I am on a tight budget but maybe it's time to buy a new PC.

Please give me your advice
Should I:
1) Change the motherboard (same one)
2) Change the CPU
3) Change motherboard and CPU (same ones)
4) Keep whatever parts are salvageable ( Ram, PSU, maybe GPU) and build a new PC
5) Get a new whole new PC for a good price ( suggestions?)


This is my PC:
Zalman tower gs1200
Nvidia GeForce gtx 670 (aug 2005)
PSU corsair tx850m
Corsair Vengence pro ddr3 1600mhz 8gb x2, 4gb X2 ( 24 gb total)
motherboard Asus p8z77-v pro (2012)
intel i7 3770k @ 3.5 GHz overclocked
Dual 32" monitors
Samsung evo ssd
Windows 7 pro

So the last few days I'm having trouble with my PC. It was staying stuck in sleep mode. After a reset, it would go as far as the Windows Logo and then go to a black screen. I couldn't even access BIOS.

After resetting the bios by pulling the CMOS battery I managed to get it to boot up normally and it worked fine for the day but my video card was no longer detected.



From my few online searches I guess the motherboard or CPU is faulty. But maybe it's something else I don't know.


My PC is from 2012 but I really like it and can't really afford to replace it unless I can get a decent deal on a similar one ( and hopefully lighter because I may move to another country with it) .

I've never built a PC before but I was thinking I can either buy the same motherboard (RM 465) and see if it solves my problem. Or should I buy both the board (RM 465) and CPU (RM 628) ? Or just buy a different board and CPU (recommendations?) [ Also note: The onboard sound card and a few USB outlets stopped working a few years ago. And the power button often sticks.

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Yes i reset it to default each time. I prefer win7 but whatever

I dont think that new i3 with 8gb will run anything like my 9 yr old i7 and 32 gb.

not much difference in terms of the CPUs but a PC is more than just a CPU. With the applications I have running it would never handle 8gb of ram especially on window10

The Intel Core i7 3770K is known to be the fastest LGA 1155 CPU, 4 core processor with 8 threads.

Today my computer is working like normal. Even using my old GPU. The only issue left is my sound card. The onboard one stopped working a long time ago. Bu the one i have plugged in also not detected. I bought a new replacement sound card and that not detected either. I tried in both slots. Maybe I have to get USB sound card or something.

I am also back at old BIOS not sure if i should risk updating it via USB

Old is Gold

I never said that. Obviously, if have the cash to through at a pc It would be a different story. I would get a brand new PC.
i cant just get a new i3. I would need a new mobo, new ram new everything. Like come on. Im trying to salvage what I have. My processor is not even my current issue, so buying a new i3 is useless advice basically.

Great idea but in the meantime I need a working computer.