motherboard replacement

[BanginJimmy]

I looked into microcenter, for only $10 more than the i5, I can get the i7-930. From my quick bit of novice at best research, the i7 will be a bit faster, but it will put out a bit more heat, and only cost me about another $10.

I have absolutely no clue what to look for with a motherboard. I do want something that is decent though so I can upgrade a little bit around it.

To be honest though, it is looking more and more like I need to build a new computer from scratch. I figure if I do it over the next few months I can purchase everything I need for about $150 a month and have a decent computer for light gaming by the time it starts cooling down outside. If I do that, I will only use it for gaming and leave internet and other computer tasks to the PC I already have.




reps to everyone that has responded.