New 1155 socket MOBO needed ( is p67 good ? )

[bux]

hello, I suspect my old mobo gigabyte z77-d3h died ( 2 months after waranty expiration ) and I am looking for a new mobo for my I7 3770 (non K), gtx 980 and 1 240gb samsung evo ssd and 8gb ram ddr3 1600mhz. I know that it would be the best to sell i7 3770 and buy 1151 mobo, dd4 and 6700 cpu, but it is kinda the last option ( and expensive one ) I want to take. I am not even 100% sure my old mobo is dead yet, more likely 98% sure.
It is kinda hard these days to buy decent mobo for 1155 socket, I can get my hands on new Sapphire Pure Black Hydra P67, seems decent, except the 2.0 x16 PCe slot, will it slow my GPU a lot ? I am a gamer, I dont need ultra details since I play on 2560x1440 screen, high details @60fps r fine for me, I just hope 2.0 wont slow my gpu much.
thank you

 

[imsqam]

Actually the 3770 still has some life in it so I think it is worth putting money into. It is still a top tier CPU so plenty of life, no significant upgrade at this point.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html

No incompatibility issues between the 3770 and the mobo, you may have to update the BIOS but I suspect that you won't. You can click on the link below to see yourself.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LNHK6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/LNHK6h/by_merchant/

The difference you will see between PCIe 2.0 and 3.0 is very small, it is really not a consideration for a single GPU.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/pci_express_scaling_game_performance_analysis_review,17.html
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/

I think if you found a mobo at a decent price you are good to go.

 

[bux]

thank you very much, the difference between 2.0x16 and 3.0x16 is really low, so i am going for it

 

[imsqam]

You are welcome