What to do without my i7 3770K?

[MegaMasher]

Hello all,

Just this week my rig I've had for a long time failed me and over this week myself and my friends have done extensive research and found that my i7 3770K has got to the end of its life time. Built this rig when it was brand nee and just recently upgraded to gtx 1060 (3GB) been working fine and now cpu is completely dead.

I'm not here to check that my cpu is infact broken I know that as a fact. So what I would like to know is, is it worth my time to buy another LGA 1155 cpu or not? I'm coming up to my 18th birthday and aim to complete a rig to last me all te way through uni. If I'm not gaming I will be using my pc for doing work for school etc. Budget is really an issue just unsure what is best some people saying get anothet LGA 1155, others saying get AMD FX 8350 or the i5 6600k so I'm really unsure what to do so come here for advice. I currently own Corsair 500R, GTX 1060(3GB), GA-Z77X UP4 TH, Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU cooler, 650W Corsair PSU, finally 120GB SSD and 1TB HDD.

Any replay much appreciated.

 

[MegaMasher]

Ok so followedd both of your advice and found the i5 3570k and the Xeon 1230 v2. I doubt I will overclock cause doesn't it shorten life time? Or just a myth.
Here is the i5 on bid with ram but no return http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Core-...%3A5891ebff1580a5eb361bf50afffcb630%7Ciid%3A1

Or the xeon here which seems to be quite a lot of money? http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Xeon-...%3A588640fa1580a606414f366dfffbbd68%7Ciid%3A1

Also i only really play league of legends game wise

 

[MegaMasher]

Yeah I see what you mean now but if i do Overclock would a good cpu still last that long enough, like 3 years? Due to my age I've never seen how quickly a socket dies and is that i5 a gpod buy then?

 

[MegaMasher]

Yeah makes sense about time seems to be more about taking care of the kit you have. Is eBay like the only place to get old cpus/sockets types I haven't found any other sites

 

[MegaMasher]

Damn I didn't realise how good a Xeon can be, thought they were just for servers and workstations etc. Seems like a more consistent option

 

[MegaMasher]

Is this a good buy? Guessing thr 1270 v2 is better than 1230 v2 or atleast when looking at benchmarks. http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/INTEL-XEON-...%3A594bb8101580a356d430d6e0fffd0d41%7Ciid%3A1

 

[MegaMasher]

Ok looks like will get that soon then. Thank you all for your help.

 

[MegaMasher]

Is the 3770k a recent new addition? Just how old is it? If it is within 3 years (retail) or a year old (OEM) then you could RMA it to Intel.

Woops that was a typo its not new, corrected now I wrote the post on my mobile and in a rush sorry. I've had the CPU for over three years, ordered it through someone else from this site then been running it fine without any faults.

To be fair I'm getting so fed up with A) hunting for parts for LGA 1155 and B) trying to find troubleshooting online for the issue. I'm very temped to just buy a new motherboard and cpu, as I've said its coming up to my birthday and I want something to last me through uni so I may just semi rebuild plus building is enjoyable

Not throwing in the towel but found a pentium for board that £10 so gunna do final check with that when it arrives

 

[MegaMasher]

Provided the pc works once pentium arrives. I will order a cpu leaning towards 2600K if not I'm hoping some OCUK skylake bundles get black friday treatment if thats a thing.

 

[MegaMasher]

Yeah I am its not cost effective anymore due to insane prices for z77 products

 

[MegaMasher]

I'm well aware but there is black friday coming and I'm getting most of it for christmas anyway plus I want an upgrade.