Time to upgrade my Z68 MB

Discussion in 'Processors and motherboards Intel' started by bodean, Jan 3, 2014.

  1. bodean

    bodean Master Guru

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    Seems my Asus P8Z68 MB is coming to the end of it's life (has issues booting up , so Im leaving my pc on 24/7)

    What would be a good upgrade for me? My Processor is Intel Core i7 2600K.

    Would another Asus board, but a Z87 board with a new i7 K processor be worthy upgrade?

    Or should I keep the processor and get a Z77 Board?
     
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    If you can sell that CPU for a good price it might be worth moving to Haswell, since you'll be swapping the mobo out anyway. Otherwise just grab a decent Z77 tbh.
     
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    I think the CPU is still good, as it does what I need it to do (plus easy overclock). So I think there is still a lot of mileage left on it. Any suggestions on Z77 board? I'm use to running ASUS boards
     
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    I'm a fan of Gigabyte boards, have found them smooth sailing for years now. Asrock are well worth looking at also, some fantastic price / performance with their boards lately. It really depends on how much you want to spend and what you need the mobo to do.
     

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    can you rma the m/b?
     
  6. bodean

    bodean Master Guru

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    MB's arent that expensive. No real reason to RMA it. Z77 would be an upgrade anyways
     
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    clawhamer Ancient Guru

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    What Z77 boards are still available to you?

    Stock is getting low in some areas for higher end boards, what are your options.
     
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    Ill have to look on newegg or drive down to Microcenter.
     

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