For my repair, it was necessary to replace my Mobo and CPU. I decided that I should go Generation 9, so that meant new memory. I chose to switch from water cooling to thermal, and I added an M.2 drive to the build for the OS. I kept my tower. GPU, spinning drives, external storage and my 2.5 gig SSD that currently houses my sim. I also purchased a new PSU, but that may or may not have been the problem, so I'll leave that out of the rebuild cost.
My repair build: Prices in USD on Newegg
MoBo: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E $259.99
I don't plan on overclocking, so I kept my cost lower by not purchasing boards designed for that purpose.
CPU Intel Core i_9 9900K $599.99
I stepped up to the plate on this one because most of my time is in development & video work. Flying is a lower priority.
Memory:CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 $249.99
Thermal Cooler: Cooler Master Master Maker 8 $114.95
Total $1,224.92
The optional M.2 was another $167.99
SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive
That was an acceptable upgrade investment for me, considering my needs. It's also a huge upgrade from what I already had. See stats.
A good Generation 7 machine, with forward comparability and which will run a 64bit sim can be done for substantially less if you keep your tower and peripherals.
i7 or comparable AMD processor starts a little under $400.00
Gen7 MoBo $150.00
250GB SSD $ 49.00
Memory 16GB $127.00
That's an extremely capable system, and comparable to what I was running before the system died. I was easily making 60+ FPS in V4 with the old system. That's fantastic and good even for video work.
I would suggest that anyone wanting to attempt their own build do their due diligence, cross check system specs for compatibility and watch a few build tutorials. With the new generation hardware it's pretty hard to bork a build, and you can save a ton.
Hope this was helpful.
SAMSUNG 860 EVO Series M.2 2280 1TB SATA III V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-
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