Motherboard +cpu ???

[langtoc123]

Need to look for a motherboard and cpu compatible with evga gtx 770 4gb to replace my current malfunctioned mb. Thank you budget 170 and decent for gaming

 

[CTurbo]

Assuming you already have a working ddr3 set of RAM, this is the best you can do for under $170



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $154.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-22 00:39 EDT-0400

 

[langtoc123]

I got a working i5 3570k 3.4 ghz is that good enough or since I figure I would change the motherboard might as well go for the cpu

 

[CTurbo]

If you have that i5, I would just get a Z68 or Z77 motherboard. The i5 3570k is still very strong.

 

[smorizio]

depending on the mb have you checked to see if it was still under warranty some mb have 3-5 year warranties.

 

[langtoc123]

I see I will check for the motherboard warranty I knew it's been 3 yrs already my mb is a z77 . That would save me tons of money tks

 

[langtoc123]

I actually have an asus z87 a and the warranty is no longer there too bad so what mb should I get z77?

 

[smorizio]

z87 is only about 2 years old. the warranty is 3 years.
https://cms-am.asus.com/ecp/Rma.html?_ga=1.190346731.1317276215.1455573238
on your mb have you put the newest bios file on it to see if it was a bios bug and what is the old mb doing??

 

[CTurbo]

So you have an i5 3570k, and a broke Z77 board, and you also have a broke Z87 board???

 

[langtoc123]

Sorry guys for any mistakes this is what I have my cpu is an i5 3*** I could not remember but pretty sure it s 3570k 3.4 ghz and I have a broke asus z87 a mother board I don't have enough the z77 I thought my z87 was z77. My gourmet is evga gtx 770 4gb. What happened was that my computer sl suddenly turned off and it does not turn on any more no matter how many times I hit the power button, i tried another power supply but it still did not turn on so I guess it would be the mb

 

[CTurbo]

As mentioned above, the i5 3*** is not compatible with a Z87 motherboard.

 

[langtoc123]

Apparently that s what I been running all this time I guess that s why the freaking computer keep turning off randomly by itself stimes

 

[CTurbo]

No. They won't work together. Even for a minute.