Upgrading motherboards, can i7 3770k cpu run on a socket 1150 motherboard?

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

So i decided to upgrade my motherboard from an msi z77a gd65 motherboard to a newer one since i've been getting some stuttering problems in some games. I have a budget of about $200 and i want to buy one of the newer motherboards, do you guys know if my cpu (i7 3770k) can run on a 1150 socket motherboard? if so, then you guys suggest some motherboards to buy that fit my budget? thank you.

Spec info
i7 3770k @ 4.2ghz
SLI gtx 680 2gb vram
8gb corsair vengeance ram
850w Corsair psu
samsung ssd
msi z77a gd 65 motherboard

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Simple answer no. 1150 will support either 4770k or 4790k or the lesser i5. You would need to buy a new cpu with 1150 board.

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

Well thats really bad news. Is there anything better i can get for the 1155 socket then?

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

At this point it's going to be harder to find new 1155 boards, I just checked newegg and there's hardly any good boards left if any. All the better boards are gone.

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

Well i guess i'm hopeless then....

Update: i found some 1155 boards on ebay what do you think of this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-SABERTOOTH-P67-LGA-1155-Intel-Motherboard-/221475641864?pt=Motherboards&hash=item3390fa1a08

or this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-Maximus-V-EXTREME-LGA-1155-Intel-Z77-HDMI-Extended-ATX-MOTHERBOARD-NO-ACC-/171367834181?pt=Motherboards&hash=item27e651a245

or

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-SABERTOOTH-P67-LGA1155-DDR3-USB-3-0-INTEL-MOTHERBOARD-EVERYTHING-INCLUDED-/331249363092?pt=Motherboards&hash=item4d20002894

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

or this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Z77A-G43-GAMING-LGA-1155-MOTHERBOARD-/321408922521?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopMotherboards_CPUs_CA&hash=item4ad576f399

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Both the P67 boards are a downgrade from your Z77. I wouldn't pay 250$ for a used motherboard plus no accessories. It's top end board from Asus though the extreme V board.

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

lol well are my options really that limited then? what do you think i should do at this point? I need to replace this board since I have a feeling that it could be causing performance issues with some of the games that i play. What do you think of the msi z77a g43 that i linked? should i just go for the asus board?

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

If you're having an issue with your MSI board, I'd either go Asus or Gigabyte at this point. With newer boards I'd probably take Asrock over MSI too.

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Check this one out, its Asrock Extreme4 board.
http://www.amazon.com/LGA1155-CrossFireX-Motherboard-Z77-EXTREME4/dp/B007KTY4A6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1404509985&sr=8-3&keywords=z77+motherboard

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

Hmm, looks pretty good, do you think its a decent upgrade from what i have now or pretty much the same? whats different about it besides the quad sli?

DelroyMonjo · Jul 4, 2014

ASRock Z75 Pro3 socket 1155. Bought one of these a few weeks ago for ~$46 on Newegg. There are plenty of 1155 mobo's out there to choose from.

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Decent cheap option, but you won't be able to do 4.6Ghz+ on that board though.

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

Is it still considered an upgrade though? i'm replacing the motherboard i have in the first place to get an upgrade to see if my stuttering while playing certain games goes away or not. I don't want to downgrade or buy something very similar to what i already have and end up with more issues or the same issues. I'm willing to spend more than $200 just as long as its an upgrade.

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

Your stuttering issue might not be motherboard related it might actaully be software/drivers/windows. Are you 110% sure its the motherboard?

DelroyMonjo · Jul 4, 2014

No matter how you cut it, you're gonna' have 8x8 PCIe speeds when SLI'ing video with an Ivy Bridge. As marc79 sez, chances are it's not the mobo. Depends on which games, how they're played, (MP maybe?), how many sprites/units on display at any one time, internet connection.......

Guest · Jul 4, 2014

I'm actually not sure that my problem is motherboard related at all..just a hunch. I just decided to upgrade something to see if the problem goes away since i tried everything i could think of already including constantly looking ot for new drivers and reinstalling windows more than once. If i do get one of the 1150 motherboards along with a new cpu, will i also be able to use 16x16 when SLIing or is it still 8x8? also you cant have ANY 1155 socket that can do 16x16 at all?

marc79 · Jul 4, 2014

If you want 40 PCI lanes forget about 1155/1150 go X79, or upcoming X99.

Upgrading motherboards, can i7 3770k cpu run on a socket 1150 motherboard?

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