Question Replace ASUS Sabertooth X79

[AyameWolf]

My old ASUS Sabertooth X79 stopped working and I am looking to get a new motherboard that is compatible with my GEFORCE GTX 670 graphics card. Are there any modern motherboards that I can use or should I get a prebuilt pc and put my old memory in it?

 

[sajid_ali]

The X79 chipset, which is used in the ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard, is an older chipset that is no longer being produced. This means that finding a new motherboard with the same X79 chipset and compatible with the GTX 670 will be difficult.

 

[AyameWolf]

The two main things I really care about are the price and keeping my data and games. Would it be better to put my hard drives in a new computer?

 

[sajid_ali]

The two main things I really care about are the price and keeping my data and games. Would it be better to put my hard drives in a new computer?

yes

 

[AyameWolf]

Where can I find reliable pcs at affordable costs? Is online better, worse, or as good as in stores?

 

[AyameWolf]

I would like my computer to run Minecraft with no problem and not cost a lot. I don't need anything fancy. If it can run 10 year old games, I'm good.

 

[USAFRet]

The two main things I really care about are the price and keeping my data and games. Would it be better to put my hard drives in a new computer?

A new motherboard in this "computer", or those drives in a different computer....

This will almost certainly require a full OS reinstall on the relevant drive.

You can't just change parts at that level and assume it will 'just work'.

 

[AyameWolf]

I need a decent, low cost computer. I am willing to manually transfer the data from my HDD if I have to. I just need a reasonable resource to find a decent priced pc.

 

[USAFRet]

I need a decent, low cost computer. I am willing to manually transfer the data from my HDD if I have to. I just need a reasonable resource to find a decent priced pc.

And your budget and intended use case?

 

[AyameWolf]

Preferably under $1000 and its mostly internet usage and Minecraft. I also have important files on the old hard drive that I need to get off and put somewhere safe. I don't know if I should look at computers in a store or get one online. I don't know where to look.

 

[USAFRet]

Preferably under $1000 and its mostly internet usage and Minecraft. I also have important files on the old hard drive that I need to get off and put somewhere safe. I don't know if I should look at computers in a store or get one online. I don't know where to look.

Well....$1000 can get you a pretty respectable, current generation, PC.
Either buy or build.

 

[AyameWolf]

Where should I look to purchase a new computer?