[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments

[suburb]

yesssss they fixed the ugly ass hinges

I hope you realize the Yoga 2 is the 2014 generation of Yoga's and only one part of the entire Yoga lineup which entails the Yoga 2 (11 and 13 inch), Yoga 2 Pro (13 inch), Yoga 3 (11 and 14 inch), Yoga 3 Pro (the strange hinges model), and the Yoga Tablet.

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[Pie Crust]

Good luck getting one, lol.

[suburb]

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Good luck getting one, lol.

Ah, I see now, you have a weak point with reading.  It's okay, not everyone can be educated.

I'm looking to pick one up on the used side of things and hopefully obtain a custom DBrand skin if it so happens to have small blemishes and to sharpen it up, the model I am looking is the 8 GB RAM, i7-4510U and 256 GB SSD.

[Pie Crust]

I didn't see that...

[Sheepocalypse]

So I have to wait for this board to arrive at my house so that I can ship it back to get a refund.
Also, Tokthree, that board is out of stock.

So I have to shop for a new board.
Out of all these boards, which one is the best for gaming?

Also please note I want my new EVGA GeForce 750 ti to be compatible with these.
ASUS H61M-F
Asustek P8H61-M LE/CSM
ASUS P8H61-M
MSI H61M-P31
ASUS P8B75-M<Looks the best out of all, but I could be wrong (?)
Or if anyone can recommend a LGA 1155 Micro ATX board under $100 thats in stock would be great.

Also here is my current board.

[Pentium]

Get either of these three, the other won't fit your case:

Asustek P8H61-M LE/CSM
ASUS P8H61-M
ASUS P8B75-M

The bottom board is, as you said, better than the other two, but not neccesarily in a way that matters for gaming. The only difference is that it has two more memory slots, USB 3 support and one SATA 3 header. Unless you're planning on adding an SSD or need to upgrade your RAM but already have both slots occupied, just get the one that's cheapest.
Also, have you checked that your PSU is OK? Idk the backstory here, but it's possible that a faulty PSU is what killed your old board.

[Sheepocalypse]

Also, have you checked that your PSU is OK? Idk the backstory here, but it's possible that a faulty PSU is what killed your old board.

Damn, never thought of this. How would I be able to know?

[Zloff]

Bought an xb1 for 160 late last spring and recently sold it for 275. Using that money to help build a PC to replace it for for gaming like a couple of my other friends. I've already bought 23" monitor, and I have 16gb of <9CAS ram + 1750gb worth of hard drives sitting around so I might change things still

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/MrM00SE/saved/#view=9BV8TW

any opinions on the case, CPU and PSU?

[Sheepocalypse]

Be safe and get a PSU with at least 500 watts.

[Pentium]

Damn, never thought of this. How would I be able to know?

Tbh it's not really possible to check unless you have proper testing equipment, or if you can see anything physically wrong on the inside, like bulging/blown capacitors. Considering how crap PSUs in OEM PCs are and how old it is I'd rather be safe than sorry and swap it out. Here's a good one for only $40: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea450green

Bought an xb1 for 160 late last spring and recently sold it for 275. Using that money to help build a PC to replace it for for gaming like a couple of my other friends. I've already bought 23" monitor, and I have 16gb of <9CAS ram + 1750gb worth of hard drives sitting around so I might change things still

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/MrM00SE/saved/#view=9BV8TW

any opinions on the case, CPU and PSU?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Chipskate/saved/r7kZxr
Replaced the AMD FX with an Intel Core i5, dropped the RAM since you already have 16 gigs lying around at home, replaced the SSD with a less stuffty one, swapped the video card for a 960 for $30 less and finally replaced the power supply with an EVGA Supernova GS. I'm not entirely fond of how the case looks but it doesn't look too bad on the inside so if you like the look I'd say go for it.

[Zloff]

I'll look in to choosing the i5 over the FX and more likely than not take that 550w Gold + not buy ram, but the 380 is worth the extra 30 imho

after some quick reliability research I understand both of your drive replacements. I also noticed the mobo change. I still need to do more research myself on them, but what was your reason for switching it? As for the case, it's personal taste, I didn't like either it at first. I think with those LED fans as a little touch it'd look minimalistic, clean, and different

thanks for the help

[Pentium]

You're welcome. Also, I changed the mobo because the i5 uses a differemt socket than the AMD.

[Tokthree]

Considering how crap PSUs in OEM PCs are and how old it is I'd rather be safe than sorry and swap it out.

That shouldn't be the case, I believe he mentioned having already replaced the PSU:

I have a factory HP Envy 700-027c
The only custom part is the PSU
I hope this helps, I'm not home so I can't really tell, and I probably wouldn't even know anyway.

[Pentium]

Oops, my bad

[Sheepocalypse]

I do have a 300 watt PSU lying around that came with my PC, but would that be enough for my setup? I can't really afford anything it's really sad