microATX motherboard with Intel Core i7-8 processor

[MrMajorThorburn]

I have an old aurora r4 whose motherboard is failing and needs a replacement.
I need a MicroATX form and an Intel processor and am thinking of a minimum processor of intel Core i7-8700 but can be later.
What would you suggest for the motherboard?

 

[MrMajorThorburn]

What's your budget?
Also does your dell have proprietary power supply connectors/ usb ports? If it does, you'll need more than a motherboard.

budget is £500 and all the parts are original Dell.

 

[MrMajorThorburn]

I've put together this build but there are two points, 1) I don't know which PSU to suggest, this was a price placeholder merely to work around your budget and 2) you'd need a dedicated GPU for this as the 5700X doesn't have an iGPU and the Intel B580 might be overkill for you but it's still good to see pricing as a whole.

Hope this helps

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Gigabyte B550M DS3H (AMD AM4) B550 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BR-GI) = £89.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Eight Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D1-AM) = £134.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX Black 16GB (2x8GB) 3600 MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4 Memory Dual Kit (CMK16GX4M2Z3600C18) (SKU: MY-4BW-CS) = £37.99
• 1 x CORSAIR RM Series RM650 Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply (SKU: POW-CRS-01425) = £74.99
• 1 x ASRock Intel ARC B580 Challenger 12GB OC GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GRA-ASR-03812) = £259.99

Total: £605.94 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

It looks like I wont be able to do the changes due to lack of funds so will give up the rescue of this box and save up for a new one.

 

[MrMajorThorburn]

Old AW PCs can be popular second hand, even if they're broken, because people like building projects in the cases, just FYI.

I will not be just scrapping it. I will look into selling once I have a replacement. Its just not doing the jobs I wanted so they are now on hold pending a new system arrival.