Intel motherboard compatiblity with amd

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Will an amd cpu work with this motherboard (ASRock Z77 Extreme6 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard)

I'm having to sell my intel cpu but I have a 3 or 4 yr old amd cpu lying around somewhere, was hoping i could just pop it in??
 
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Unfortunately, there's not many PC parts that retain much value beyond a year or three. Some CPUs and GPUs do, but a new PSU is relatively inexpensive and motherboard's tend to be delicate so many folks just won't buy a used one for fear of buying a dead or faulty one. Other than eBay, you can try advertising them on Craig's List or here on Tom's Hardware in the "Deals" forum. You might also offer the components plus some cash in trade for a used laptop. A final alternative is to donate them to charity and apply the credit towards an income tax deduction.

The only component you need to worry about as far as personal information goes is your hard drive. You can Google how to wipe it. I'm totally paranoid about stuff like that, so...
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No. And you can't just pop any Intel processor in there either.
Motherboards have sockets, and different families of processors have different sockets, which refers to their pin layout. If you put a processor with a different pin layout in, it will break the pins which will obviously prevent it from working.

An Intel Z77 board will require an Intel Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge processor.

Pentium G6xx, G8xx, or G2xxx
Core i3 2xxx or 3xxx
Core i5 2xxx or 3xxx
Core i7 2xxx or 3xxx, except for 3820, 3930K, 3960X, 3970X
 
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You can find good used Sandy and Ivy Bridge CPUs that are relatively inexpensive on eBay. Just make sure the seller has a good track record. You can also check with local PC shops - they usually have at least a few of them laying around that they might sell cheap.
 
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I'm actually looking to sell my whole tower and just get a laptop but i haven't have that many offers on my motherboard or psu, do you know of any other sites i can get it sold? Also do you know of any methods so i after selling my motherboard i don't have to fear someone getting information off it or any other hardware i previously owned?
 
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Unfortunately, there's not many PC parts that retain much value beyond a year or three. Some CPUs and GPUs do, but a new PSU is relatively inexpensive and motherboard's tend to be delicate so many folks just won't buy a used one for fear of buying a dead or faulty one. Other than eBay, you can try advertising them on Craig's List or here on Tom's Hardware in the "Deals" forum. You might also offer the components plus some cash in trade for a used laptop. A final alternative is to donate them to charity and apply the credit towards an income tax deduction.

The only component you need to worry about as far as personal information goes is your hard drive. You can Google how to wipe it. I'm totally paranoid about stuff like that, so I usually either transfer the HD to an external enclosure and keep it as a spare or backup drive, or disassemble it and destroy the physical disks and recycle the other components.
 
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