LGA1366 Mobo Failure. Replace, upgrade, or repair?

dswayze · Dec 25, 2015

I currently have a system with a failed (to my best understanding) Gigabyte x58-UD3R motherboard. With it, I have an overclocked i7-930 @ 3.6ghz. This has given me a lot of value over the last 5 years and I have been very happy with the performance.

Unfortunately, a replacement motherboard is hard to find. Finding this exact motherboard places me into the 250$ + range for a new one, given their scarcity. I have been able to find a used mobo on ebay for around the 120$ range. I'm afraid it will fail soon after.

Should I spend the money to try and replace it with another LGA1366 motherboard? Should I just replace it with a new motherboard / CPU combo? Should I take it to a PC repair office and see if they can discover what has failed on the motherboard?

IF the most budget conscious choice is to simply upgrade, what could I look to achieve the same value that I have in the past. I use the PC primarily for photography, gaming, video-editing, and streaming. A replacement i7 seems to be the best choice, but I'm unfortunately lacking in my up to date CPU / mobo knowledge.

Could anyone help catch me up? Thanks in advance, and I look forward to your advice.

Quixit · Dec 25, 2015

Consider a used one from eBay, I see a few compatible boards for around $100. No PC repair place will even try to repair a failed component, it's not really what they do.

The other option would be to get a i5-6600K or i7-6700K (the i5 would likely still be more than enough) and a Z107 board along with DDR4. That would catch you up and provide noticeably better performance than your current CPU. You'd be looking at $500-$600.

cdabc123 · Dec 25, 2015

for a bit cheaper you could get a used xeon x5687 or x5677 and a dell t3500 motherboard. this will cost about $80 and should out-due your cu-rent setup. what is your budget?

dswayze · Dec 25, 2015

Quixit :

I'm worried that if I just choose another compatible motherboard, I won't be able to achieve the same overclocks (3.6ghz) and that I would feel as if I've wasted the money. Would I still able to achieve the same overclocks with simply a compatible motherboard?

dswayze · Dec 25, 2015

cdabc123 :

Would a server processor be a good replacement to what I already have? My primary PC use consists of photography, gaming, streaming, and video editing.

My budget is to either find something as inexpensive as possible to replace my motherboard only, and still achieve my current performance: OR

Pay what is necessary to find another cpu/mobo combo that will be good value for the next 5 years. Preferably <400$

cdabc123 · Dec 25, 2015

dswayze :

a stock x5687 will outrun your current overclocked cpu. it is essentially a remarked i7. you can save a ton on a motherboard for it though. just a note, it is a unlocked cpu so if you wanted to you could buy a unlocked motherboard and should be able to get it over 4.4ghz pretty easy

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