I had the exact same thing happen to me 2 months ago, a part from all compatible mbs being "compact" now (room for max 2 blocks of ram) I can recommend replacing it.. unless you got the bank for a new machine, which would have been my ideal plan..
Edit: had a i6, ddr3 and a gtx970 so I figure it's around the same age
But like you I had a compact motherboard and that's what failed. I'm getting lucky this month so I have some bank to do a total upgrade but I'm getting my ideal-ish system out of it. All AMD but it'll be AM4 based with a RX 6700 XT in it. I think if they still have them, a 5800X3D chip.
I had the exact same thing happen to me 2 months ago, a part from all compatible mbs being "compact" now (room for max 2 blocks of ram) I can recommend replacing it.. unless you got the bank for a new machine, which would have been my ideal plan..
Edit: had a i6, ddr3 and a gtx970 so I figure it's around the same age
Mine was a bit newer - Skylake.
But like you I had a compact motherboard and that's what failed. I'm getting lucky this month so I have some bank to do a total upgrade but I'm getting my ideal-ish system out of it. All AMD but it'll be AM4 based with a RX 6700 XT in it. I think if they still have them, a 5800X3D chip.
That’s my setup right now. Got the gfx card a couple of years ago but gonna upgrade later this year