cool i also I don’t know if I’ll need a new power supply, how would I know if it would work all ok? Thanks

Tetras · 25 Jun 2022 at 00:11

Murphsss said:
Ok cool i also I don’t know if I’ll need a new power supply, how would I know if it would work all ok? Thanks

Does your power supply have a 4/8 pin connector for the CPU power and a 24 pin connector for the motherboard power? From your motherboard, it looks like it might be a proprietary (non-standard) design.

Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 10:55

Tetras said:
Does your power supply have a 4/8 pin connector for the CPU power and a 24 pin connector for the motherboard power? From your motherboard, it looks like it might be a proprietary (non-standard) design.

Yeah I’m going to need a new power supply, could you recommend me any cheap ones as I’m on a budget here. Thanks

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:20

Murphsss said:
Yeah I’m going to need a new power supply, could you recommend me any cheap ones as I’m on a budget here. Thanks

What graphics card do you have or plan on getting as this will determine wattage ?

Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:30

mickyflinn said:
What graphics card do you have or plan on getting as this will determine wattage ?

I already have my graphics card, it’s a Nvidia GTX 1660 super. Thanks

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:39

Murphsss said:
I already have my graphics card, it’s a Nvidia GTX 1660 super. Thanks

A decent 550w to 650w is enough but you may want to get a bigger wattage to cover you for future upgrades.

What case do you have ?

This is on offer

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Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:46

mickyflinn said:
A decent 550w to 650w is enough but you may want to get a bigger wattage to cover you for future upgrades.

What case do you have ?

This is on offer

NZXT C-Series C650 650W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Power Supply | OcUK

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I probably won’t upgrade my GPU as I don’t have lots of money so anything what supports it will do and this is my new case what I have.

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:49

Murphsss said:
I probably won’t upgrade my GPU as I don’t have lots of money so anything what supports it will do and this is my new case what I have.

Nice

Well the psu i reccomened should fit as its a standard size, has 10 year warranty , fully modular, and on offer.

Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:57

mickyflinn said:
Nice

Well the psu i reccomened should fit as its a standard size, has 10 year warranty , fully modular, and on offer.

Ok so the Power supply and the motherboard you suggested would all work ok? Thanks

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2022 at 11:59

Murphsss said:
Ok so the Power supply and the motherboard you suggested would all work ok? Thanks

Yept

Can you give me the name of the case and I'll just check everything fits.

Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 12:01

mickyflinn said:
Yept

Can you give me the name of the case and I'll just check everything fits.

Yeah ok sure I’ll send the link to it

CiT Flash Gaming Matx Case 4x ARGB Fans Tempered Glass Front and Side Panels EPE

The new CiT Flash is an Micro-ATX PC gaming case with the perfect balance of looks and functionality.

www.awd-it.co.uk

mickyflinn · 25 Jun 2022 at 12:12

Murphsss said:
Yeah ok sure I’ll send the link to it

CiT Flash Gaming Matx Case 4x ARGB Fans Tempered Glass Front and Side Panels EPE

The new CiT Flash is an Micro-ATX PC gaming case with the perfect balance of looks and functionality.

www.awd-it.co.uk

Cool alls well.

Last question as you on a budget do you need Wi-Fi if not get the aourus which will save you £25.

Murphsss · 25 Jun 2022 at 12:27

mickyflinn said:
Cool alls well.

Last question as you on a budget do you need Wi-Fi if not get the aourus which will save you £25.

Will the case work all fine? And what do you mean by do I need wifi?