5820K suddenly broken, Contact Intel or Upgrade?

[jwilliamson47]

Hi,

Recently, my i7 5820K stopped posting and has been tested on several motherboards. It's just under warranty with Intel so I could get it replaced. Saying that, the X99 motherboards are difficult to find and models such as the Strix X99 Gaming can cost around £250, which seems a bad investment given the platform's age.

Do you think it's best to get my CPU repaired or move to the 8700K?

Thanks.

 

[jwilliamson47]

Thanks, I don't have a motherboard at the moment but could check out the used market, that's a good plan.

 

[jwilliamson47]

Ah, thanks for letting me know about the b-grade boards, noticed on the auction site, prices are all over the place haha.

 

[jwilliamson47]

Yeh that's what I was thinking as the warranty left isn't long and a platform shift would have 3 yeaers on both the mobo and cpu.