PC, Budget Build

[Philly46]

Trying to put together a little PC for the Mrs so it makes it easier for Uni work and also a bit of gaming.

Got a modular 700W PSU, Corsair H75 and 660 Ti to start with, RAM and SSD's are easy enough to pick up but I'm really struggling with a CPU/Mobo combo. For example I can pick up an i7-9xx for ~£30 but finding a suitable board? I can't find anything suitable that isn't in modern price territory.

What happened to older hardware being cheap and useless?
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[CaNsA]

What's your total budget?

Do you need mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers etc?

[Philly46]

They'll be required eventually but the rig itself is the main concern at the moment.

Budget is as cheap as possible. Trying to go sub £150 in parts.
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[stinkwheel]

cpc have some cheap old stock sitting on the shelves.

I have no idea about compatability with the various CPUs though.

https://cpc.farnell.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?catalogId=15002&langId=69&storeId=10180&categoryId=700000010274&sort=P_PRICE&beginIndex=1&showResults=true
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[CaNsA]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172057573405

worth the punt.

[Philly46]

Cheers for the heads up.

Any idea why the 1366 boards cost as much as newer Z77/87/97 equipment? What happened to older technology losing its value?
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[CaNsA]

1366 boards are becoming rare.
triple channel ram is awesome.

[Philly46]

Bit of a kicker when the CPU's for the socket are so cheap.

Back to the drawing board, ideally want to stick with Intel due to the prospect of turning it into a Hackintosh to help support her photography work for Uni.
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[CaNsA]

buy that lot above for 120 ponds

Motherboard + i5 Processor (1156 Socket) + 6GB of DDR3 Ram

[sutty86]

[Razzy]

browse gumtree also, found a lot of gems in my local area
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